Saturday, May 20, 2023

Beautiful Food and Companionship

 I was busy today helping with planting flowers and other activities, so I am keeping today's post simple.

Farmers market today:  The beauty of lettuce struck me.

Red and green.

Green

 Red.

There was more than lettuce at this stand.  Bok choy.

 Celeriac.

Asparagus.

While we were at the market, someone flagged us down.  It was a woman who lived across the street, a couple who befriended our then young son, a couple who cared about others.  Her husband, who was disabled and could no longer work, would repair bicycles and donate them to children who couldn't afford a new one.

He passed away several years ago from cancer, and she moved away.  But we still seem to run into each other once a year or so.  She was with a friend, so we didn't talk long today.

We are so fortunate.

We are fortunate enough to have this market, a way to get there, and the money to purchase this food and support local farmers.  And we are fortunate enough to have lives where we are healthy enough to get out and plant flowers, and for having each other.

May truly is my favorite month.

This was a good day.

I hope yours was, too.

6 comments:

  1. Glad to see your post. I wondered where you were. I need to visit our local markets soon.

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  2. It must have been nice to run into an old friend

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  3. Time for me to eat more vegetables. Feeling guilty to have little in the past few weeks

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  4. I did yard work this morning.
    Coffee is on, and stay safe.

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  5. It's nice to run into old friends. Sounds like a good day.

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