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"Memories of Muffins & Fun"

by a local patron

Twenty-five years ago I lived in Brookfield and was sixteen. "The years where did they go?" They turned into memories.

Those twenty-five years while I grew so did The Sunburst Muffin Shop, my first memory of going there was with my elder sister who had a part time job and felt she should treat me to a “cool” new muffin from the “neat” new place in town.

It became a weekly event for a while, walking down town creating memories of muffins and fun. As the years passed I grew up and moved away for a while, the muffin shop did too – though they only moved one town away and grew more into a restaurant.

I still have my memories of the muffins and fun at sixteen, and now I live close by and am creating middle-aged memories of blueberry pancakes and fun. It’s my usual at Sunburst.

So much so I hope Sylvia the owner will be there when I go, to make them just for me as she knows how. Greeting me by name she knows how many I will eat and makes them just right.

Of all the places I have been and all of the breakfast meals I have been honored to be included in, my blueberry pancakes at Sunburst are my favorite. No offense Mom if you’re reading this.

The Sunburst Restaurant is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. If you are not already a regular you should stop by and give it a try. For breakfast & lunch or just a tea and conversation.

Open: 7:00 am to 2:00pm Monday thru Sunday

Located at the corner of route 20 and Arnold Road, Sturbridge Massachusetts

You can call at: (508) 347-3097

“Ode to Sunburst”

I was out of a job in ‘78

Looked for employment, not to late

Saw an empty store front in town

Asked for permission for what I found

Had a friend who cooked for her family

Said she’d be good, so if only

We chose a menu with muffins and fruit

Got her husband, a carpenter to boot

Hammered, papered and we sawed

With joy, excitement, and applaud

When to open, 1st day of Spring

Hoping hard work, we would bring

Family, friends, the town people, too

We would give ourselves, all true blue

After four years and lots of smoke

We moved to Sturbridge with different folk

Mom and Dad and our Jim

Helped us settle another whim

Lots has happened we don’t deny

Friends galore stand close buy

25 years is quite a time

To keep the business on the line

Coffee, fruit and muffins so big

Every day a brand new gig

I’d like to thank all customers of mine

For all the good years, It’s been just fine

Again, Thank you for your support

Sylvia Jane