Curb Market

Before the festival yesterday I went to the Curb Market--that is its real name
and it's been here since 1924. No Joke!  It is a wonderful place filled with
handmade crafts, baked goods, a little bit of everything you can think of.
curbmarket.com

I bought some squash with 1/2 zucchini--A new blend yielding sweet and
tasty small squash--color is half green and half yellow.  Even if we grow
our own next, I'll still return to buy from her.

The next vendor was selling homemade rugs--her name was Louise and she
has been making and selling these rugs since she was twelve years old.
She told me she sold her first one at the market for a quarter.  That person
turned around and sold it for $1.25.  Now a small one sells for 15.00--and the
more interesting larger ones are $25.00.  She had some gorgeous blue ones
and some made from denim.  She showed me a picture of her loom.  We
talked for quite a while.

I enjoy talking to people, so I asked questions of each person that I could.
The next booth displayed multiple varieties of goat cheese--I tasted the
Spiced Chevre, which was delicious.  The owner said his wife milked the
goats daily and he made the cheese.  I also learned that "chevre" is French
for goat cheese!  The name of his business is Vineyard's Edge Dairy--
their email is
vineyardsedge@bellsouth.net

I talked with a jewelry maker and told her about beadsandmore--a group
that buys everything wholesale.  She wrote down my name for referral and
the name of the group.  If she follows through, she'll save a lot of money.
The group is huge, around 1400 members, so our discounts are major.

I tried to recall each vender's name that I talked with, but it was impossible.
One offered to teach me to crochet--which, oddly, is the only craft I've
attempted that actually made me tense.

I stopped next at a baked goods booth--wish I could recall their names.  I
bought 4 coconut cream cheese bars that were sinful!  That is how delicious
they were.  My partner is allergic to coconut--I love it.  So I will be getting
my coconut fix from these guys every Saturday!

Going back to the festival, I did buy one thing from the baked goods booth--
It was an apple muffin--OMG--it was soooo good!  Just the right amount
of cinnamon--it was bursting with flavor--and woe, I only bought one!

I went into several stores, browsing.  But when I entered the Joy of Books,
a used bookstore, and asked where the books about birds were, I knew
my spending money was gone!

The first book that caught my eye was A Hummingbird in my House by
Arnette Heidcamp.  It is the true story of the rescue of a left behind
hummingbird in upstate New York.  She was passionate about
hummingbirds, luckily for little Squeak, a young male juvenile--too
young to migrate.  The book is filled with pictures and knowledge about
hummingbirds and their habbits.

Nektar-Plus is a complete hummingbird, complete with vitamins and
protein.  I will search it out and see if it is available.

More about bird books later.