Despite the snow in the foothills & temperatures this week in the 30’s, I knew that Spring was here. Lylene told me that I needed to fire off our lawn mower & today was the opening of the Bellingham Farmer’s Market. Two sure fire indicators that Spring is here.

We had intended to get to the Bellingham Farmer’s Market right at 10:00 to see how Mayor Dan Pike fared with the annual “Mayorial Cabbage Throw” but unfortunately I was distracted by a Mt Bakery cinnamon roll & missed the Cabbage Toss. I guess we’ll have to read about that in the tomorrow’s Bellingham Herald. If any of you were there & would like to comment on the Pike throwing arm relative to that of former mayor Mark’s arm please feel free to do so.

Despite a cloudy / cool morning the Bellingham Farmers Market was well attended: friends were meeting friends & making new ones at the same time, pasteries & the like were being sampled by all could make it to the counter (us included), kids of all ages were watching the hoola hooper, the juggler & anything / everything else that was going on. Lylene & I sampled our way through a variety of cheese booths (a couple of samples at Golden Glen Creamery), coffee stands (even though it might sound a bit ominous, don’t let the “Day of the Dead” blend from Guadalupe’s Coffee stop you - it’s delicious) , bakery tables that by the time we finished at the honey stall it was all I could do to muster enough strength to eat the Ethiopian dish that I picked out for lunch. If you have not attended the Bellingham Farmer’s market you should mark it on your calender. It’s great fun.

The Bellingham Farmer’s Market will be open come rain or shine from through December every Saturday from 10:00 to 3:00. If you can’t make it there, the Bellingham Farmer’s market also is open in Fairhaven from June to September on Wednesdays 3:00 to 7:00 PM.

Remember if you have a comment on the cabbage pitch’n arm of Mayor Pike let us know - a photo would be great.