Hillsdale Farmer’s Market

Today I stopped by the Hillsdale Farmer’s Market after getting a call from Ellen who sells flowers there each Saturday. It seems the weather had seriously interfered with people stopping to shop today. It’s a damp and chilly day with that kind of fine misty drizzle. A good day for staying indoors and watching huge amounts of college football which is the only thing on our agenda today! Anyway, Ellen called me to say she had extra flower arrangements and she wanted me to have one for free! How kind is that? So, I stopped by and she gave me another beautiful bouquet of flowers grown in one of her many gardens.

I almost forgot that I also bought two bags of Spring bulbs from Ellen too that were freshly dug from her garden. I got a bag of yellow Bearded Iris’ and a bag of orange Crocosmia. I was not familiar with the Crocosmia but Ellen showed me a photo and I am going to give them a try. Both need full sun and I have a spot with plenty of that!

Lucky for all the vendors today that the Hillsdale Brick Store has a big wrap around covered porch so they were all able to set up their tables on the porch and stay dry. The table next to Ellen’s Flowers had freshly baked pies made by Dawn Terrell from Sweet As Pie. I was able to sample her Chocolate Pie which I decided to buy and take home with me and she had a beautiful and unbelievably delicious Pecan Pie which I really wanted to buy but my husband is still not feeling well and my son doesn’t like nuts. I need a Pecan Pie sitting in my house like a need a hole in my head! But that Pecan Pie sure looked good and I will think about getting one of them next time I need a dessert for a party and there is somebody else in my house to help eat it. So I opted for the Chocolate because I knew my son would help finish it off and it is tastee! Next week she said she would have some Apple Pies available. Hmmmmm .

So if you live near me and you are interested in Contact information for either Ellen and her flowers or you need a delicious pie from Dawn at Sweet As Pie, leave me a comment and I will e-mail you their information. So now if you will excuse me, it is back to football…we are flipping back and forth between the Carolina game and the Michigan game. Go Heels! and Go Blue!

More Flowers. I know!

I picked up another beautiful arrangement from Ellen Ashley from Ellen's Flowers . I took my blue jug vase to her and exchanged it for this new arrangement in a duplicate blue jug vase. It is gorgeous. She grows all her own flowers in her many gardens. Saturday mornings you can find her gorgeous arrangements at the new mini Farmer's Market in Summerfield, NC. You can reach her at ellen_Ashley@bellsouth.net.


It is actually called the "Hillsdale Farmer's Market" and is open on Saturday mornings from 8 till noon and I love stopping by there to get my tomatoes now that my own personal garden was leveled by the deer. They have vegetables, breads, pound cakes, watermelons, and plants and Greek food like spanokopita and baklava. One week we found some nut butters that were so unusual and delicious. Fresh brown eggs and honey and last week organic red and white wines were sampled from Oregon.

Then there is the shop "Dwelling" that this all takes place in front of. It is kind of a "shabby chic" shop with lamps, things for your walls, and architectural pieces. The owner likes the idea of re-using and recyling and organic. It is such an unusual shop and it is lots of fun to browse. This is the market where I was going to sell my pickles. The owner wants to make sure that all the products sold there are grown or made from ingredients from this area, I guess with the exception of the organic wine from Oregon :) or made from organic or recyled material. This helps keep it unique and I hope it continues to grow. It is worth stopping by if you are in the area. (It's at the corner of NC 150 and Lake Brandt Road in Summerfield 336-298-4401

Flowers from the Farmers' Market

I picked up these gorgeous flowers at the mini Farmer's Market here in Summerfield. It is a beautiful arangement and I love the vase container it came it. I love any kind of colbalt blue pottery and this one is pretty. Ellen's Flowers by Ellen Ashley in Summerfield, NC did the arrangement and I got her card. Her card says "Custom Flower Arrangements Fresh from the Garden". She will even arrange her flowers in a container or vase that you bring her. I'll be back with my new blue vase next week for more. (Contact Ellen at: ellen_ashley@bellsouth.net)