Ali and I tied labels on jars and picked and washed some cabbages, peppers, and onions from our gardens. Alistair was very proud to be Mama's best helper and by 8am, I thought...hmmm...he might actually make it to the Market (from 1-5pm). By 10:30am, Ali was on the decline and I could see that a nap was on the horizon so we headed off to the market spot for an early drop off. After lunch and a nap, Ali was ready for round 2, so we headed back to the Market. He lasted politely for half an hour (under bribe of ice cream). For some reason Ali did not consider a reward zucchini a sufficient motivator for good behaviour. Shocking - maybe if there had been cherry tomatoes?
The rest of our afternoon was spent on a self-guided walking tour of Carp. We walked ourselves from Eldon's Market, past Eldon's Pantry, and Ridge Rock Brewing Co. We found ice cream at Carp Custom Creamery, past by Alice's Village Café, and wandered through the Carp Fairgrounds to the playground. We found some dancing horses along the way and walked past a pretty church with the little library out front, no kids books though. We ended up back at the Market at precisely 5pm - just in time for Alistair to sell one of his cabbages to a very nice lady who shook his hand and thanked him for growing her supper. He was pretty proud of himself.
We never have the opportunity to slow down and play tourists in our own town so this afternoon was a gem.
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