Rainy Day Lunch

We had scores of thunder yesterday with some rain, and on-and-off rain today. Cloudy and cool and decidedly October. At last!

I made tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich, a classic combination, for lunch. And yes, I like my grilled cheese cut into quarters.

Windrose Market

We went to our favorite market yesterday to get fresh organic fruits and veggies. It was the first time I've been there since Windrose Market has open for business. In the picture above, the foreground is Windrose and the background, that is light and purplish is Nature's Touch, an organic food market and nursery. 

I've always wanted to visit the actual farm when it was just over the river and through the woods from where we used to live, but never did. So I'm glad they decided it was time to come to town. 

They took over a corner of Nature's Touch Market,

 and sell some unusual varieties of heirloom apples and potatoes.

And baby greens. 

Autumn Artichokes

There are a bunch of migratory birds that love these seed artichokes. I'm sure it looks like I'm lazy or messy to those from afar, but the birds think I'm the bee's knees.