July August Summer is slowly slipping away from us all. Fortunately, the Farmer's Markets are still in full swing. Left to my own devices, I would purchase hundreds of dollars worth of produce, flowers, and crafts. I have placed myself on a strict budget of ten dollars a visit which is a meager pittance compared to what I regularly spend at a brick and mortar grocery store. A couple of weeks ago, my ten dollar budget yields me a bouquet of flowers for five dollars, a small container of tomatoes for a $1.50, a couple of cucumbers for 50 cents a piece, and a bag of rainbow chard for three dollars. Last month, I procured a bouquet of flowers for five dollars, green peppers for 75 cents each, and a bushel of fennel for two dollars. Both of the bouquets lasted almost two weeks and the veggies became part of a cold tomato soup which I enjoyed with garlic breadsticks.
Finding Simple Luxuries In Every Day Living