June 25
Hey there Campers;
We
went to a Farmer Market in Charlotte. This was totally different from all the
things and people we have seen all week. The place full of true country folk.
They made us feel right at home. These folk are the real growers of the USA.
One
of his sons offered us a sample of a sweet cantaloupe and sweet watermelon.
Heck yeah it was goooooood. We decided to buy both. You know the farmer in Lo
came out. He talked up a storm with Mr. Fat Boy. We got a lesson on how to be
able to tell a ripe watermelon by the sound. Don't ask me to help you pick out
one because they all sounded the same to me. I did learn that a watermelon must
have a curly tail like a curly pigtail to be ready to pick. If it is straight
leave it alone because it ain't ready yet.
I was looking for collard greens. Mr. Fat Boy told me to go down yonder to Mr. T's since only he would have them. His real name is William T. Robinson. He is over 80 years old. 5 years ago he was retired. His brother and sister-in-law had the stall. Mr. Fat Boy use to take some of his produce to market. After both died Mr. T was left with the produce. Mr. Fat Boy started hauling all of Mr. T's produce. He felt it was his christian duty to help each other out. The one thing that I liked about the farmers market was the sellers all seem to work together. If another seller has an item that was better than yours for the day you were referred on. There was no malice. We could really learn from this humble folk.
I
went back in to buy okra at Mrs. Fat Boy's stall. (Yeah he has a wife). She
told me not to pay because we had already "bought a lot". Obviously, this
is not Safeway. This is just down home
goodness.
When Charlene quit working
we went to the Goodwill store to look for clothes for her Africa trip. OMG this store is like going to a upscale
consignment store. Items were color coded and sized correctly .Lo even found a couple of items. Maggie, you would love this store. The homes that these
items come from are called the Ballentine area. It is like Blackhawk on
steroids. You can find any kind of items and reasonable.
Came back to the Lester's
where it rained like crazy. But had a good night.
Question of the Day
What is the city of
Charlotte's nickname?
Well, Until the next time Campers...
Lo & Bren
Queen City?
ReplyDeleteMan, Farmer's Market and a nice Goodwill in a same day? BONUS.
ReplyDeleteMrs. Fat Boy (!!?) kills me with that "don't pay, you already bought a lot." Wow, you definitely are not in Cali.