first famer's market

Okay, it was about 34 degrees and windy - very unusual!- but the farmer's maket opened for the season anyway, in the new structure, which is very nice and will make me so happy in the hot weather. We got tulips, spinach, and strawberries! Yes, already. And they are wonderful. Go Team Lyon Farms!

My FIL asked where they grow all this stuff. mr. flea said, "On their farms. That's why they call it the farmer's market." FIL is from Cleveland and couldn't believe that there is produce at this time of year. But it's mostly greens and sweet potatoes and flowers at this date, and the tomatoes are greenhouse (and not that good).

Also, this week the featured chef was a woman I know and whose cooking I love, and they're opening a casual restaurant in September: http://www.wattsgrocery.com/, yay. They had cookies for the kids and a blessedly hot egg and country ham casserole they were giving out samples of.

teeth 4 and 5

The Dillo's top front teeth are coming in - both were through the skin, but just barely, yesterday afternoon. Which might explain why he's been such a pill lately, eh? I always seem to miss the obvious.

We went to another birthday party today, and it was ALSO a pony party, and they ALSO had a real pony come, and it was THE SAME PONY. Pepper. Casper rode her this time, and LOVED IT, and they had a very tall mule named Kate and Casper rode her too.

For Casper's birthday, I don't think we will invite Pepper, though. I am thinking "sprinkler in the yard and wading pool for the babies." It will be late August, after all.