Bacon and Eggs

Claremont, New Hampshire

Even during a pandemic, some people can’t live without their special breakfast, prepared by someone else, usually in a kitchen not much bigger than their own, in a place like the Tumble Inn.

It’s not the bacon and eggs, it’s not the butter grilled muffins, it’s not the very average coffee. It’s the atmosphere, that makes these little diners - in towns large and small - so popular and able to hang on no matter the challenges offered by the outside world.

In these times, walking into a diner like this one, in Claremont, New Hampshire, reminds us of simple pleasures and normal life. You can see the smiles through the masks. When the food arrives at the table, on those thick white plates of Buffalo china, the smile often breaks into a laugh.