Turkey Tracks: December 13, 2010
The Charleston, SC, Farmers’ Market
We flew to Charleston, SC, on November 19th, a Friday. Son Bryan picked us up at the airport, and daughter-in-law Corinne, who was 9 months pregnant, joined us for lunch. Bryan and Corinne hosted a gathering for all the family that night, so oldest son Mike, daughter-in-law Tami, and their four children (Bo, Kelly, Talula, and Wilhelmina), and old friends just moved to Charleston, Leighton and Tara Derr-Webb, all came. We sat on B&C’s big screened porch and ate Bryan’s beer-can chicken. Delicious! The grandchildren have grown so much since last July.
Corinne took us to the Charleston Farmers’ Market early Saturday morning. This market is ranked as the 5th best in the nation, and it is wonderful. It sits on two sides of a central downtown green square, which means each leg of the market is nearly a city block long. Many venders sell on-the-spot freshly cooked food, and the smells from the market are heavenly. It’s one of my favorite places to go.
We made many purchases for Thanksgiving dinner on the following Thursday. (We start cooking early in Thanksgiving week.) I think we go through six or seven dozen eggs while cooking Thanksgiving dinner. The family dressing alone takes two dozen eggs. Pies take eggs as well. And, cornbread. We were able to get really good eggs at the market. And, Corinne was really wanting apple pies, so we loaded up on apples. And, on greens, particularly kale. We drank coffee and tea, ate chocolate croissants from a downtown store–a favorite of Corinne’s–and sampled and sampled market offerings.
Here’s a nice picture of John at the market:
And, a nice picture of a very pregnant Corinne:
Ailey Sydney Enright came into this world a few minutes after 5 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning, 2010, on November 25th.
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That’s a fine looking man at the Charleston Farmers Market, and he looks like he’s been eating well.