Market Day

Sometime in the middle of this week, a cool breeze blew into town, and has stayed with us ever since.  With highs only in the 70s, our everyone feels invigorated, and it's as if the how neighborhood has come alive.  Sometimes, oppressive heat can be just as much of a deterrent to outdoor activities as snow drifts!

Mr. Mersydotes and I were chomping at the bit to get out to the farmer's market this morning, and what a sight it was!  summer produce has all of a sudden exploded, and with the cool breezes, the market was overflowing with people. 

Oh- and the colors!  Such a variety!  Green tomatoes and red tomatoes:

Blushing beets and regal eggplants:

A whole rainbow of cherry tomatoes (I hope ours come in soon in the garden!):

There were a lot of folks selling peaches this weekend- such a transitory taste of summer.  We know of a certain stall that will sell us their "seconds & over-ripes"  at an amazing discount, and we were able to bring about 20 peaches home today for $5!  Wow!  The kitchen smells of the wonderfully fuzzy scent of fresh peaches.

If you've never tried a "second" peach, I highly recommend it.  They might have a little bruise or spot here and there, but as soon as you slice those away, they are absolutely delicious- perhaps even more delicious than the perfect, expensive peaches because they are filled with wabi sabi character!

We were fortunate enough to be able to fill our market bag up with some of this bounty, and we are looking forward to cooking with it tonight!

Lots of love,
~Mersydotes