Sweet Dreams...

…and, don’t forget your orders, before 8am, tomorrow morning…the market is going crazy, and we don’t want you to miss out!!

Remember, there will be no market, next week, with the Thanksgiving holiday!!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Ruby Tuesday

Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday
Who could hang a name on you?
When you smile with every new day…
(Ruby Tuesday-The Rolling Stones)

One of my first Stones albums, purchased in a stack of albums, along with a stamped copy of the Beatles White album, all purchased at one of my favorite underground record shops that was located on Court St. in Athens, Ohio, way back in the day.

Anyway…I woke up, thought about it being Tuesday, immediately started singing this song, remembered that the market is only open, today, until tomorrow at 8am, and there you have it…

Go on, Ruby Tuesday…get your orders in…

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon

I go out to work on Monday morning
Tuesday I go off to honeymoon
I’ll be back again before it’s time for sunny-down,
I’ll be lazing on a Sunday afternoon
Bicycling on every Wednesday evening
Thursday I go waltzing to the zoo
I come from London Town, I’m just an ordinary guy
Fridays I go painting in the Louvre
I’m bound to be proposing on a Saturday night (there he goes again)
I’ll be lazing on a Sunday
Lazing on a Sunday
Lazing on a Sunday afternoon…
(Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon-Queen)

And, if you are coasting into this sunshine filled, yet cold Sunday morning, afternoon, evening, why not take the time to place your orders for you little local market of love?

Remember…this will be your last market, before the Thanksgiving holiday week!

We want you to be fully stocked with all things from our market!!

I just placed my market order for radishes and turnips to roast for Thanksgiving day, a jam to serve as one of my appetizers, on that day, an order of chorizo to mix up another appetizer…at my Thanksgiving celebration, any and all are welcome to the table. We have had years of all family, years of out of town friends added to the mix, but whatever the case, there is always an abundance of food, beginning with appetizers and Bloody Marys! I set up a wine bar, a spritzer bar, a coffee area, appetizers, a dessert area, and then, of course, beautifully set tables using china passed down by my grandmother, and the food…the food is always assigned, one dish, to each guest, but I am always the appetizer/turkey/Cosmic stuffing/vegetable/garlic potatoes girl…

What are you doing for the holiday? Can we help get you ready?

Let’s do this Thanksgiving, together, all on this lazing Sunday afternoon!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice

This week, we say, HELLO, to an old friend, and personally, one of my biggest inspirations in kindness, patience, and basically helping me to keep it real while in the midst of chaos, and someone that I know I can turn to, when I need a kind heart, a gentle soul.

We started our friendship journey, many years ago, out in the trenches of the physical farmers’ markets. We made up a girl gang of vendors, full of spirit, a desire to bring the local food force to the front and center, all mixed up with a dose of fun, craziness.

We used to help manage the Mechanicsburg Farmer’s Market, and in the early days, had so much fun! People used to laugh at our image, as we would stand, and chat, and from away, you could see the image of the Mennonite girl with the Hippie girl, standing in the middle of market midways, discussing important topics like…well, I can’t really tell you, but our topics were always full of fun snarkiness.

Anyway…she comes back to our market, you know her as Homecomer Traditions…out in the trenches, she is the Pretzel Lady. Here, at our market, she is known as, Honey Boy Honey, inspired by her own Honey Boy who is no longer that little boy. In my heart, she is always, Twisted Sister, a nickname from way back, and now, she comes back to us with her Honey Boy Honey…AND…her new line of Organic Spice and Herbal blends!! She is working so hard to get just the right blends, keeping it all organic, and will continue to add more and more blends.

So…go, show her some love, and get your spice and herbal blends, just in time for the holiday season!!

See…everything nice…right here…at your little local market of love…

Romeo and Juliet

…tonight’s song is brought to you by the ever amazing Mark Knopfler. Yes, the haunting voice of Dire Straits. When I was a flight attendant way back in the day, I worked a flight, first class, LA-NYC, all night flight, and he and I chatted most of the flight.

He has one of those voices that just resonates with me. Especially on long days, days of baking/cooking/market making/planning…the everyday in my life.

Tonight, I got home, poured a glass of wine, and asked Alexa to give me some Cowboy Junkies, on Pandora, and this song came wafting through my kitchen, and house.

It makes me think of that long ago flight, of California where I used to live, to my very good friend, one of my oldest and dearest, who had to pack up, today, and flee the mountains and her home, in Paradise, California, as fires burned the whole town. She got out, is safe, called me the minute I pulled into my driveway, tonight.

All of this, swirling in my head, to open the market, tonight, with this thought…love your people, hug someone, smile at someone, show kindness, show compassion, live life by giving it the best that you’ve got…because in a split second, it all changes.

Good thoughts as we enter into the next few weeks of Thanksgiving. You know, the holiday that for years gets the rush. The brush off for the Christmas holiday. But, not this girl. I savor the days of November. I love losing myself in thoughts of all that I am thankful for, the people in my life, how fortunate I am to still have each circle of each stage of my life, in my close circles. I have the love of family, the love of friends, and thankful for each day that is given to us.

So, tonight, with a very thankful heart for this market, it’s customers, it’s vendors, it’s parental unit at the YMCA, I bring you this week’s market.

Just and FYI, we will have this market, and then, a week from tonight, we close for the Thanksgiving week. We will reopen the market, for ordering, on Thanksgiving night.

Give lots of thought as to what you may need for your holiday food needs, any hostess gifts, any candles to set the ambience of the holiday, any baked goods to put on your dessert tables. I do know that our pie lady, of Ruthie’s Pies, has several varieties to chose from, for the flavor of the holiday.

You are going to need it all…don’t forget the milk for your recipes, the cheeses to serve as appetizers, breads for dinner, vegetables and lettuces for all of the side dishes. Maple syrups and honey for the sweetness of the holiday. Soaps, oils, body scrubs, artistic objects are great to give a hostess. Maybe turkey isn’t your jam…order a different type of meat to celebrate your thankful day. Jams, sauces…all essential for whatever the holiday brings. To jazz up your sandwiches from you leftovers, turn to the mustards or jalapeno sweetness of relish. Eggs…you know they are essential to your recipe fun!! Are you entertaining someone who needs to be gluten-free? We’ve got it covered! You will need coffee to go with the pies that we offer, and wait for it…what about your fur babes?? They will be hungry, and waiting patiently. Why not have their fav dog treats, on hand?

Ok….I am leaving you, tonight, with an amazing market, amazing products, amazing vendors, and you, the amazing customers.

Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for making us part of your daily lives…we live for the days, the moments, the seconds…

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

A Hazy Shade Of Winter

Time, time time, see what’s become of me
While I looked around for my possibilities
I was so hard to please
Don’t look around
The leaves are brown
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter…
(Simon & Garfunkel-A Hazy Shade Of Winter)

Well…hello to this sudden change of cold, fallen leaves, and the reminder that we are full into that space of time that seasons change so quickly…

Also…that time moves so quickly, which means that this next hour will also be passing, quickly, so if you have not yet put in an order, you have until 8am!!

The market is another crazy one…a crazy shade of all things good!!

See you on the other side of 8am!!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Tuesday Comfort

So, let’s see…the weather seems to be dipping back into a bit of a chill, the leaves have been blowing all over the place, the winds…well, they just keep howling…and, the day, well, it’s been election day, voting day, get your voice heard day.

And, with the weather, easing into November, and everyone on edge with the results of their voting, let us please, please, please put some comfort into this Tuesday.

Our market is offering all that you need in the way of comfort…your mind, body, soul, aura can all take comfort in the amazing products that we have to offer.

Why not take the evening to look through the market, try to stay awake with the added stress of the time change, and, while you wait and watch for the election results, put your orders in! The easiest step in setting yourself off in the direction of comfort and ease for the rest of the week…

The market will close, tomorrow morning, for the week! Don’t forget to let your voice be heard, right here, at the little local market of love…step right up, and cast your order, where everyone and everything, here, is a winner!!

XOXO,

Cosmic Pam

It Stoned Me

Oh, the water
Oh, the water
Oh, the water
Hope it don’t rain all day
(Van Morrison – And It Stoned Me)

So, I am having coffee on a dark, rainy morning, looking at one last view of the mountains in Virginia.

I’m returning to you, and the market, this morning, and am so pleased to see so much activity happening behind the scenes!

Your orders mean the world to us! And, I am getting ready to introduce another brand new vendor that I have been stalking on Instagram!

This market is just the most amazing! And, it’s my pleasure to continue to bring you more and more!

I am off to the airport, soon! I will see you at order pickup night!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Reminder

All replacement lettuces and arugula are at the YMCA, ready for you to pick it up!

Hello, November!

Could that be right? November?!

We are now in that beautiful of full autum glory, weather that calls for hearty fare, and the need for taking care of our souls!

Turn to our market for all of that!! Indulge in the comfort foods, pampering for your every need, and beautiful artisan works!

We have everything for all senses!

The market is now open for the week! Ease into the comfort with us!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam