tuesdays with zara

With Jamie working from home, Zara benefits big time. She gets two parents to take care of her while Sofia is at school. On Tuesdays, it's farmers market day. We go to our favorite crepes booth at the market and pick up some fresh fruits and veggies, some fresh-baked bagels or fresh-roasted coffee. Are you sensing a theme going on here?

But today, Zara had even more adventures for her. After the usual walk to and from Sofia's bus stop in the morning, Zara spent some time in the sunshine while I hacked away at our overgrown bamboo bush in the front yard. I also trimmed our planter boxes of bamboo down to the base. We plan on digging it all up in the future and planting some other less-invasive plant.

While I did a little more gardening, Zara and Jamie went to Frye's to pick up some computer cables. Although she fell asleep on the way home, we headed out again while she continued to nap in her carseat.

It was an unusually sunny and warm September day. The shady seats at the farmers market were hard to come by.

Duck confit crepes. Chicken pesto crepe. Strawberries and cream crepe. Mojito iced tea and lemonade. Chicken mole tamale. One fresh peach. To take home: bagels, raspberries, coffee beans and three mum plants for the bare patch in our front flower bed.

beautiful mums in autumnal hues

And we didn't stop there. Zara wanted to go to a playground so we stopped at our favorite park to play and check out the ducks.

at the playground

And one more stop before heading home: a quick trip to the grocery store to pick up cream cheese for breakfast tomorrow (bagels!) and a few other items (like little pound cakes for the raspberries).

blurry photo but I love the wisps of hair

fresh air

A new layout for a challenge at The Daily Digi. She gave us a template and challenged us to scrap about something "new and fresh."

journaling:
After a long and cold winter full of snow, hail and many rainy days and nights, we were itching for a sunny day to come along. Come March, Any peek of sun would be a pleasant surprise, inviting us to venture outside. On this relatively warm march day (about 50 degrees), Sofi and I headed to Robinswood Park. A new set of playground structures had been erected since we had last visited so Sofi had lots to explore. it was so good to be back in the....FRESH AIR.

template: the daily digi freebie template #3
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photo actions (sunshine, boost, slightly sharpen): pioneer woman