It was like a big reunion this morning at the Farmers Market in Lawrence. Hello to my favorite kale farmer, hello all green things growing, and aprons for sale, and happy toddlers, and friends taking selfies. Smile.
Hello sisters in hoodies, vendors in hats and mitts, and the couple I bought my marigolds from last year. Hello mocha almond and double decker confetti brownies. I know some kids who would like you.
Oh hello there pour-over coffee men. We haven't been properly introduced yet, but it's only a matter of time. I can see you take your work seriously. I love serious coffee. I mean it.
Hello friends from Pendleton's! It's so good to see your smiling faces on a chilly Saturday morning.
Welcome everyone to the beginning of the Lawrence Farmers Market and a new season of my goings on about all things local that can be found there.
Equally as enjoyable as seeing everyone and everything at the market this morning was coming home, wrapping my hands around this cup of coffee, and thinking about what I should make with my first bunch of kale. Decisions, decisions.
I wonder if our farmers market opened this weekend. I will have to check--I guess I wasn't thinking of farmers markets with it being so darn cold!!
Posted by: Janet Ghio | 04/10/2016 at 06:50 AM
jealousy is not a pleasant emotion to be experiencing on Sunday morning. But there it is. Rhode Island is a religion-and-mill state, and neither of those is big on farmers markets. sigh.
Posted by: Sharon Walworth | 04/10/2016 at 07:01 AM
Hooray for farmers' markets!
Yesterday I got apples. My goal for this year is to buy more bouquets. It's early for that yet, here in Michigan, but that is my plan.
Posted by: Vicki in Michigan | 04/10/2016 at 07:19 AM
Carol, one, if not thee, best of your postings. Alive with great pics, writing with energy
And promise, well done. HELLO SPRING! 🌷☀️
Posted by: Barbara Tarbox | 04/10/2016 at 09:31 AM
Yay! I love farmer's markets too, although ours here in Franklin, MA is nothing compared to yours. I enjoy living vicariously! As for your kale, I should give you my recipe for Portuguese kale soup. It is heavenly.
Posted by: Chris Oliveira | 04/10/2016 at 09:33 AM
Everyone seems chilly but happy and that little one is so stylish!
Posted by: Diana | 04/10/2016 at 01:06 PM
Keep the farmers market pics coming! I moved from Minnesota to California last year. And while, I love, love the farmers markets here in Silicon Valley, your pics bring me back to the midwest for an occasional visit.
i Love all the nuances you capture! From the people to the flowers.
...hey that's a good name for a post title! lol
Posted by: Dawnri | 04/12/2016 at 08:11 AM
Boy! It looks very nippy there. I would have hung out at the coffee bar all day I think.
We've been up in the 80's, then had storm fronts move in, dumped 2 inches of rain,(half our annual amt) all around us with flash flooding and swift water rescues. Yikes! We got only the steady rain with no flooding, Thank God.
Posted by: Joan | 04/12/2016 at 03:26 PM