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To: Qiviut

I’m glad you had a good time at the market!

Before I was able to have a house with even a basic food garden, I used to head for the Farmers Market on the Madison Square every Saturday.

Middle Kid (about 8 at the time) and I were both Early Risers and we would buy all kinds of great veggies - and flowers, too! He LOVED Green Beans, so we usually went home with a few pounds of those. Middle Kid was GREAT at pulling the wagon, and never complained about how heavy it got as we made our way around the ENTIRE Capitol Square; he didn’t want to miss a thing!

Our favorite were the Orange and Chocolate Scones from ‘The Flour Box’ Bakery. (How Cute is that name?!?!) We only bought enough for just us. ;)

He was VERY possessive of anything we brought home and chided all the ‘sleepyheads’ in the household that were too LAZY to get up and come with us on Saturday mornings. ;)


306 posted on 08/09/2025 4:50:41 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

The only thing I bought was a Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata) from a friend of my niece who has native plants at her booth. This one gets 3-5 feet tall, has small purple spikes & the deer don’t eat it. It’s self-seeding. It likes sun or part-sun so my spot for it is good for sun, but may not be moist/wet enough, - we’ll see.


310 posted on 08/09/2025 5:10:34 PM PDT by Qiviut (Imagine waking up in the morning & only having the things you thanked God for yesterday. (S. Peters))
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