Downtown Trip on the 4th of July

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Well, we got up at the crack of 11 and headed for the Farmer’s Market downtown in Toledo!

And lo and behold…. there was like hardly anyone there!

HAHAHA…. well, I’m told that you need to get their early because farmers get up at like 4 in the morning and by 8 they are ready to have lunch and by 10 they’re done for the day. Hmmmm.

Well, there was a couple vendors there taking advantages of us late sleepers and we still managed to score! 6 fresh ears of corn, a big bundle of green beans, 2 big ol’ onions and 2 luscious garden tomatoes! All for $6.

And since the Farmer’s Market was kind of a bust for us… we walked over to the antique flea market place and walked around looking at all the little treasures and such. Neat stuff. I love old stuff. Not like TONS of old stuff, but some old stuff. Just enough to be really cool and special!

If Maggie had her way, we’d be living in a total immersion antique shop with a thousand different little collections of things. I think she’d make a good Antiques Road Show hostess because she can rattle off all sorts of facts and details about old bottles and mechanical toys and books, maps and other assorted old things and their values. Jessy and I are more on the prowl for “special” things… just stuff that really makes us go “oooooooh…..”

She of course, loves rocks and all, but she seems to have a special spot for oriental things, and cameras, and some books and such, kitties…. anything kitty….

Me? I am on the hunt for old instruments… (they had an old fiddle, but it was really rough and they wanted $50 and I’m broke this weekend!) and covered small colorful Fire King Pyrex dishes… (I’m very picky though, I like the solid color ones over the decorated ones…. Love the Jadeite and the primary colors and the gold tone ones too….) And I really like handmade pottery pieces, with that old fashioned drippy earthy color glazes and such. I’ve been kind of keeping my eye out for a little low dish, something to keep my desk clutter in, and I found one!!!

Also found a nice little, small loaf-size, bright blue Fire King piece! Perfect for my collection. I want to get at least four or five of these little small covered dishes because they will fit nicely in my countertop oven and they are nice for leftovers and microwave nicely, etc. In an effort to ditch the plastic, I’d like to get rid of the little Glad plastic storage things and cut back on foil, plastic wrap and plastic Ziploc bags! So these little special cassarole and loaf dishes WITH LIDS are perfect for that!!!

And they were decently priced… the handmade dish was only $4 and the Fire King was $6. $10 for two lovely additions to my Moby homestead and they are used and old and just beautiful.

We went to Borders and looked around, the girls got the next in some novel series they collect and I could not resist the cutest little journal that looks like an old fashioned book. I wanted something to slip into my small purse that I could jot down song bits as I drive and am out and about. Well, not AS I drive, but you know… when they strike me, which is 9 times out of 10 NOT at my computer and in an easy place to write the stuff down!

Came home and putzed a bit, finished a few client edits and such… and then we grilled some hot dogs, cooked that corn on the cob, made some homemade mac and cheese and sliced up a tomato! Wonderful…. with a little homemade lemonade, we celebrated the 4th in perfect style. We’re going to go out in a few hours to see some fireworks and all that… make a good day of it!

So…. what are you all doing????? I hope you have a happy and safe holiday and enjoy your life and your family and friends!!!

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the banjo player for Deepwater Bluegrass, and the editor of BuckeyeBluegrass.com as well as the main graphic designer of the Westvon Publishing empire. She is a renaissance woman of many talents and has two lovely daughters and a rehab mobile home homestead to raise.

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  1. Hello

    Just found your blog and have enjoyed reading your posts, I scored Ohio-grown corn this weekend at the farmers market too .. love that seasonal veggies are once more available.