Today was the last day of the year for the regular Corvallis Saturday Market. Betsey and I decided to get up and make the most of it. We needed a short list of fruits and vegetables for Thanksgiving dinner, and we could turn it into a local economy adventure.
The Market was well attended, and the winter air seemed to carry the scents of fresh produce and cooked food better than ever. We picked up celery and parsley at one vendor, four pounds of potatoes and a couple ounces of sage at the next, and found some really great small and large onions at another. We unexpectedly encountered some delicious rhubarb and strawberry jam that became a must have and bartered the price down a nickel so we could afford it.
On the way back to the car, I was struck by some white berries lining our path and had to get a picture.
After dropping the market items at the car, we both decided we still had some adventure left in us and decided to browse down town. We checked out Sigg bottle tops at Peak Sports, found an awesome floor mat at Inside Out, looked at things at Donna Bella, and then happened upon a wonderful surprise when we stepped inside Avalon Wines.
Avalon Wines has free wine tastings on Saturdays, starting at noon. It had just turned noon. So we sat and enjoyed three wonderful dessert wines (Sedouce, Sarah's Stories, and Ten Roses) from Harris Bridge and finished it with Lumos's Temperance Hill pinot. We talked at length with gentleman from Harris Bridge. If our family is good this Thanksgiving, we may take them up to Harris Bridge for some dessert wine.
With the East side of 2nd street fairly well explored, we crossed over to the West and started back.
We quickly found ourselves inside the Pegasus Gallery, admiring a number of pieces of art priced slightly outside of our means. We both found ourselves amused by a young girl who was very taken with a hat she was wearing from the gallery and whispering ever so quietly as she looked in the mirror, "So beautiful". It was a cute hat and she was pretty cute wearing it. Children can be so funny.
Just as we thought we'd explored every store we could have remote interest in, the tea pots in the window of Oregon Legacy Coffee Company pulled us in. As we stepped in and the scent of fresh roasted coffee beans hit us, we realized we needed coffee for our soon arriving company. We bought some Crater Lake blend coffee, which hopefully the whole family will enjoy.
So Saturday Market is over until next year, and in all reality, we probably won't have any adventures like today's until it starts back up. I'm glad we made the most of today, but now, I'm ready for a nap.
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