Cheap cukes, small towns and a contest <g>

Where is this farmer's market. I need to go there. I usually go down to Wagner's Farm in Corrales (sounds a lot like this place), but in the city would be so much better. I just finished breakfast and now I'm hungry for some fresh fruit!

I already have the book too (in my tbr still though), but would love to give it away for a signed copy

I have lived in those small towns but don't remember too much about them since I was under age 5. I love stories set in small towns, but I like to have description of the town included within the story so I can visualize what it looks like. And you do a good job of describing the farmers market. I can "see" it.

PS.....Don't enter me in the drawing either as I have the book in my TBR pile.

I grew up in a small town and live in a neighborhood which has a small town feel to it. Just love farmer's markets as well.  The first time I tasted melons ripened on the vine I thought I had died and gone to heaven. In Calgary all our melons come in by freight so they are picked green- supposed to ripen on the way. No way they do of course.  I think we need more small town feelings in all of our lives.

Hi Karen, looks like the code gremlins struck....but I fixed it up for you.  Should that happen again, you just need to copy your text into a plain text editor, like wordpad or notepad (you'll find that by left clicking your mouse on the start button and selecting PROGRAMS/ACCESSORIES/NOTEPAD)  That will open up this editor where you can copy your text and fix it (there), and then it can be pasted back into the eHarlequin text editor (here) without the formatting gremlin striking.  Your funky code probably came when you copied your text from WORD (I'm thinking) and pasted it into our comment box here. Microsoft Word has a tendency to add code behind the scenes where you can't see it...unless you click on disable rich-text when you enter it here... I'd suggest you create your blogposts in Notepad from now on to save any issues

Next time, try the following trick (IF you use Microsoft Word...) ....type your blogpost in WORD and then BEFORE you paste it, click on the weeny button below that has a clipboard with a W on it.  That will allow you to paste content FROM Microsoft Word and will clean up the code.  You can also try to use the litte white "eraser" next to the smiley face as well to clean up messes....there's a little broom guy too that comes in handy.  But usually I just create my copy in Notepad and plonk it back in here....no fuss!

Jayne

ps...did that make sense?  If you need more help email me and I can walk you through it with screen shots or if all else fails I'll call and we'll do it together...k?

pps.  You'll be happy to know that I've just finished our first prototype of an easy how-to video for eHarlequin.  I'm definitely going to add how to post a blog post and reformat...so thanks for letting me know that you were having problems.

FM = EXPENSIVE

Oh, how I wish that our farmers market were cheap and good. IT is astonsishinly expensive and unfortunately in our house the prices matter. They matter a lot!

Grew up in a town of 500 people, there are 300 there now. Small farming communities around these parts are dying. I see the charm, and it was a great place to grow up, but once I got to college I could see all of the things that I missed out on in terms of opportunity.

 Have a great weekend!

Husker Kim

We also live in a speck-on-the-map town.  Because of where we live (middle of nowhere) we have farmer's markets about every country mile.  Some just little stands on the side of a country road, others are big barns filled with goodies.  I very much enjoy being a small town girl and wouldn't ask for anything else. I think it would be lovely to have that feeling canned and available to all, because even small town folks forget that the only thing that matters is family, friends and neighbors. 

I feel like I do live in the best of both worlds. I live in a very rural section of a town that's pretty small to begin with (6,000 -- we have three stoplights now instead of the one we had for years! LOL!). We have horses pastured right by our house and cows and pigs not far either. But 10 miles away is a pretty good-sized town with a major state university, which means we have plenty of cultural offerings. Concerts, art shows, speakers, etc.

We have a great twice-weekly farmer's market in the bigger town near us. Even better than that, I have generous neighbors on every side who garden <g>. We always get fabulous fresh sweet corn all August long from one neighbor who grows a huge patch just to share with the neighbors and when I take my walk this time of year, there's always somebody with a cardboard box out front full of fresh produce and a sign that says Free! Just yesterday I grabbed a handful of cherry tomatoes that were delicious :)

I do have to say, I don't think small-town life moves at that much of a slower pace than a city anymore. We still have to do all that same stuff, grocery shopping, soccer games, PTA. And it takes me twice as long to shop in our solitary grocery store as it probably does somebody in a big town because I have to leave myself plenty of time to visit with all my neighbors and friends, who would be offended if I passed them by with my cart without saying hi <g>.

 RaeAnne

I was born in a small town and have lived in quite a few over the years. I grow a large garden every year and have a pear and apple tree too. Have a wonderful fall weekend, its going to be in the low seventies here in Green Bay,WI.

I was born in a small town, but as I got bigger, so did the town.  Now the only place that's small is my neighborhood.Everybody knows everybody and tries to know their business.  So please put me in your drawing.

Please enter me, too!  Thanks!  I love small-town settings for the old-timey warm-and-fuzzy feel, even though I know it's just as hectic everywhere these days, especially with Internet access!    I found out about this on Facebook, btw, so thanks for posting about it there! 

Grew up outside the city in a suburb area that has sort of a small town feel to it. Moved back here after living in New Orleans among other places. And now I'm trying to get my dh to move to an even smaller town... an island in fact - LOL!

population three thousand

now I live in a 300-soul village with not even a local shop

I smile and wave at the neighbours even when I don't have time to stop and chat and all the original villagers (we moved here four years ago) think it's great that we're from a big town (north of here, two thirds of a million people) but we're not haughty or standoffish.

Big towns give people an excuse not to look out for their neighbours, they can always tell themselves someone else will do it

Every place you live has pros and cons, you just need to know yourself so you can pick one with a majority of the first and minority of the second

Hugs

Sadhbh 

I love small towns!  I live in a city of about 56,000, but there are a lot of little outlying towns here.  So charming!

I was raised up in a small town I love stories that are set in small towns. We live in the big city now and don't like it I wish we could move back!.

The book sounds great! Thanks for being here today.

Penney

Congratulations Deb!

Karen --Just a note Deb is away for a bit as her stepmother is passing away. I don't like to comment on that post that she has won a book but if you don't hear from her right away that is the reason.

so much Karen, what a wonderful surprise! Also I wouldn't have known except Kaelee was so sweet to drop me a note on my blog. I've been spending as much time as I can with my step mom and Dad while I can. I'll get my address to you right away.