Rose's Kitchen

Over the weekend Mark asked if we had any ravioli from Rose's Kitchen left in our freezer.  I think he was disappointed with the refrigerated Buitoni cheese tortellini I had bought at our local supermarket.

This morning I loaded Kita into the car along with one of our large foam coolers and a few freezer paks and we headed off to the picturesque village of Riverton to stock up at Rose's Kitchen. Several years ago this building housed The Village Sweet Shoppe and we would often stop here for an ice cream on our way home from Otis.

Rose's Kitchen used to be located right down the road from where we lived when the kids were little. The business was originally started by Inez's Aunt Rose but we've only known Inez. Eventually Inez decided to relocate closer to her home so I try to make the 35-minute trip once or twice a year to stock up on her homemade pasta specialties.

She still asks me how our daughter and son are doing, even remembering their haircolor! She sends a big "Hello" to them today!

Riverton is a charming place with a lot of history.  Like many old New England towns, it grew up around a factory located on a river:  The Hitchcock Chair Company, which was known for its hand-stenciled furniture. The factory closed a few years ago but someone is trying to get some small-scale production of Hitchcock furniture going in Riverton again. I hope he succeeds!