Market Day

Saturday is Market Day, also known as "cow shirt" day. Pyper and I started working at the Saturday Downtown Market on this season's opening day back in May.  I didn't think she'd be able to handle being at the market from 8am to 1pm, but after taking her to the first one, I was pleasantly surprised, as well as many others around me, by her ability to entertain herself for the five hours.  So now, she gets to go the market every Saturday.  

Here at the Swamp Rabbit Cafe & Grocery booth with Uger, one of many great coworkers.  

Saturdays have also been designated as "treat" days, mainly because it's completely unavoidable when you are selling baked goods. You can't really expect a two year old to understand that they can't have what everyone else can have. It probably doesn't help that Mary, one of the owners, says she can eat whatever she wants.  Anything to see a kid happy and well fed.  She always starts with a gluten free/vegan donut, then a chocolate chip scone, usually ending on some samples of stecca, our version of a baguette.  Donut day is always a good day.

Pyper is known as the "Market Manager" to most.  She's also our marketing strategy.  Who can resist that face or donut?  Put them together and you have people lining up for the goods. 

Pyper listening/dancing to the market bands, making a bracelet with Miss Deb, and showing you how to "be cool" at the market.

Flashback two years ago, old school for Pyper.  

Not long after working a couple of Saturdays we added Sushi lunches to the day.  It was really by chance.  We were walking around, she saw some folks eating sushi and declared that be our next move.  Since there is only one sushi joint opened for lunch on Saturday, we didn't have much choice in the matter.  But as the staff has gotten to know Pyper and her taste for the good stuff, the outings have only gotten better and better.  Let's just say that I don't even have to order her share of sushi favorites or dessert, they just come to the table free of charge.  It's pretty awesome that way.  

Pyper enjoying her salmon roe and other goodies

Andy getting in on some sushi and mochi ice cream action on a day off.  Here they are with our favorite sushi chef, Miss Julia. If the last three photos of mochi ice cream had a caption I think it would go something like this, "hmmm, a variety, which one shall I pick, ahhh, it doesn't matter, DIVE!"

Home again, home again....to take a nap.