For about 18 hours last night and this morning, Elegant was an only child. While Graceful was off at a sleepover, Elegant was here in Jenworld, getting her parents’ undivided attention. Whereas Graceful gets bored and lonely without her sister, Elegant does not. Don’t be mistaken, El loves Graceful and is happy when she returns, but Miss E is a wise child and knows to take advantage of being the only child on the premises.
Last night was no different. I suggested that we pick up Elegant’s favorite dinner — an idea that she thought was most excellent. She had an early shower, then chose the DVD she wanted to watch. There was no negotiating back and forth with anyone; Elegant just pulled the DVD out and that was that. She also got TWO treats last night after dinner instead of one. Really, does life get any better than this?
This morning, Elegant and I decided to go to the farmer’s market. We put on sunblock and hats and left for our adventure.
This time of year, the fresh produce is less abundant. Asparagus is done and strawberries are on the wane. Tomatoes, berries, peppers, and so many other summer foods are not yet in season. Flowers, however, are readily available:
We ended up getting marigolds to companion plant with our tomatoes and basil.
And, even though Elegant cannot eat fresh strawberries, she helped me choose some for the rest of us:
Besides produce and plants, there are so many other things to buy at the market. We picked up a fresh apple pie, sampled some goat cheese, and even admired some purses:
The main draw for Elegant was visiting the donut booth, which we did:
BOTH of those donuts are for her, not me.
We also discovered a booth with the most adorable jewelry. Charms and jewelry sculpted out of clay to look like real food. Elegant was entranced, as you can imagine. (They have an Etsy shop, BTW.) I bought El these for now and also quietly picked up this for her birthday. I can’t even tell you how cute everything was.
By this time, we were getting hot and my basket was getting heavy:
You can’t see it, but there’s a pie box underneath everything.
Elegant needed some lemonade to revive her flagging energy:
And then we got in the car and left. All in all, it was a lovely hour and I enjoyed having that time with my girl.
Laura and Elegant would have fun together — especially over doughnuts. And I have that same shopping basket gizmo thingie. See, we match too.
Lucky kid!
She’s a cutie!
What a great time! I love guilt-free solo time with each of my kids, too.
Flowers, strawberries, donuts, pie, time alone with mom-perfect day.
Nice – it’s good to spend time with them one on one but it can be hard to arrange once they are at school.
Love the jewellery – they need s’mores earrings though!
Oh FUN! I kinda used to hate it when my parents would drag me to farmers’ markets and flea markets (I wanted to be reading instead!), but now, I can’t get enough of them and beg my parents to take me when I’m home in Dallas!
How fun! I bet she remembers that special day for a long long time.
Sounds and looks like you guys had a wonderful day!
WB and I just squeeze stuff in now that he’s “18″ and so busy. I’m dragging his butt to the Farmer’s Market next weekend!