My Favorite Things

Today’s Favorite Things entry comes from long time customer, Susan Lantz…

Susan has been with us, even back in the YMCA early days, and she is always the sweetest woman with the best smile.

Here is the note that was with her payment at market pick up:

Top Favorite:

Cosmic Apple Focaccia! It’s what I always order when my kids are back in town, and we all love it. Warmed up and a little butter…Great for breakfast, brunch, whenever :)

And, it’s also great when you need a special little gift. Everyone says how beautiful and artisan it is.

Susan Lantz

(Of course, when I saw this note with her payment, and read it….you guessed it, as always, I cried)

Listen To The Music

All the time
Like a lazy flowing river surrounding castles in the sky
And the crowd is growing bigger listening for the happy sounds and I got to let them fly
Ooh-uh-woo listen to the music
Ooh-uh-woo listen to the music
Ooh-uh-woo listen to the music
All the time…
(The Doobie Brothers)

Happy Monday to you all on this continuing string of sunshine, daydream, warm kind of November days! I groove so much to the sun, and in my different moments of downtime, this weekend, I just relaxed in the sunshine.

Yesterday was big as my daughter was in Columbus for a quick weekend, ending in us back at the bridal boutique, saying YES to the dress, getting her measurements, and me, even after the second time seeing her dress choice, getting all teary eyed at the beauty of the young woman in front of me. It seems like I was just dropping her off in car line at preschool, in Florida, and it seemed to flash by in a whirl of the years. She turns 27 on Thanksgiving, and is ready to move into her new house, with her best friend in life. Had I tried to even draw and create her perfect mate, I couldn’t have done a better job. It brings me great joy, but also a tad sadness, but in a good way!

Anyway, yesterday morning, I woke up way too early, so I made coffee, and settled in with a Doobie Brothers documentary from their early 70s years. It sent me on a musical journey with a new appreciation for their music, especially from their ’72-75 years. And, then, well this song…who can stop themselves from breaking out into a good mood?

It’s Monday, the market is open, and it’s a great day to get your orders in for the week, and even dabble in a bit of Christmas shopping.

Dance to your own beat, listen to your own song, and have the best of days, today!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Daydream

And even if time ain’t really on my side
It’s one of those days for taking a walk outside
I’m blowing the day to take a walk in the sun…
(The Lovin’ Spoonful)

Good morning, lovely market customers! Is anyone else having a slow starting morning?

I am sitting with coffee, staring out the windows, at the sunshine, trying to get it all together to start the day, and yet here I am…daydreaming. Nothing in particular going on in my thoughts, just a lot of jumbled up tunes, images from fashion pages, that I am flipping through, thinking of a few new items to add to the market, next month, but really just enjoying the quiet hush of nothing, and nobody around.

I love waking up, and looking at all of the orders flowing in from Thursday night’s opening. Thank you for that! I love looking at the offerings of our market, and make my own lists of what I may need for the week.

And, I like to reflect on some of the things that I love, and cannot be without.

Candles…our market offers the BEST candles. So lovely in scent, so long lasting, so clean when they burn. If you know me, and have been to my house, you know that one of my favorite things to do, right around sunset, is light all candles that are placed, everywhere.

Smudge sticks…this market has them, and I light mine, weekly. It’s nice to cleanse the aura of your house, your soul, and just life in general. I love to open my front door, wide, light up, and wave the smudge stick around while throwing my thoughts all around with it. It’s a lovely practice.

Oils…we have lovely oils, and the one that I purchase on the every, is the patchouli. If you peek into my makeup bag, my handbag, my drawers and closets, you will find my rollerballs of patchouli. Not everyone’s cup of tea, and you need to pick your oils wisely, but this is my favorite. And, I have tried many, but this works with my body chemistry. And, to make it all mine, I layer it with my signature perform that I have worn for ages and ages…

Body lotions…the goats milk lotions are the best. So amazing! I use the unscented because, well, I am scented up enough with patchouli…lol

Body scrubs…I love the body scrubs that have joined the market. The coffee scrub is my favorite, and my skin thanks me, each time I use it!

I hope that you enjoy the favorite things lists that I like to include. Today, my focus is on home and beauty because, well, isn’t this the soul of all that is life?

It’s time for me to begin my day, and I will see some of you, later, when you pick up your Friday orders!

Go out, enjoy these lovely November days, soak of the sun, and get lost in your own daydream.

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Happy Evening!

A short note of love to all of you who used the market, this week, and to all of you who order, each week!

I am tired, had a glass of wine, and am opening the market for the week!!

Much love to all of you!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!!

If you ordered from Old Souls, this week, please do not plan to pick up, tonight, until close to 5pm, or schedule a Friday delivery!

There was a snafu in this morning’s delivery, and will now not receive it until after 4pm!!

I will keep you updated if anything changes!!

Let me know if you need to switch to Friday!

Sunshine Daydream

Sunshine, daydream, picture in the tall trees
Going where the wind goes, blooming like a red rose…
(Sugar Magnolia-Grateful Dead)

What a perfect song to kick off this beautiful sunshine day! On market pick up!! No torrential rains!!

You guys gave the market SO much love, this week, and we thank you kindly!!

Even though it’s a big market, we are not battling the weather of last week, so there are no time slots! Pick up is between 4pm-6pm!

If you need a Friday pick up, let me know!

Bring me your favorite song or tell me one of your favorite market items!

Fun fact about today’s song….when my daughter was born, I designed an all Grateful Dead nursery for you, and used two of their songs, and lyrics. This song was one of the songs!

Have a lovely day, and I look forward to seeing you at pick up!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Last Call

Hello, lovelies…

Taking a bit of time to remind you that you have 45 minutes before the market closes for the week!

Get those orders in!!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Turn! Turn! Turn!

A time to build up, a time to break down
A time to dance, a time to mourn
A time to cast away stones, a time to gather stones together…
(The Byrds)

Good morning, little local market customers!

This is your Tuesday dose of love, and song to take you on your travels, and your reminder that the market will be closing, this evening, at 8pm, for the week! Get those orders in so you don’t miss out for the week!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

California Dreamin'

All the leaves are brown (all the leaves are brown)
And the sky is grey (and the sky is grey)
I’ve been for a walk (I’ve been for a walk)
On a winter’s day (on a winter’s day)
I’d be safe and warm (I’d be safe and warm)
If I was in L.A. (if I was in L.A.)
California dreamin’ (California dreamin’)
On such a winter’s day
Stopped into a church
I passed along the way
Well, I got down on my knees (got down on my knees)
And I pretend to pray (I pretend to pray)
You know the preacher like the cold (preacher like the cold)
He knows I’m gonna stay (knows I’m gonna stay)
California dreamin’ (California dreamin’)
On such a winter’s day
All the leaves are brown (all the leaves are brown)
And the sky is grey (and the sky is grey)
I’ve been for a walk (I’ve been for a walk)
On a winter’s day (on a winter’s day)
If I didn’t tell her (if I didn’t tell her)
I could leave today (I could leave today)
California dreamin’ (California dreamin’)
On such a winter’s day (California dreamin’)
On such a winter’s day (California dreamin’)
On such a winter’s day…
(The Mamas and The Papas)

For as long as I can remember, this song has always ushered in November for me.

When I was very young, you could hear this song playing on one of the older brothers or sisters, or even a parental stereo. When I was in college, and stepping out in November, to walk the campus, all day, going class to class, this was always in my mental playlist.

One of my oldest, best, and lifetime of adventures friend since 3rd grade, used to ride bikes with me, all over the countryside part of the West End. We would talk music, life, and always had a plan that we would trek off to California to open up some sort of communal living place, follow the Grateful Dead, etc. We got older, he went off to the coast guard, I went off to college, we both went our own way, and for a super long period of time, never even chatted. Years and years later, we all reconnected at one of our West End pal’s wedding, and my childhood pal was there, and we began laughing it up, like no years had passed. He is still my very best of pals, and this song still reminds me of those California plans of starting our own community.

Maybe that’s why I love this song so much. It reminds me of this market, building it’s own little community of friendship, sharing, food, and bonding.

I actually did move off to the California dream, right out of college. I was determined to keep my part of the plan. I lived in apartments in Venice Beach, Westwood, and for a short stint, Malibu…and, along the way, collected the most eclectic cast of characters, making for an extended family of friends.

Enjoy this brisk November day, on this first Monday of November. This month is about sharing, drawing in on your own circle of family and friends, and giving thanks for all that has come into your life.

The market is seeing a record week, only on a Monday. You are all catching that same market feeling that I have. Keep the orders rolling in, and you have until tomorrow evening, at 8pm.

California dreamin’ on such a winter’s day…

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

November Blue

My heart is dancin’,
To a November tune…
(November Blue-The Avett Brothers)

Well, here we are…the first sunshine day of a new month. November. That bridge month between the golden haze of October, and the stark white of December. The limbo month is how I think of November. The weather can go either way, this month while moods turn to the Thanksgiving month. The month of lovely fellowship. The month lets us look back, and forward, and lets us take count of all we have to be thankful for.

Can you believe that we are now in our 8th month of moving the market to the farm? After nine years at the Y, and at the onset of the pandemic, we moved the whole show, and yet gained a whole new following, a rebirth, and a growth that was unbelievable. That is one of my November thankfuls. This market, and all of you.

My hope is that as we move into these next few months with changing seasons, and the need, now more than ever, of comfort, friendship, and nourishment, you will find it all, right here, at this little local market.

It seems like the perfect day, today, to spend some time getting your orders together. The winds are howling, the time has changed, and there is a definite chill to the sunshine.

I am on my second pot of coffee, and ready to get my own orders in…

Hello, November…

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam