brookfield farm to boston

i spent a second night saturday with todd and his family. in the morning i made more sauteed vegetables. when todd and his son left for church i went down to the apprentice house to catch the morning activity, as i had missed them when i went by the previous night at 10:15. i got to see will, a very fine young fellow who was a grad at green string when i was an intern. he was visiting zoe, one of the apprentices of brookfield farm. they enjoyed a fine farmer's breakfast while i had black tea to get my engine running.

i rode just a little ways out of amherst and decided to try hitching at the first opportunity. after making a sign and standing there for a little while i decided to try sitting in the shade on the curb with the sign leaned up against the bicycle. a very nice girl on her way to visit a friend near boston stopped in her little four-door. she already had the back seats down with one bicycle loaded, and was not sure i would fit, but thought we could give it a try. i knew immediately that it would not be a problem. after we both used the bathroom at the dunkin donuts across the street, we were off!

i took the train from where i was dropped off, in the city of lowell.