The Illinois State Fair starts this weekend. Since the Illinois Products Farmers' Market held on Thursday evenings is located on the Illinois State Fairgrounds, that means no farmers' market this week or next week.
We still have the Old Capitol Farmers' Market on Wednesday and Saturday mornings, of course. Since I'm at work on Wednesdays, Dawn and Orlando normally go.
Except today.
This morning, while I was at work, Dawn went out to the car, started the air conditioner to cool things off, strapped Lando into his carseat, closed the door -- and then realized that she had just locked herself out of the car!
Lando wasn't in any danger, because the air conditioner was running, so Dawn stayed calm and Lando of course was unworried. However, I was a good 20 minutes away from home. By the time I got there to unlock the door, Lando had grown extremely upset, which made Dawn somewhat frantic. At 4 years old, he couldn't understand why she wouldn't roll down the windows and turn off that annoying classical music! :-)
Everybody was fine, but Dawn was understandably a bit shaken up. In addition, we had a friend who was supposed to drop by for a visit, so there was no time to make a trip to the farmers' market in any case.
So, no blueberries today!
On the plus side, however, when I picked up our CSA share at the Vincent Family Farm on Tuesday, I was able to get eggs and butter from Todd!
Eggs I can get from several farmers; generally we've been buying from Bear Creek because they are convenient, having a booth at the both farmers' markets. (However, this week they won't have a booth -- because they'll be at the Illinois State Fair showing their Belgian draft horses!)
Butter, on the other hand, is difficult to find! So far, Todd Vincent is the only local source I've located. Even then, he has a limited supply, so it's very hit-or-miss as to whether he'll have any. This week, however, I lucked out!
So, a good day at the CSA on Tuesday, but we missed the farmers' market on Wednesday, and there won't be a farmers' market on Thursday!
Come Saturday, I'm hoping for more blueberries, plus some green beans to freeze. Yum!
P.S. Our Internet service is still extremely flaky. Hopefully it doesn't go out entirely!
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