Puyallup Farmer's Market

Peonies are abundant right now, so beautiful!

Market Banners & Fish Sculptures at one end of the Puyallup Market

The farmer's markets are back around here & yesterday we spent a lovely day at the Puyallup Farmer's Market, the first one I've been to this year & one of the biggest in the area...

Street Musician

Filled with music: A local farmer, selling flowers & regaling us with this interesting, traditional musical instrument an erhu. There are two strings, the bow actually rests between & behind the strings...

The ever elusive sasquatch...

Pretty jewelry & the stuff to make your own (love those aquamarine crystals)...

Fun handmade goods: Trios of wood cut woodpeckers...

Funny Aprons: I'm not an apron person, but maybe an "Ape-Ron..." Who couldn't use more sock monkeys in their life?

Local Baked Goods: Yum!

Local Produce: It is a farmer's market, after all & what's fresher than locally grown produce?

Fuschias: A Northwest Garden Staple

Plants (& flying creatures)...

Beautiful bouquets & the components for making your own

Even the lovely plants in the park: Rhododendrons, another Northwest gardening staple

Are the Farmer's Markets popping up in your area? What kind of local goodness are you seeing there?

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Meeker Days

If you happen to be in the area, come visit us at Meeker Days in Puyallup, WA this  weekend. I will be there, among the ladies of the Tacoma Arts & Crafts Group, with the many goodies we have made. Come check our group & our shops & take in the sights, sounds, events & delicious scents wafting through the air.

Here's a little peek at what we will have at our booth, in case you are unable to make it (or even if you do):

Our booth, don't you love the logo?

A little "Magical Zen Garden" dinosaur included :)

Wild & fun, upcycled goodies, by Orange Door Cottage

My corner, samsstuff. I'm loving the skinny scarves I've been doing lately with recycled silk saris & silk chiffon

I hope you can stop by! SAM

Bike Swap in Tacoma...

My day at the Bike swap meet in Tacoma:

Sidewalk graffiti...

An assortment of wheels

Cool old Bike with great mid century details

Old Schwinn logo

Assortment of tires (dig the flames :)

More great old bikes

Bike seats & other bike parts for sale

New helmets for sale ($7, including fitting!)

Something for the kids, a little course on bike safety

An ad for an unusual summer job & entrepreneurial opportunity for cyclists...

Beautiful new bikes

A 'bike psychiatrist' ;)

Buses are for bikes, too...

Lunch at the Hub, where else would you go, after a Bike Swap in Tacoma?

Any special events going on where you are? Why not spend the weekend exploring your city?

*All photos by Shelley McElhiney, all rights reserved.