Tomorrow is the first official day of spring. This means that the weather will soon start to get warmer, summer farmers market season isn't far away and, most importantly, Rita's Water Ice locations will be giving away free small cups of water ice all day tomorrow. For those of you lucky people who live in direct proximity to a Rita's, make a point of heading over there tomorrow to pick some up (my favorite flavor is mango). For those of you not in the know (had I not spent many of my childhood summers in Philadelphia, I would have been oblivious to the existence of water ice) water ice is a half sorbet/half shaved ice concoction that is infused with fruit flavors (some places make chocolate water ice, but that seems wrong to me). It is yummy, cools you off on hot summer days and, if you eat a cup of cherry or strawberry flavored water ice, leaves your mouth a shocking red color.











