Randomness

I haven't done a random post in while.

~ Does it make me a freak that I am completely unaffected by the deaths of Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson? Death is part of life, and I didn't know them personally. Famous people dying and being mourned by so many who never truly knew them feels odd to me. Maybe I am too icy on somethings.

~ Would you use a $1 off coupon at your farmers market? There was one in our paper. I cut it out and intend to use it, but Luis is astonished. There is a minimum $5 purchase with it, and I almost never spend more than $2-3 with one vendor, so whomever I buy from will actually end up with an extra dollar or two after I use the coupon. Or am I just rationalizing and being cheap?

~ Do you ever just tear up with love for your kids? Please, let me be the parent these amazing souls deserve.

~ I want a good set of popsicle molds, like Tupperware made when we were kids. I want to be able to make HFCS-free popsicles for the aforementioned amazing souls.

Why?

I am sitting outside listening to the birds and enjoying the cool morning air. I am watching a man spray poison on the weeds in the beds around his house. Instead of taking an hour to weed (there are not that many weeds, and it really would be less than an hour's work), he is spending ten minutes poisoning the plants, poisoning our earth, poisoning our water supply.

That feels so very wrong to me.

A reason to love farmers markets

Conversation at the market a week ago Saturday:

Me: Do you have any rosemary?
Plant Lady: No, my husband did not pack any herbs today.

Conversation this Saturday:

Me: (walking up to the plant lady's stall)
Plant Lady: Oh, I have that rosemary for you this week! I told my husband he had to pack herbs this time.

It is the little extra attention to service that make buying direct from independent people so much nice.

Photo Day!

Time for some more photos...

The kids had a lot of fun playing on Bascom Hill when we were there a few weeks ago.

Vincent being goofy at the top on Bascom Hill.

We went to the Brodhead Airport for breakfast with Peter and Mary on a breezy morning.

The kids have been having a great time in the garden. Notice my little baldie. He wanted a short haircut for summer.

Simon enjoyed harvesting radishes too.

I took this one at the farmers market this week, and I love the way it turned out.
Our pear trees have fruit on them this year! Hurray!