Around Town

Hello,

We went to the Farmer’s Market last evening. Both of us were happy that it had to be moved closer to us because of the swollen Mississippi. The river has gone down, but there were still some issues. It was a walk in the park for us to get to the market. With backpacks on our backs we were well prepared. Both of us said, almost at the same time, “I wish it could be here always.”

It does make sense to have it in the former spot since there is a building that can be used. Last night was beautiful with a gentle breeze. Our purchases were few, just eggs, lettuce, and asparagus. But what asparagus! It was the best ever. We finished the last today with zest and regret.

This morning it was on to more gasless travel as we went to garage sales within reach of a nice bike ride. The bags on our bikes were not full so we did not over do, but for some reason I sense that I have to keep a lid on my desire for a bargain. Surely we do not need much more than we already have. We spent about $4 so I guess that is not going overboard too much. But then there is the litany that sings in our head, “You buy more, you have to move more.” Moving certainly keeps us thinking of downsizing even as we might upsize.

I am happy that we could run some errands without getting out the car. That is one of the things I miss about living in a town where so much was a mere mile from our house. Guess if we were careful we could do that in a city too, but not so easily done in this country.

Leroy has planted most of our garden space. Then he proceeded to put up a 2-3 foot fence. We know that will not keep the deer out, but we are going to experiment with string strong over the top and to the permanent fence on the driveway side. Hope that works to discourage munching on the sly.

Paula