You are here…that place where the page of the calendar is suddenly awash in shades of orange. Pumpkin spice, candied yams, coppery apple cider and the perfectly basted skin of the guest of honor…gobble gobble. At least that’s been the tradition since forever…but lately, Americans of every ethnicity, color, and culture are injecting their own traditions into the mix and …
The Long Goodbye
No matter how many years I’ve been doing this, I’m always surprised at this juncture…at how fast the summer slipped by even at 100+ degrees, at how pretty this town is in Autumn, and at how much I’m going to love sleeping in after this final Market Day. Truth, sistah! So… it’s another long wait till that first scarlet strawberry, …
Going…going…
…And in just one more week, we’ll reach the end of our 2024 official Lansdowne Farmers Market season. Hard to believe how quickly it goes. But it ain’t over ’til it’s over, and we’ve still got some time to stock up on our fruits and vegetables, our cakes and cookies, our candles and potions and lotions. In fact, if we …
Woodstock Weekend
In case you missed me last weekend…you did, didn’t you?… I was up, up and away to the Endless Mountains of PA, to take in the pre-peak but definitely happening fall foliage. This also included a side trip to New York State and the hallowed grounds of the Woodstock Music Festival of August 1969. Maybe you’ve heard of it? In …
Feeling Fall-ish
Yesterday’s drizzle did not stop the Lansdowne Farmers Market…we are a rain or shine operation. And we had a steady flow of shoppers in slickers and under umbrellas…and if you were among them…thanks for coming! Now it’s a rainy Sunday morning as I type this, and with apologies to anyone planning a picnic, who’s complaining? Certainly not what’s left of …
September Swan Song
We interrupt this letter for an important correction to last week’s essay…which you all read, right? A Dark & Stormy is made with dark rum! Not vodka!…so drop the Smirnoff, grab Capt. Morgan, and no one gets hurt. Back to matters at hand…September. It may be a long long time from May to December…but you can always count …
Falling Forward
I’m baaa-aack! Did you miss me? I hope you are all adjusting to our temporary encampment on the East Side of the Ave.. Sorry I couldn’t be there for the big switch. But I can report that, end to end, PA is still beautiful, and that coming home is still the nicest part of any road trip. Don’t let this …
The Farmer’s Daughter
We interrupt this newsletter to bring you some breaking actual news…It’s happening! By the time you read this, the much anticipated renovation of the Lansdowne Landing, original home to the Lansdowne Farmers Market, has begun! This Saturday we reconvene on the Highland Avenue lot directly behind Dunkin’ Donuts (or is it just “Dunkin”?), where we will hold the remaining weeks …
Whites Up, Doc?
OK…that’s a wrap on Labor Day! …Summer exits stage left, and cue the apples and everything orange and yellow to line up! Get the kids’ saddle shoes OUTTA the closet and all your white clothes INTO it. Szkreeetzh! Wait! WHAT???? I’ve just been informed that the kids nowadays think that “saddle shoes” are something worn by horses; and that it …
Mellow Yellow…
So, yesterday, there they were…the first volley of Honey Crisp apples, wanting to announce the changing of the season. Ya know what? I said, “no sir…not today. Not while the calendar still says summer. Try again next week.” I walked right on past over to the peaches…I don’t give up summer without a fight. And the peaches this …