You are here…that place where the page of the calendar is suddenly awash in shades of orange.  Pumpkin spice, candied yams, coppery apple cider and the perfectly basted skin of the guest of honor…gobble gobble. At least that’s been the tradition since forever…but lately, Americans of every ethnicity, color, and culture are injecting their own traditions into the mix and …

No matter how many years I’ve been doing this, I’m always surprised at this juncture…at how fast the summer slipped by even at 100+ degrees,  at how pretty this town is in Autumn, and at how much I’m going to love sleeping in after this final Market Day.  Truth, sistah!  So… it’s another long wait till that first scarlet strawberry, …

…And in just one more week, we’ll reach the end of our 2024 official Lansdowne Farmers Market season.   Hard to believe how quickly it goes.  But it ain’t over ’til it’s over, and we’ve still got some time to stock up on our fruits and vegetables, our cakes and cookies, our candles and potions and lotions.  In fact, if we …

In case you missed me last weekend…you did, didn’t you?… I was up, up and away to the Endless Mountains of PA, to take in the pre-peak but definitely happening fall foliage.  This also included a side trip to New York State and the hallowed grounds of the Woodstock Music Festival of August 1969. Maybe you’ve heard of it?  In …

We interrupt this letter for an important correction to last week’s essay…which you all read, right?   A Dark & Stormy is made with dark rum!  Not vodka!…so drop the Smirnoff, grab Capt. Morgan, and no one gets hurt.   Back to matters at hand…September.  It may be a long long time from May to December…but you can always count …

I’m baaa-aack!  Did you miss me?  I hope you are all adjusting to our temporary encampment on the East Side of the Ave..  Sorry I couldn’t be there for the big switch.  But I can report that, end to end, PA is still beautiful, and that coming home is still the nicest part of any road trip.  Don’t let this …

We interrupt this newsletter to bring you some breaking actual news…It’s happening!  By the time you read this, the much anticipated renovation of the Lansdowne Landing, original home to the Lansdowne Farmers Market, has begun!  This Saturday we reconvene on the Highland Avenue lot directly behind Dunkin’ Donuts (or is it just “Dunkin”?), where we will hold the remaining weeks …

Mid August and the livin’ is delicious!  Sure, come November you’ll be all about turkey stuffing and gravy and such, but here in the summer sun, it’s all about instant gratification.  Peaches and plums and sweet sticky goodness that you can eat out of hand.  And watermelon!  OK, that might take a little work, getting to the goods, but once …