Outdoors and marketing

The snow melted (for a few days, at least) and we went outside on a walk! Woo hoo! It feels so much better to be outside at some point during the day.

Christmas cards are starting to arrive and it is a lot of fun to hear about how friends are doing. One friend sent a photo-collage that was about 3x5 of her wedding and honeymoon - what a fun way to see a lot of photos when you can't be there. (She doesn't know about this blog, so it is alright to say that I'm glad she sent it because I'd lost her address and now I'll be able to sent that birthday card to her that the postman returned as undeliverable - *blush* - about two months ago.)

I picked up some exotic cheeses and four beautiful candles at the Amish Market yesterday. I like the Amish market - it is only open Thursday through Saturday but is setup like a mini-mall (indoors). There is the diary, a smoked-meat butcher, a pork/beef butcher, a poultry butcher, a bakery, a produce stand, some furniture, and a pickled-foods stand. The pickled foods stand is interesting but I haven't bought anything from it yet. Ever heard of pickled kielbasa?!? I tried it yesterday and it was delicious but then I thought about what all is in it... As long as I drive and don't farm, I don't think I can eat like the Amish, though I'm seriously thinking of buying a rabbit for a special Christmas supper.