Hello again from South Carolina! It's been a good week here with my sister and helping take care of Granny...but I miss my family back in Virginia and being involved in all that they're up to!
An update on Granny: she's doing much better and gaining more strength each day. All her doctors' checkups are next week, so we'll be out and about getting those taken care of before we return to the Valley. Thank you all again for your continued prayers for her as she gets back into her daily routine!
And speaking of daily routine...making a basket is part of it! She's made five little baskets in the last couple of days. We think baskets must be good medicine for her!
Here's the corner of my sister's back porch where Granny dips her baskets in walnut stain--she's holding a small candy basket--one of many different kinds--that she'll be taking to Dayton Days in October. Come meet Granny in Dayton!
What a beautiful Saturday morning in this neck of the woods! So my sister and I decided to head to the local farmer's market.
What I liked about this farmer's market: it was under a roof that provides for any kind of weather! No setting up a tent every week!
There were pumpkins and beautiful mums and pansies for sale! I loved the bunches of bittersweet, too. Here are some photos that tell the story:
And what about this pumpkin? Warts and all!
And below you see the big boys! They were $45 each!
And big bins of peanuts, too!
And buckets of dried beans:
It was so interesting to visit a different farmer's market and see what other vendors sell. I'll have to tell Hannah and Sarah I didn't see any soaps or baked goods...they wouldn't have any competitors here at this market!
That's what's going on in my neck of the woods this Saturday. What about you? Are you out and about on this beautiful day?
~Deb
