*day at the beach

I love to go to farmers markets too.

Chloe
Healing is grand

: *a little clump of flowers growing
: out of the sidewalk
: *a good soaking rain overnight

: My husband and I have been going to a
: farmer's market every Sunday. We
: originally started going because
: we were trying to find an artist
: who sells things there. He makes
: wonderful sculptures out of tools
: and assorted metal parts. We had
: bought a roadrunner whose feathers
: were made of spoon handles, and we
: wanted to get another one for our
: neighbor. We did find the artist.
: I am not sure that is a good
: thing, LOL, because now we have a
: lot of his sculptures, but they
: are really cool, his prices are
: very reasonable, and he usually
: cuts us a deal because we are
: repeat customers. We really enjoy
: talking to him and his wife.

: While we are there, we buy vegetables
: and fruit. The produce is grown
: locally and is organic. We've been
: getting corn, melons, peaches,
: tomatoes, cucumbers, kale, Swiss
: chard, and pattypan squash. We
: also enjoy talking with all the
: vendors. One commented on a t
: shirt I was wearing that had birds
: on it. Now we talk about birds
: with him every week. It turns out
: his farm is right near the house I
: own in Albuquerque that we will be
: moving to in about a year. One
: week I had taken a photo of an
: owl, and I was showing it to him
: on my camera. All the other
: customers wanted to see it too.

: I will be sorry when the market
: closes in the fall. It's a really
: fun thing to do on Sunday morning
: after we go birding at the nature
: center. Plus, we've been eating a
: variety of wonderful vegetables.

: Allison