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Despite the damp and gray weather conditions on Saturday, I headed out to the Thanksgiving Market at Clarksville Commons. After all, there are only a few more times this season to get my hands on one of these.


I can’t show you how gorgeous it was because I scarfed the entire thing on my way home. However, I did have a back up plan for Sunday.




I don’t know what Rob and Sons does during the off season but I am going to find out. (Imagine that last bit in all caps.) If you want to see why these baked goods keep coming up on the blog, check out his website to see where he’ll be selling for the rest of the season. 

I had a nice chat with the proprietor of The Salvaged Stitch about my quest for a brightly colored “something” to house the new remote for our overhead light/ceiling fan in the bedroom. It is white. Our new comforter is mostly white. It has quickly become the invisible remote. She had several things that were almost-but-not-quite-right. After some back and forth I realized we were discussing the possibility that I could probably make what I wanted myself. 

There was absolutely no hard sell going on here. It was kind of amazing. 

The Salvaged Stitch creates personal and household items from salvaged upholstery materials. I own one of her hats. It is both beautiful and beautifully made. Interested? She’ll be at the Holiday Market at Sapwood Cellars on December 14th.

Old Line Provisions was a new (to me) vendor but I admit that I seized on the “ Old Line” part of the name and spent my entire time talking to owner/chef Corey Laub about the restaurant Old Line Kitchen & Wine Bar. My apologies for completely ignoring the artisanal jams and condiments that were probably right in front of my face.

I was curious if they are open for lunch. They are, Monday through Friday. Laub assured me that they are happy to serve women dining alone. (This is always a concern for me, raised in the last century.) I somehow walked away with a coupon for a free glass of wine, which I probably shouldn’t use if I am lunching alone. Hmm.

There’s actually more to my Market field trip but I will save it for tomorrow because it is a blog post unto itself. 

One last thing: one of the main reasons I hauled myself out of bed and got dressed on Saturday morning was that I was worried that the weather would keep people away and I wanted to be supportive. Creating and maintaining successful community markets is hard work. 

I needn’t have worried. The market was hopping. And, as I drove away, the sun came out. 

Have a great Monday. The weather forecast suggests it will be sunny. Hopefully that will help whatever Monday is ahead. 



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