Evening Farmers Market

Boy and I took a drive to Statesville last Thursday evening to check out The Evening Farmers Market at Pecan Park, and it was wonderful.  An old-time feel of local people sharing their goods, home grown, handmade, and the like.  Friendly people.  Fresh produce.  Beautiful flower bouquets.  Homemade foods.  Benches to sit.  New folks to meet.  Oh, and as busy as it seemed to be, we had no trouble parking.

We bought an interesting-looking tomato from a gentleman toward the back wearing a hat like the one that my dad wears when he is working outside.  He told me his name, and I am sorry to say that I do not remember it.  I should have written it down.  When Boy and I returned home and gave the tomato to Grandpoppie, he said that it looked like the back of a dog with his tail between his legs.  Hehe.  You may have to cock your head to the left to see it.

Another gentleman at the farmers market was selling bags of apples and peaches out of the back of a white pickup truck.  I asked him if we could get one apple.  "Big or small?"  After I answered, he gave me a small apple for Boy and advised me to wipe it off.  When I thinked him and tried to pay him, the man all but shooed me away and went to help someone else.  Hehe.  Thank you, Kind Stranger, for sharing your fruit with my child.

We also got to me the gal behind The Jennuine Article, which was a treat since we had communicated a bunch online already.  If you are a person who prefers to give personal, unique, hand-crafted cards, then you should to a trip to Jennifer's online shop.  Oh, and anyone who knows me knows that I like vintage, so you will not be surprised to see that some of Jennifer's cards have a fun, vintage feel to them.  (Those shoes are adoreable!)  I also found her page on Facebook, so feel free to head over there and "Like" it and let her know that you found her cards at Lake Norman RAKs.

Now that you know a bit about The Evening Farmers Market, you can stop by on Thursday between 4:00 and 6:00 PM to enjoy it for yourself.  Remember to bring cash because you will probably want to treat yourself to some goodies!