I could pass by.
Maybe it’s the small town girl in me, but I love places like this farmer’s market in South Carolina on John’s Island, about thirty minutes from Charleston.
The number of cars parked in front left no question as to the popularity of the place, so I swung a u-turn and pulled in beside them.
The enormous old tree throwing shade on the big white tent was as much of an attraction as the splashes of color highlighting the tables beneath.
The tomatoes drew me in first. Big tables full of heirloom yellows and reds. One of my favorite foods in the world is a tomato sandwich, and these promised to fill up a slice of bread perfectly.
Woven baskets held yellow and red grape tomatoes that proved to be as sweet as they looked.
The peaches were plentiful, along with fresh corn and watermelons.
But the fresh cut flowers took the prize for sheer visual poetry. They alone were worth the stop.
The folks running the place were the same folks who had grown most of the beautiful produce and the gorgeous flowers. Something about that made buying from them all the more appealing.
Our world continues to get smaller in terms of connectivity and access to just about anything we can think of to order online. Our grocery stores grow larger with choice beyond reason. For the most part, I don’t know where any of it comes from. It’s nice to know.
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Inglath Cooper
I love books! From my earliest memories, I loved being read to and then reading practically every book in my elementary school library. There’s something about taking a little trip into a wonderful story that is its own unique pleasure. Over the years, my favorite authors have provided me with glimpses into worlds I would never have known had I not picked up their books. From Beverley Cleary to Lavyrle Spencer to Jodi Piccoult to Anita Shreve and so many others, I am grateful they chose to become storytellers. A great story has the power to move, change and shape its readers. To me, that’s an honorable calling and a task I aspire to.
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