Farmer’s Market
The first McBride Community Market was held this July 1st, Friday. That was also CANADA DAY, and in general all vendors and visitors (locals and tourists) were in a cheerful mood.
For the market, I baked vanilla cheesecake to serve with a fresh strawberry sauce, and spanakopita (greek spinach pie in phyllo). I had made some Strawberry Lavender Jam from our own berries, and Blueberry Jam from frozen berries from the health food store. As usual, I took all the perennial plants that I could load, the last three apple trees, and a few lilac bushes. Then I took the two siamese-coloured kittens in a little travel kennel.
Part of my jubilant mood about the market was a result of selling the two kittens to an “older couple” who take excellent care of their pets. The little ones went together to a home, and that was delightful. I just have one little kitten left: I didn’t take all three to the market because I didn’t have the heart to leave the mother cat with no kittens so suddenly.
Sales were brisk at first and eventually I sold most of the food and a few perennial plants and one apple tree. I would go to the market just to visit, but the bit of revenue I generate is helpful too.
I was fairly frustrated and unhappy when a long-time friend approached me at the market and told me that she’d been avoiding me for three weeks. I had THOUGHT she’d given me the cold shoulder on another occasion, but then had put it out of my mind. In a conversation last month, my friend thought, when I debated a point she was making, that I was “calling her a liar”. I did in NO way call her a liar; people are sometimes mistaken about things and I had been trying to make a statement of fact. This has ended up in a debate about what was said and when and seems very complex. I reminded my friend that I would never have intentionally hurt her. I think the conversation of that day ended in a “stalemate” and both our feelings were bruised. I am troubled.
Gary is ready to take me out for breakfast, so I’ll continue later.
Thank you for stopping in!
~Ann
I was wondering whats different in your blog that made it attractive? and the answer was its more about reality and nature which touches every one. Well done Anne. Whats your interest in medicine; asking coz i am a doctor here in Sierra Leone, West Africa…c ya…..Asif –asifsukhera@yahoo.com
Hi Mommy! Just a brief note to say "Hi" in a hectic week when I haven’t actually been able to give you a shout ~ At least by checking in on you weblog in the wee hours of the night I can feel like we’ve caught up. Talk to later this weekend =)