I'm still here!

It's been a month already!? Oops! 

Well basically life has been quite busy in more ways than one. Although there has been a lot of rain with humid days in between, business is still happening. 

The boys are off on vacation this weekend so for market Matt came along to assist. If anyone was around Western MA yesterday, then you know that the skies opened up and it poured in the early afternoon.... market time. After setting up the tent and produce we hid in the back of the truck to stay dry and wait for a random passerby to become a customer. 

Meanwhile the market manager, Belle Rita, had made a DELICIOUS squash and curry soup. (The recipe of which I have somewhere.) Matt and I drank soup and waited for the rain to let up. And it did finally. For a couple hours we had a slow-steady stream of customers and sold mostly tomatoes. 

We were beginning to back up when the weather stilled and the sky got quite dark for 2:30pm. Obviously a serious downpour was imminent and boy did we hustle to get out in time. Though we moved fast we still got caught and got drenched. It was hilarious nonetheless. 

Today's Weather: Clear skies. Perfect icecream day! 

I know, I know

After hearing that people have begun to check my blog for updates (Pat), I'm back with another entry about my mornings, afternoons, evenings, and nights spent at the Farm. They say I should just move in upstairs. I'm not so sure they're joking...

So if you live in the area... or in New England... you must have noticed that we're getting all rain for the whole summer in this week. Shipment 1/16, hold upright. Plenty of rain makes me happy because I love cloudy weather, raindrops, storms, and the like. However, it makes business QUITE slow. The good that comes from little to no customers is plenty of time to make sure that everything... every possible thing is done. Like cleaning the hangers. And the annuals. And straightening and watering the greenhouses. And throwing out dead things. And cleaning the inside. And organizing each pen and piece of paper. You get the idea.

Since all these things got done yesterday, today was a "look like you're doing something" day. Translated it means "Chelsea gets to read her new book in between the sporadic spurts of customers." I got about 120 pages in 1984 by George Orwell. I can't believe I've never read it before - it has the power to change lives and I'm sure that it has. But I digress.

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Friday markets have been a little slow the last two weeks. Whyfore, you ask? The weather. Office workers are afraid to come out in a potential sprinkle, rain, torrential downpour. I can't imagine why. /sarcasm
If it weren't for the success of our first week, I think that my bosses would be reconsidering their decision to actually participate in this market.

Somewhere I have a list of things to bring for this week. All I can remember is to bring herb pots and table cloths. I don't think we really need them (table cloths) but everybody else has them and I know we don't want to be left out.

Saturday market is winding down. This week will be the last weekend of the season that we'll show up. So if you're itching to visit us bright and early, then get your butt down to Avocado Street on Saturday.

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Because I still lack formatting skills, I shall follow this update with one solely of pictures. Love it?

Tomorrow's Weather: Cloudy and Rainy. High 69* Low 61* (My kind of day.)

Until Next Time,
Chelsea

P.S.: Happy Father's Day!

Watery Evening

What happens when the water shuts off for an unknown reason right before closing? Well, you can't mop or wash the scoops. Who do you call when all the bosses are at a get together? Me of course!

I didn't work today, couldn't in fact, but I always make sure to tell the girls I work with to "call me if you need me!" And, though I wasn't working, I did manage to stop down at the farm to taste-test the new Low Fat ice-cream sandwiches we got in (130 calories, 2gr of fat) and I will tell you that they are delicious. I expect them to sell well. Where was I... oh yes... so when the water went off after the girls got 2 teams and their families I received a phone call (right when I was about to update this, I might add). Since it was nearly 9pm I decided to take Lucy, my dog, for a ride to the farm stand and see if we couldn't fix the issue.

Well, I couldn't fix it. Rather than call the boys and tear them away from their first party of the whole season I found a way to work around the problem. Greenhouses have hoses. Those hoses worked just fine! The mop bucket problem was solved and the scoops were treated to a lovely bath in Dasani bottled water. Good use of a dollar.

There was a water main break in town earlier today and since my home's water pressure was affected earlier in the day I figured that perhaps the farm's was too. (I live nearby the farm so it's not entirely improbable.)

And there you have it!
I did take a couple pictures of one of my activites the other day. To be impressive I'll call it a beautification project that I worked on for two days. Once I find my uploady cord I put those pics on the interblog and share them with you.

So you know, tomorrow's weather ought to be a high of 77*, low of 51* with a 30% chance of rain. Otherwise it'll be partly cloudy. I thought May was for flowers and April was for the showers!?

-Chelsea