Comments on: Saturday morning shopping and the state of our personal economy

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:44:03 +0000

Oh yeah – I’ll play! Does my shopping have to be limited to food?

By: raehan

raehan — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:27:31 +0000

And I just sent photos, babe. Check your mail. It won’t cost you a cent.

By: raehan

raehan — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:25:52 +0000

When I go to the farmers market two tomatoes cost me at $15. Well, not really, but close. And then there’s the kettle corn and the lattes and the baked goodies, and the pony rides, and…

Which is why I don’t go to the farmer’s market anymore.

But I love your idea. Maybe I’ll try it out at a thrift store or a garage sale.

And possibly give the market another try.

By: oldhorsetailsnake

oldhorsetailsnake — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:28:13 +0000

Are fried green tomatoes really that good? I read the book, and it was very fine. Lacked taste, though.

By: Big_Dave_T

Big_Dave_T — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:05:31 +0000

My $20 worth wouldn’t be interesting. I would regress to my bachelor days and buy Banquet chicken pies, unlean (non-lean?) hamburger, potatoes, hot dogs and splurge on a big bag of Lays potato chips. That may not be healthy, but it is thrifty and would feed me for a month.

AND btw, there’s nothing green in the above either. To me, that’s a good thing.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:20:22 +0000

Beautiful vegetables and I would love to visit my local farmer’s market–except that as well as hating shopping, I also dislike crowds and parking issues. We are trying to grow peas and tomatoes in our home garden, but the weather hasn’t been very cooperative.

By: bonnie

bonnie — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:49:59 +0000

There is a Krispy Kreme-sized hole in the logic that we must wring our hands over the state of the economy. And, an Awrey’s-sized hole in the logic that we are somehow more evolved when we rant and obsess about being GREEN. (Go SPARTANS!)

Krispy Kremes, like your Molasses cookies, are presumably better than s_x, so I refuse to try them. We get our doughnut grease from our hometown grange, thank the lard!

Yoga brings gratitude and contentment. We should be overwhelmed with gratitude over our blessings rather than grieved by our perceived shortages, in my smug opinion.

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:45:05 +0000

Vicki,
I love your blog. I tried to email you but it would not go through. Anyway, a quick Thank you for the photos of the way you designed your entryway with plants. Have a wonderful time. Safe journey!

By: cursingmama

cursingmama — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:40:16 +0000

I would love to play along, but can’t commit to playing every weekend. Living in the far flung suburbs means a 28 mile round trip drive & in this economy that doesn’t always make sense….sigh….

By: michelle de seattle

michelle de seattle — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:02:24 +0000

I helped my friend Karin with her two kids for six hours so she bought me an iced latte, a rosemary plant and a lavender plant. QOTD: Mommy is buying pizza so she can feed the masses.