Perfect Day

Today was a perfect day. We woke up at the crack of dawn to volunteer at Waltham Fields this morning. Waltham Fields is a farm that grows food and donates it to food pantries and soup kitchens in the area. We harvested tomatoes and peppers and did some weeding too. I think harvesting the peppers was my favorite part.....then the tomatoes....and finally the weeding. We both got super dirty. And let me tell you...there is something very freeing about being filthy and not caring about it. I felt a little like Pig Pen. We had a great time this morning, but it reminded me about all the hard work that folks like Amanda, Andy, and company put into keeping the farm going. I don't know how they do it every day. I volunteered for three and a half hours and my entire body ached. I'm thankful for all the work they put into it.

We left the farm and grabbed a couple of sandwiches and salads over at Panera Bread. We tried to eat our lunch at Walden Pond, but couldn't get in because it was packed. We went to the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Garden instead. This was my first time at the DeCordova. What a neat place. They have cool art inside and the rest of the grounds are filled with amazing sculpture and places to walk and picnic. We ate our tasty lunch on a bench, walked around, and then hung out under a tree for awhile.

After leaving the DeCordova we made our way to Lizzy's Ice Cream in Waltham. I love Lizzy's. They have yummy grape nut ice cream.

On the way home we stopped off at Waltham Fields, grabbed some veggies for the week, and picked up the iced coffee container we had left there in the morning.

Today was a long day, but it was as close to perfect as you can get. The weather was beautiful.....we got some exercise in.....and we hung out outside and had the opportunity to celebrated art and nature in a variety of ways. I wish everyday were like today.