Earth Fest 2012

Last year my mother-in-law and I were wandering around town and stumbled upon the Boston Earth Fest, sponsored by a local radio station and Whole Foods. There was free stuff everywhere, so I was in heaven! I, of course, couldn't miss it this year, so Brian and I headed to the Hatchshell on a hot day in May for some free food, household samples and a concert. The Whole Foods tent always has great stuff - this year they were handing out reusable grocery bags, chapstick, cookies, crackers and more. Plus then there were all the other vendors - we made all the samples our lunch for the day. :) Then we stood and enjoyed the entire hour of music by the Spin Doctors, which was a ton of fun. It was a beautiful day by the river and a fun afternoon in Boston.

From there, we drove directly to Chelmsford, MA to meet Amanda & Josh for dinner & a fiddle concert. Amanda has been taking lessons and this was her fiddle teacher performing a benefit concert for Haiti relief. It was a blast! Her teacher, Hanneke Cassel, is really good and has several CDs - she is quite well-known! Check out her site for a little glimpse into what we got to enjoy that night: http://www.hannekecassel.com/