freshly grown

i love the farmer's market. and that is saying a lot since the wilmington farmer's market is one block and mostly plants. but i really do love it. i have gone a few times this summer and got some squash and tomatoes. last time i got a basil plant and today i got an eggplant. i usually buy from the same older couple. i think they seem nice and their prices are nice as well. this couple has probably had a farm their whole life and together they are trying to fight the consumerism that runs rampant in our country. ok, maybe they're just selling vegetables, but the message is louder than that. buying at the farmer's market makes me feel like my money is actually going to people instead of corporations. there is a certain amount of pride that comes when i buy from the people that actually grew the vegetables and worked the fields. everything isn't harris teeter perfect looking but they sure are tasty and the farmer's market only sells what is in season, not what can be grown in a greenhouse somewhere. i like knowing that i am supporting something real and something that is part of a family's story.

i wish our famer's market was larger but maybe the small size is part of the charm too.

blueberry? hmm

tonight after the leadership retreat part one, we went to coldstone ice cream. usually it's not my favorite place. i think it is really expensive. and with all those flavors scott still gets mint chocolate chip. crazy huh? tonight we went with two coupons (one 50% off and one free, so it was quite the bargin!) well thanks to my good friend kari's blog recommendation i tried blueberry. i was excited about it. i like summer flavors. so i got blueberry with cake and blueberries. well....

it doesn't really taste like blueberry. sorry kari.


and what were they thinking get rid of cake batter? are you kidding me?

4:03 and no one's here

it was 4:03, the meeting was supposed to start at 4:00 and not one person was there. not one...out of 28. is this a bad omen for my coming year? please say no!

yes, today was the leadership retreat for my students. and it was supposed to start at 4:00, and it was in wilmington. and the first group of people showed up at 4:07.

this was the first gathering of my new leadership team. i don't want to be pessimistic but that can't be a great sign.

but after a delayed very typical wilmington start we began. and actually, it was a fine meeting. people were pretty interested in the topics, they were talking, and actually seemed pretty excited about the fall events.

so who knows what this fall will be like. i think i am looking towards the fall. i mean, i've done this a lot but there is also an energy about this time of the year which is nice.

so 4:07 and the fun began...and the fun keeps going.