Deliveries…

Today, Marty and I went on a delivery day that usually would have been done in 3 separate days. It was a 250-mile delivery run on a recording-breaking hot day. We honestly stayed cool driving around in Skye, my Maverick pickup truck.

We started making two deliveries in Manchester, one to a restaurant and another to a retail store. Next, we headed to Pawlet to an old general store. 

We wiggle-waggled through back roads to Shrewsbury for another stop; a very small general store. We continued north to Rutland and delivered to another one of our restaurant accounts. 

We stopped at a food truck called The Hangry Hogg and split a brisket and coleslaw sandwich. It was delicious and gluten-free; the owner Jason was very friendly and passionate about his business. His food truck will be in Bennington, VT, at Brewfest, which is coming soon.

The last delivery was 2 hours away in Albany, NY, to one of our busiest retail accounts. They ran out of Spätzle 5 days ago, so we had to get it there today. It was like stepping straight into an oven whenever we got out of the truck. It was 102 degrees in Albany this afternoon. 

We enjoyed a quiet, late lunch at our favorite gluten-free friendly Chinese restaurant called Ala Shanghai. Marty said we are creatures of habit because we always order the same thing. The food is delicious, and the staff is friendly and efficient. 

At a table in the corner, a group of waiters were sitting, making more dumplings for the dinner rush, which was pretty cool to see. I usually have their steamed shrimp dumplings, which are rare to find gluten-free but not today after having that brisket sandwich snack earlier. 

The Maverick knows its way home from Albany almost by itself since we travel back and forth so often. We took more back roads avoiding the main road as much as possible. When we got home, I ran into the house and changed into a swimsuit. I dove straight into the pool and left poor Marty to put away all the coolers and ice sheets. Oops. 😬

Right now, we are under a severe thunderstorm warning here in Arlington. We saw the storm rolling in over the mountains while we were in the pool. We need the rain desperately as everyone’s lawns in the Albany area were brown and dried up. We have received a bit more rain here in Vermont, but definitely not enough.

It’s always good to see the chefs, stockroom people, and shop clerks whenever we make deliveries. We make small talk with them and then move on to our next stop. It’s nice to see so many familiar faces; everyone says, “Hey! It’s the spätzle people.” Lol.

We filled wholesale orders all week and dropped off a bunch yesterday to Wilcox Ice Cream, who does our dropshipping. We had to make all the other deliveries today since we couldn’t give up or cut another production day short. Finally, our delivery board is clear! Woot-woot! 

Tomorrow, it’s back into the kitchen to make spätzle for the Troy Farmers Market on Saturday, but tonight, we are enjoying being caught up. 🤗