Showing posts with label farmers market. Show all posts
Showing posts with label farmers market. Show all posts

Monday, April 11, 2016

Weekly Header Challenge -- Spanish Design

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Theme ~ Spanish Design



This week's theme was chosen at random--which we do every six weeks or so.  The only--and I mean only--thing I could come up with for the theme was paella.  It's Spanish.  There you go.  On my header image, I even signed my name Cristina, in the Spanish fashion.  I could've written this post in Spanish, too, but I don't think that would help.

We had paella for the first time at our local farmers market; they hold a festival as part of the market and tons of one-time vendors participate.  Fernando and I went with Thomas, our youngest.  The paella was really good, and the three of us split it.

Here's the full, uncropped image I used for my header.


The only reason I used the above image, and not this one below, is because of the horizontal orientation.  And again, there you go!

Spanish paella.

Yep, that's it!  See you all next week!!


Treasuring life's moments,
Christine

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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Weekly Header Challenge -- Summer is Here!

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Theme ~ Summer is Here!

Chosen by me.


June 22 marked the first day of summer, so we know, calendar-wise, that summer is here!  Here are all the ways I love that summer is finally here...

My header image, uncropped:  Diving right in to summer!


Summer is here in all these ways:

Water sports on  Lake Bonaparte...



Ball games...


Fireworks...



Summer flowers...


And harvests from the garden...


Canning adventures...


And food on the grill...


Farmers market...


And festivals for fun...


And finally, sunsets on the lake.


Summer is here!!


Treasuring life's moments,
Christine

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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Weekly Header Challenge - Carnival

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Theme ~ Carnival

Chosen by Lew.


I do not have any pictures from a carnival.  I haven't been to a carnival in years and years.  :/

So, this will have to suffice.  Last week, our city's weekly farmers market became a festival!  The usual farmers market expanded to include all sorts of booths, many representing local restaurants, and it became, officially:

Taste of Bolingbrook

Yes, it wants to be Taste of Chicago--that famous food festival drawing tens of thousands.  But this isn't too shabby, drawing upwards of 30,000 people.  Or at least that's what I heard the estimates to be.  For the weekly farmers market, they normally close off two blocks in this open-air Promenade; for this special festival, they made the top and bottom of the letter "I" with the extra booths.

Here is the full image of my header, which pretty much sums it up at either end of the street:


No rides, no hoopla, just a fun time with Fernando and our youngest, Thomas.  Enjoy the pics!


Famous Daves' free food!

I spotted my neighbor at the cupcake stand!


I had to take several pic's at this booth -- Cali Girl Cupcakes.  (The brownie was incredible.)



My favorite produce booth.


More food.


Mongo and I!!  (He's from BD's Mongolian BBQ, a great restaurant.)





Although it's not a carnival, we had just as much fun!  And we went home with some fresh produce and a few treats as a splurge.


Treasuring life's moments,
Christine

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