Saturday Morning Adventurehood of the Traveling Basket - A Fall Arrangement

I love this basket,

 ...we've been together for a long time!

Very versatile, it's perfect to fill with seasonals!

Saturday morning, we went for a little ride in my old Surburban

 to the local Farmers Market.

Following a lead from earlier in the week,

I set out in search of a small pumpkin and some gourds.

The basket stayed stashed in the car, just along for the ride so I
could make sure I got enough pieces to put together an arrangement in it.

Mr. Fipps, below, of Higher Ground Gardens,

...just the man I was looking for,

 had a good selection of small pumpkins and gourds to choose from!

But...

Before I share what I bought from him,

and the arrangement I put together,

I'll give you a quick tour of the Farmer's Market....

Not only is there a wide variety of fresh locally grown produce offered,

{a majority organic},

but also vendors selling local honey, jams, jellies, crafts,

and homecrafted beeswax soaps. 

I bought a lemon scented kitchen soap

and a bar of the honey oatmeal.

After a recent bout with poison ivy, oatmeal has been a great friend,

but the bar I got from this vendor sure smells much nicer than the drug store brands!

...and they were packaged in the cutest little bag!

Another vendor specialized in home baked wheat bread.

Couldn't leave without a loaf!

Most every Tuesday,

a friend and I meet for lunch at Byrdville Farms Restaurant downtown.

On Saturdays, the two sisters, owners of the restaurant, set up at the market.

I have a weekly standing order at Byrdville Farms Restaurant,

a pimento cheese and bacon sandwich toasted on wheat, and a side salad.

{I'm a creature of habit, what can I say.}

After raving about the pimento cheese for so long to my husband,

I bought home a package to share with him.

When I got home, I carved the wheat loaf...

...and toasted a sandwich for lunch. 

Oh my, it was such a treat!

While I was working on my sandwich,

the pumpkins and gourds I purchased were soaking in clorox water,

hopefully to prevent rot.

Once dried, I filled the basket...

I may have been a tad hasty :),

but I've vowed to hold off on the rest of my fall decorating until after September 1st!

How about you?  ...have you begun?

~Rhonda

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