by Kimberly A. Cook (Twitter@ WarriorTales)
There is a lot to be said for serendipity, sunshine and the simple pleasures. Moseyed over to the opening day of my local Farmer’s Market to check out the wares and goodies. Came upon a booth with ginormous cookies.
Wait a minute. Those cookies looked familiar. I never forget a cookie! They were the size of pancakes with every kind from Cowboy Cookies to spicy chocolate cookies. Looked around and saw jars of jams and preserves, then some fresh fruit.
Yes! It was the Packer Orchards and Bakery from Hood River where I stopped on my way to the Alpaca yarn shop. Chatted up the booth cash register lady and she confirmed it was their first year having a booth at my market. It’s a miracle! Since the orchards and their store with the COOKIE BAR is a good 75 miles from my house, they moved the cookies closer to me!
Seriously, I’m going to have to take up running in addition to walking with this many treats so close. Procured a peanut butter and chocolate chip cookie and a marionberry pie sweetened with pear juice. Those gems were nestled right next to the cinnamon rolls with marionberry topping! I felt my jeans tighten just looking at them.
So I did a circuit of the rest of the market and found fresh asparagus, hanging baskets, jewelry, Hawaiian BBQ, all kinds of fun stuff. Then I parked myself in the line to get a chicken Greek gyro. Sun was out, great Spring day and cookies. Doesn’t get much better than that.
Yesterday at the day job the gorgeous weather continued and our resident pair of ducks were having a great time during lunch playing in the water feature in the man-made waterfall. I enjoyed my lunch in the sun and watched the ducks go hunting for morsels in the water, their cute butts going straight up into the sun.
You know it’s the perfect time of year when the farmer’s markets start to open, the ducks are playing in the water showing their butts and I can get humongo cookies every Saturday. Welcome Spring!
Got a favorite farmer’s market? Or cookie bar? Or cute duck butt sighting?
Spring MUST have arrived!
I have not discovered any fancy cookies, but I think I may hunt some down now! No ducks either but several geese. They seem to be gathering, heading back North I believe? The weather has been Oregon-like: overcast and rain, cold enough for jackets in the morning but warm enough to lose them in the afternoon. My rose bushes went absolutely crazy! They love this weather but I fear how they will manage through the drought. Hopefully whoever I sell to will water them just enough. Today it is normal California weather, no jacket needed this morning!
How bout one out of three? Lol…Won’t tell you which but here’s a clue… i think you must be living awfully close to paradice…lol.!