Sept Farmers Market

Well Saturday ...Bruce was up and gone at 0630 to set up all my stuff at the market... I was struggling to get going... and eventually met up at 0730..

I've been adopted by the 10 year old grand-daughter of the women I sell next to. Erica is keenly interested in jewellry and since I bought child sized East Indian decorative bracelets...she has become my 'model'.. and when I need to travel to the bathroom occasionally and leave my stall...she covers my spot and loves to help the customers!... (with close observation from Grandma!)




It's very nice to see/listen to this young girls understanding of the market. She or her older sis, help Grandma each Saturday with unloading, setting up and taking down...while assisting in selling. Of course small treats are shared with them...such as freshly made chicken pie...for lunch.. or a hot chocolate from a vendor, and of course, the lady with the bracelets..gives them a cut in the price.. It's the vendor's code...

I periodically snap a photo or two of my ever evolving display...so I can see it at a distance...for improvement strategies.

I bought a bunch of Pashmina's at my supplier in TO they have been selling like hotcakes...!! (Pashmina: cashmere wool and silk large shawl/scarf) I'll be needing to order more...for Christmas gifts I'm sure.

Might need to drive to TO...one weekend b/f SNOW.


I also bought the table cover from my Pashmina supplier...and it's really a sarong that extends...14'!.. so I just double it up for this display... perhaps I'll need it on a large table one day! It's a wonderful rich colour and adds a bit of pizzazz... to the display. A friend mentioned he would like a shirt made from it. Hmm.. I'll need to watch him...

Bruce would love the vegetarian lunch Leslie and I had when we were at when we visited the Toronto International Film Festival...recently... It was at the 'Sidhartha..pure vegetarian cuisine' ... on Gerrard...Lunch Buffet $8.99!
OMG....too delicious.