The holidays are upon us! To help you get ready, the Broadway Community Market is opening tomorrow afternoon for a special Thanksgiving and Holiday Market, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The forecast is calling for beautiful, warm, sunny weather, so come out and enjoy it! I have been having so much fun trying new crochet patterns in the past weeks to create items for host gifts, holiday gifts, or just a treat for yourself.

I’ve made cup cozies, which are stretchy and have buttons so they fit on a range of cups and mugs. I also finally tried a pattern I’ve had my eye on for coasters sets with handy baskets! In addition to those, I have a couple of Harry Potter-themed coaster sets as well. For the little ones on your list, I have a couple adorable fishbowl stuff-and-spill toys. And then to be festive, I whipped up a few mini stockings, which are the perfect size for gift cards, small gifts, or decorative greenery.

For your holiday feasts (or gifting!), I’ll also have heirloom butternut squash that I like putting in everything from soups to pies. And, of course, you might find a few last jars of dilly beans and garlic salt.

As if all that wasn’t enough, my mom and I are spending most of today baking … for you! Come by the the market at the Veterans Memorial Wall in Broadway tomorrow afternoon to find out what’s making our kitchens smell so good today.

See you at the market!

It feels like we’ve only just begun, yet here we are at the last market of the season. Come out tomorrow to visit your favorite vendors at the Broadway Community Market one last time, and stock up for winter! We’ll have sustainably grown produce, pasture-raised meat and eggs, crafts, prepared food, made-to-order food, and more.

I will have the very last of my garden’s tomatoes, possibly some jalapenos, and handmade items and notecards. If you haven’t seen them, my knitted and crocheted items include a pumpkin basket, Harry Potter scarf bookmarks, dish cloths, skillet handle covers, leaf coasters, and fishbowl stuff-and-spill toys.

Want a knitted or crocheted item that’s not on my table tomorrow? Let me know, and I might be able to work it up special for you! I’ve made baby bonnets, bibs, dish/face scrubbies, Swiffer covers, hats, reversible octopus toys, cup cozies, and more. Please be aware that projects tend to take about two weeks, depending on the size and intricacy and my time availability.

See you at the market!

With widespread frost in the forecast for this weekend, it looks like the growing season is about to draw to a close. I’m enjoying a hot mug of tea indoors on this chilly morning, but this afternoon, I’ll head out into the warm sunshine to harvest the last of the summer veggies and cover the still-ripening squash.

Tomorrow will be your last chance for cucamelons, jalapenos, and possibly some tomatoes and celery, and I’ll have green tomatoes for frying, too! If you want cucamelons, come early, because they tend to sell out quickly.

Make sure to grab a pint of jalapenos or two. You can dehydrate or freeze them to use until next year’s crop comes in. Freezing is super easy: just slice the jalapenos (maybe wear gloves for this) and spread them on a cookie sheet, pop them in the freezer for at least 30 minutes, until they start to harden, then dump them into a lidded container and put them back in the freezer. When you’re simmering a pot of chili on the stove this winter, add a few of those jalapeno slices for an extra kick!

I’ll have the last of the dilly beans, too, as well as notecards and my knitted and crocheted items. All of these make great gifts (yep, it’s almost that time of year again!).

See you at the market!