OF ALL TIMES TO HAVE A SATURDAY BIRTHDAY. (I guess I need to stop with the all-caps; Grammarly is telling me that I sound angry.)

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The pandemic has forced us to change how we work and build relationships with local vendors, retailers, restaurants, and farmers. Sadly, I missed out ONCE AGAIN for any local CSAs. However I AM HERE FOR the Return of Milk Delivery.

Sheeder Cloverfield Dairy has set up a home delivery program – and I put a deposit on my refrigerated lockbox. They are partnering with Big Sky Baking and Southwest Iowa Egg Coop to include bread and eggs, respectively, in their deliveries.

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Happy to support the following local peeps for Birthday Week: Lemon cake from Red’s Bakery; margaritas and cupcakes from Creme; Thursday goulash from The Dam Pub; a tower of alcoholic beverage-flavored cotton candy from Chocolate Storybook (and a side of PICKLE COTTON CANDY!); macarons from La Mie Bakery; Winefest celebration with ROCA; ice cream from Black Cat (omgggg that Breakfast Trash); smoothie sours from Barn Town Brewing; chocolate truffles from Stam.

Look, I’m… probably not going to want to eat sugar for another 3-6 months after this.

Special thanks to my spouse for homemade meals of enchiladas and eggs benedict and cleaning all the bathrooms this weekend – effectively stretching my birthday celebrations through Mother’s Day. I am a lucky and very full lady.

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And then there is THIS: Fair Food Fridays. Anyone craving a Hot Beef Sundae?