We knew that this morning was the Farmer’s market and we were going to make it. I even brought a bag for all the great produce we were going to buy at our first ever true farmer’s market in the farm land with real farmers, not the glorified street fairs of So. California. I should have know something was up, because for the first time since moving here, we actually had to look for a parking place. Then I started seeing old cars and old guys standing near the old cars either rubbing the cars with a special cloth or just drooling. Wouldn’t you know it? My first Farmer’s market turned out to be a Car show! The rest of it was pretty much a glorified street fair as the local produce is still growing in the ground. I did meet the guy running for Judge and he assured us there’d be more produce later in the season. I did also see some one selling eggs from “happy chickens” so I was wondering if they were slipping the chickens Prozac, but thought it better not to ask.
A quick trip to our favorite Fred Meyer for regular eggs from regular chickens. They were 36 for $3.00, but only if you used the coupon. Luckily for us an older lady (who reminded me of my mother) saw that we were about to blunder and instructed us to get the coupon from the front of the store, which we promptly did.
One more stop to the 4-H club kids’ car wash. The car was dirty, but the real reason for pulling into the parking lot was to contact a certain horse riding girl from the 4-H club to met our teen and give some ridding lessons. This was 4-H, so I figured that the adults in charge would know her. As the boy with the hose watered our car and the car next to us that the Dads had just dried, I hopped out to get my information.
“Do you know ‘so-so’?” Blank faces was all I got. “Don’t you do 4-H horses?” “Oh, no”, she said, “we’re pigs!” (I have so much to learn here…) I do think I refrained from saying something really smart like, “Oh, is that different?”. I did learn that you could make more money faster with pigs, if your pig ‘made weight’ and got sold at the auction. The car wash was raising money for the decorations for the pens when the fair came because there are prizes for the ‘best looking pig pen’, which to me was an oxymoron. All my previous knowledge about pigs and fairs came from reading Charlotte’s Web about 40 years ago.
If learning new things helps with Alzheimer’s, I think I’m good.
Hello Ellen,
I’ve just moved to Ellensburg from Australia. I love your blog and I was reading it before we arrived to get a feel for the area. I’d love to know where I can get one of the EBRG stickers for our new car? So we can be E’burg proud when driving around, exploring the USA.
Alison
Welcome to Ellensburg!
My daughter got those at Jerrold’s. If you haven’t seen it, Jerrold’s is on University. I love that store… a bit book store, a bit gift store, a bit art supply store, a bit University clothing…unique.
I hoped you had a great Thanksgiving…especially if it is your first!
Ellen
You should be in good shape mentally as well as physically. I enjoy your comments.
We went to Rosemonts’ Concert (or whatever they call it)–they serve dinner and the groups perform for 2 hours. Mr. Yonkers does an excellent job.
Hi Ellen,
I love reading your “farm” blogs! You should consider writing a book. Your comments are wonderful. Trudy
You’re going to have so much fun at the fair! The rodeo is a blast, too!
Love it Ellen! Charlott’s Web was one of my daughter’s fav, books, 35 years ago, she read it over and over!
The Kittens are beautiful, what does your other cat make of them?
I only ask because I had 2 cats many years ago, in another life now it seems, and one was run over and died, so I decided to get another kitten to keep her company, NO WAY! she treated it like she would a rat! She went for it, got it by the scruff of the neck, shook it, pounced on it, and would have killed it, if I hadn’t taken over the situation!, and it was the most beautiful kitten, but never meant to be!
Thank’s also for your lovely post card which arrived today with details of your new address, you both seem to have taken on a HUGE life change!
Good luck to all of you, and keep the news coming!
Love to all
Sheena xx
Sheena,
Thanks so much! No the inside cat, Billie Elliot does not really like the kittens. The kittens though are going to be outside cats, so it should all work out. The cute kittens are housed up safely in the barn now doing well, safe and sound.
Thanks again for all the encouragement.
Ellen