Last Days in Charlottesville

Thursday November 6 – Saturday November 8, 2014
Greenfield Mountain Farm
Near Charlottesville Virginia

 

 

I’m finally going to get caught up on the blog.  The next post will be current.   We leave tomorrow.  Back on the road finally.  The last week has just been ridiculous in the things that had to be done in order to blast off.  But here is some fun stuff we did right before that.

 

David had dinner and a few beers with his good friend Marty.

 

 

He made a stop by the Charlottesville Swing Society’s Thursday night Swing Swap where he took a few turns around the floor with his friend Lisa who has recently been diagnosed with multiple myeloma.   It’s wonderful to see them both enjoying life.

 

 

 

 

I spent Saturday morning at the fabulous Charlottesville City Market.  The produce was just amazing.  It’s always wonderful to go and pick out fresh in season veggies and cook with them.  All the cool weather crops were out.  But there were some hot house tomatoes too.  I think this is probably the last of them.

 

 

 

One of my favorite things at the market is my friend Maggie and her fabulous pottery.  Just look at these designs and colors. They are all oven, microwave and dishwasher safe too.

 

 

They are so unique in their shapes and styles.  Both sides are beautiful.  I know there are people who hang them on their walls as well as use them in cooking.

 

 

 

Happy customers at Maggie’s Pottery.

 

Of course Maggie can’t stand around all day and talk to me so I mosey on along through the market.  I love the little family farms that come to the market with all sorts of offerings from vegetables to breads to mushrooms.

 

 

 

 

 

Virginia is a big apple growing state and this area has a lot of the orchards.  You can get an a seemingly endless variety of apples at the market.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I had to wait quite a while to get a picture of this stand since it was cold out this morning and everyone wanted hot cider and chili.

 

Artists of all types – watercolor, oil, floral…………..

 

 

And food!  There is such a variety of foods here.  Donuts, pastries, BBQ and one ethic thing after another.  I think everyone comes here either for breakfast or for lunch on Saturdays.

Authentic Filipino food.

                             Caribbean Food

 

Another thing to love  about this area is the incredible  variety of trees.  Not just the 3 or 4 types in any state out west but dozens of types of trees.  There are 14 different oaks alone.  We’re about at the end of our color now but there were still a few that I saw as I left the market.

 

 

Sunday the 16th is our departure date for places south and none too soon.  Last night it was 29 degrees here.  GOOD GRIEF that is very very cold for November.   I’m afraid this winter is going to be frigid one and possibly with a lot of snow for my friends in Charlottesville if it is acting like January in mid November.   Sure glad I won’t be here.

 

 

All Things Come From the Earth