To the Market with Daddy

Andrew and Daddy hanging out (the older kids were in school)

Farmer's Market in Raleigh

On Thursday night we received some awesome news........Daddy was getting the day off on Friday!! Hallelujah! After working most Saturdays and lots of late nights recently, his boss told him to take the day off:) What did David want to do? Play golf? Sleep in? Work in the yard? Nope....he wanted to go down to the local Farmers Market in Raleigh. Who knew? I think he would be a food connoisseur in his spare time if he could. He loves tasting all kinds of unique foods.

We heard that this was one of the best around, and boy were they right! It was huge......tons of fresh veggies, fruits, meats, cheese, seafood, bakery items, plants, pumpkins, crafts, and on and on. All of it grown or produced by North Carolina farmers. We ate at a country restaurant adjacent to the market and spent several hours looking around. We ended up getting a bunch of random stuff (we were definitely in a random mood that day) Of course we started out getting apples since they were in season and David LOVES them, a quart of field peas with snaps (as I was cooking them the next day our house started smelling like Grandmother Dot's house....mmm..), a bottle of cotton blossem pure honey (soooo good with hot tea!), pastries, homemade cookies, and sausage. We will definitely be back soon....I'm thinking some fresh okra or collard greens.....my "country" ancestors would be so proud!!