Saturday, September 18, 2010

Sorry about last week-both cameras died.

This Market day we had cool and sunny. The breeze had a pronounced bite to it-perfect weather for hot coffee. We had special visitors-a group of S.I.T. students from Serbia brightened our day. They seemed very taken by the Market , weather and fun atmosphere, and they proceeded to sample all the prepared food on hand, and that’s quite a lot.

The music was lively-kind of mountain bluegrass/reggae-went together fine.

I think we will get our first frost of Fall this week-gotta bring in the house plants and some wood to light the first fire in the wood stove. I can smell the wood smoke already-mmmm……. Rara Avis.

Early morning sky.

Sunlight saturates Market trees.

Welcome back Lek!

Bluegrass/Reggae band with........

This cool Ovation acoustic bass.

I love happy people.

Check out the jack o'lanterns.

Tracy and child.

Let's hear it for Putney!

Long hair of the week. We have a tie.

The Queen of Helltown and admiring subject.

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Tat of the week.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Sorry to be late this week-been battling a low water well-hauling water from the spring across town.

Anyway, we had a very busy day-Labor Day weekend-nice weather, happy crowds of visitors, good entertainment.

I can’t believe it’s Fall already (I count the beginning of September as the beginning of Fall). I can see trees turning here and there, and the weather now tends to be cooler with shorter intervals of high temperatures-won’t be long now. See you next week. Rara Avis.

Just the right melon.

Early on in Market history, we weren't sure about the sandbox. I guess it's worked out.

Two friends visiting the Market.

The Four Fiddlin' Fillies in fine fettle.

There's one of those musical thingys.

Market is a great meeting place.

BFFs buying treats.

Tuk's last Market. She has been a wonderful addition to our little family, as well as a great neighbor and lunch source to me. We miss her already and wish her and Brian well in there new life in NYC. Bye, Tuk...

Saturday, August 29, 2010

What a busy day! Happy, hungry visitors strolled around the place, lugging bags of produce while balancing coffee cups and dim sum. Maybe the scene should be commonplace to me by now, but each week it’s still new. Guess that’s what keeps me coming back.

I have been thinking recently that in the 18 years I have been a vendor here, not a week has gone by that I have not met someone new. This week I met a couple who knew all my old haunts at the Jersey Shore from 40 years ago. By the way, the Jersey Shore as presented on the MTV show is exactly as I remember it, big hair and all.

The Market was so busy that I only had time to quickly snap a few pix during rare lulls at my booth. Enjoy. Rara Avis

There's safety under Daddy's shirt.

I just liked the movement in this shot.

Ed Brelsford is a virtuoso. He plays different instruments and sings in several languages.

Ethan, age 2. He's the one on top. Dave is the dad.

This is a great look.

Ben stands resplendent in Safety Yellow.

Young one-man-band, ready to survive in the coming economic meltdown.

Chloe, next to a jar of Russian Tea Cakes, her favorite.

Saturday, August 21, 2010

So, I missed last Saturday-couldn’t be helped, and it turned out to be another fine Vermont day. With this Saturday’s weather, that makes three Market days in a row with great weather-a new record. Yay!

This is the season of primary politics, and the Market has been inundated by politicians and political talk. Vermont has a very strange political climate, especially compared to places like New York. Over there, candidates do their best to portray opponents as lizard-like creatures who eat their own young. Here in Vermont politicians either naturally, or by design, go out of their way to make nice with opponents. I get the feeling that whoever prevails in the elections, the state will be just fine. Maybe woodstoves and maple sugar make us mellow. Enjoy the pix. Rara Avis

There be Husk Tomatoes-Very sweet.

I have no idea what this is.

I like yellow and red-Doesn't everyone?

High corn season.

Winter's coming.

Difficult choice of treats.

That's Kathleen looking in from the left, then Norma and Katherine to the right.

Upon seeing the camera, this kid started posing and grinning.

Today's down home entertainment.

Kid with great hat.

Brian happy to be working a booth.

Tat of the week.

Pregnant lady of the week.