-- Guess who went to the farmers market this morning! It was my first visit for 2009, and it just seems to get bigger and busier every time I go. Among other things (plants, mainly), I came away with a chocolate cherry scone for Sunday's breakfast, some cinnamon roasted almonds (in the best paper cone ever), and locally grown asparagus and rhubarb.
-- I'm always torn between the various ways of punctuating 'farmers market'. Honestly, I think it should be farmers', as it's a market that belongs to multiple farmers. But the market I go to seems to go with the simple plural, so I'm dedicated to sticking with what they use. I support my local market, even in grammar.
-- Speaking of supporting, I still have two copies of my 'Grow' zine left. Two! For you, and also you. I'm going to be hitting up the post office Monday morning, so you've only got a day left to claim your copy. If it helps motivate you, I'll almost certainly be using the money to buy a Japanese pattern book of shirts and dresses. And maybe a comic book, if there's any left over. But focus on the pattern book, because you'll get to see the fruits of my labour when I finish sewing something!
-- In garden-y news, I got more soil and compost to finish filling my second raised bed. At the moment, about 2/5ths (maybe 4/9ths) of it is planted -- with chard, broccoli, cauliflower, and brussels sprouts. I'm trying to pack the plants in more tightly this year, both for weed control and just because I don't think it will do any harm. We'll see!
-- I was thinking how strange it is that having about 300lbs of dirt in the trunk of my car makes such a difference to its momentum and how it feels on the road, etc. I've certainly had that many pounds of human passengers in the car before, but it's not so noticeable. But, then, I never make passengers ride in the trunk. Maybe if I placed the bags of dirt on the seats (belted in, of course), it wouldn't make such a difference. And I could go in the carpool lane. Double score!
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