It was another glorious day for yesterday's market! This may be my favorite time of the year! Crisp, clear ... just perfect.
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This is the portion of Main Street across from our market pavilion.
THIS is how we know it's almost Hallowe'en:
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This building is decorated like this every year, and I pass it on my way to the pavilion. On my way out yesterday, I passed it again and noticed the little spideys, too:
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Not so little, actually. I'd say pretty creepy.
Ready for some veggies? Let's get started!
You may notice my traditional first shot is a bit different today:
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This is where we'd usually have maters, but Farmer Mike's farm is 2 hours South of here, and his growing season is very different - 2 weeks ahead, to be exact. He has no more maters. ;(
But on a high note, look at what's left of the okra:
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Almost all gone. Whoot!
We had sweet peppers:
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... eggplant(s):
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... and lots and lots of greens:
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Lots of basil, too:
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People fondled it all day long. OMG, it smelled so good!
Hot peppers:
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... and squash:
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Farmer Margie had some beans:
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... and pretty squash:
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Farmer Katie had some maters:
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She lives an hour+ North of here. That's what a 3-hour separation in farms has taught us about growing seasons. (Mike is 2 hrs S, she is 1+ hrs N) We just win all around as we get the produce from both ends. :)
Swiss chard:
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Zukes and broccoli:
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Sweet onions:
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Bell peppers:
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Corn:
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Beets:
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Normally, I wouldn't give a beet the time of day, but these were ORANGE! I did it for the color.
And APPLES:
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She also had some gourds:
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So colorful!
And some cut flowers:
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The flower people weren't here this week, so no MONKEY BALLS. :(
Back at Farmer Mike's tent, he did have some Roma tomatoes:
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... but still, this is the end of his season.
Shrooms:
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... and part of a pepper bush
:
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Yes, part of the bush. Just look at all that color! I tried to take a pic with three different colors of peppers in it, and this is the best I got:
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By the way, look how hot these are
[sorry for the sudden change in photo clarity - this was from my phone camera]:
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In comparison, a jalapeno is about 30,000 on the Scoville scale. Can you say: peels paint?
Remember these guys?
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This is what you'd do with one:
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Around 10:30, I realized I still hadn't escaped to
Chloe's to pick up a coffee.
MaryBeth made a quick call, and her hubby made a coffee run for all of us:
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What a sweetie! You can see evidence here that I was spending time coloring some City Cards I'd printed out last week. One week it's tassels, one week it's coloring. I need to be productive. Also, I don't sit still well.
(Do not be alarmed at that coffee spill on the card. Can you see that the city name printed half-way up the card? Stoopid printer. This one was toast anyway.)
At one point we noticed Chloe's was putting up their Hallowe'en decor:
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The past few years they've had really creepy (like scary creepy) spiders - furry spiders, so maybe they've moved on to the less nightmarish variety of decor. I'm happy.
For the doggie segment, this guy was a hoot:
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Looks like he just had a clipping, too.
We also had these two:
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... one of which you can see here, again:
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Cute little halter. ;)
At one point I was a little bored, so I got this bug that was on my table:
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He was very tiny. I love how you can see the detail in the texture of my table cloth. I am easily entertained.
That's it for market pics! I won't be doing the market next weekend, because I'm doing a craft show with a bunch of other local Etsy peeps! Here's the details:
Falling for Handmade
(hosted by the ETSY Capital Area Street Team)
Saturday, October 16th, 2010
10 am - 4 pm
Boehrer Park*, Gaithersburg, MD
It should be a lot of fun with great products for sale. There are 50 artisans planning to participate. That's a lotta Etsy in one place, people! Stop by if you're in the area!
In other news, I made 4 bookmarks last night in an effort to try to be ready for next weekend's show. Think about it: how is it possible for me to do the market every weekend for 5+ months, then
not be ready for a craft show? Well, I'm not. I hope to get my act together this week and crank out some goods.
Thanks for stopping by!
* If you're looking us up on a map, you might have better luck looking for Gaithersburg High School. They share a driveway.
Cute doggies - I love when they splay their hind legs out like that. Wish I could come to the craft fair .... maybe I could .............
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