Today we went to market and we bought a bag of baby plum tomatoes....
.....a huge bunch of fresh green coriander (a treat for the piggies, it's their absolute favourite thing to nibble).....
.....six incredibly juicy, sweet nectarines....
....and a punnet of sun ripened English strawberries.
It's been a while since I went to market but today I needed carrots for the dinner I had planned so off we went. I did buy carrots, but it was the juicy sweet fruits that really made me drool. Oh those nectarines! I couldn't resist them (six for £1) and we tucked into them as soon as we got home. They were utterly, drippingly delicious, tasting totally of summer time. The strawberries too, so sweet and juicy (we ate the whole lot after dinner).
I always feel really happy when I've been to the market and come home with a collection of brown paper bags full of fresh produce, it's one of the many, many reasons I love this little town I call home. Market towns are ace!
Which reminds me......it must be nearly dAhLiA time, yippppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
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Lucy, I just saw the most darling crocheted caravan. You really must go see it on Greedy For Colour: My Vintage, Crochet Caravan. It is so you! I thought of you immediately. It's the cutest thing and there is so much itty bitty crochet work that went into making it. Enjoy!
Posted by: Lynn Dee Butler | September 22, 2014 at 07:06 AM
It all looks really yummy and fresh!!!!Can't beat that!!! Have a happy weekend!!!!
Love
AMarie xxx
Posted by: Anna-Marie Field | August 15, 2014 at 03:37 PM
Have you got guinea pigs? did I miss something?
Posted by: Claire | August 15, 2014 at 12:46 PM
lovely fresh fruit and veggies ... you can't beat them Xx Joy Xx
Posted by: Joy | August 14, 2014 at 06:10 PM
Indeed it is dahlia time! They're blooming in my garden and I love them.
Posted by: Gillian | August 14, 2014 at 04:14 PM
Meanwhile here in New Zealand where I live it was icy cold, hailing, snow up in the hills... A day to be glad I worked in an office job. With central heating.
Posted by: Sue Rostron | August 14, 2014 at 10:32 AM
Juicy nectarines and peaches are delish, and so often come from the supermarket hard like bullets. Glad you enjoyed them!
Posted by: AngelJem | August 14, 2014 at 10:09 AM
We don't have a market here but we have a lovely selection of local shops. I am off to get bread and fruit this morning in fact - when I can wrench myself away from blogs!! Jo x
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Posted by: Jo | August 14, 2014 at 09:49 AM
Yes this is a great time of year for produce. We popped into our local farm shop to pick up some sweetcorn yesterday and just the anticipation of biting into those lovely yellow squares of delight all drenched in butter is killing me .....roll on lunch time!
Posted by: Rae | August 14, 2014 at 09:42 AM
Thanks for the little taste of Summer, it's been a long, cold, wet winter here in Melbourne (Oz). Spring is less than 3 weeks away, but I doubt it will warm up here anytime soon.
Posted by: Jan Quigley | August 14, 2014 at 09:08 AM
It's amazing how the freshness of summer makes us all smile. I'm so glad you got the carrots you wanted and a little more happies. Makes it for a better day :)
Posted by: Taciana Simmons | August 14, 2014 at 06:58 AM
Looks so yummy! I haven't been to the market for some weeks because of our trip to Canada but iam looking forward to go on saturday! 😊
Take care Anne
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Posted by: Anne | August 14, 2014 at 05:40 AM
So jealous! I saw nectarines here in northern Japan for the first time this year, and joyfully went to put some in my basket. Until I saw that they were £1.50 EACH. Nearly cried as I put them back. Might have to buy one anyway, just to say I had one this year.
Posted by: Vicky | August 14, 2014 at 02:21 AM
Gorgeous photos! We have the guinea pigs from school staying with us for a few weeks over the summer holidays - they are sooo adorable! They like parsley I but hadn't thought of trying anything stronger. They are incredibly greedy though - piggies by name and piggies by nature :)
Posted by: One-oh-four | August 13, 2014 at 10:53 PM
Lots of yummy treats
Clare x
Posted by: Clare | August 13, 2014 at 10:51 PM
I love your colander! Where is it from?
Posted by: Pauline | August 13, 2014 at 10:34 PM
Mmmmm I can smell all these tasty treats from here! That fruit looks amazing!
Posted by: Katie | August 13, 2014 at 10:34 PM
Hurrah for dahlias - they're one of my favourite flowers. Hopefully our market (I live in the smallest market town in England) will still have the flower stall once I get a chance to visit in September (there was some argy-bargy, small-town political stuff that went on between the person who runs the market and the person who has the flower stall).
Posted by: Christine65 | August 13, 2014 at 10:17 PM
Coriander for piggies, that's a new tip, I shall try it on ours, I like to give her nice treats, especially now that she's on her own. I love the fruit at this time of year as well, it's perfect isn't it. CJ xx
Posted by: CJ | August 13, 2014 at 09:42 PM
Nothing beats fresh! Here it's peaches at the moment, yum. My dad has some of the loveliest dark pink dahlias blooming at the moment six plus feet tall. I may have to sneak a few home the next time I'm there.lol Have a great day Lucy!
Posted by: Angela-Southern USA | August 13, 2014 at 09:11 PM
There's something about brown paper bags full of fruit - scrumptious and sort of homely. It's dahlia time in our garden - I've had a lovely red one in bloom for a couple of weeks. Won't be long - what colour are you going to choose first????
Posted by: Adaliza | August 13, 2014 at 09:10 PM
Those nectarines look absolutely gorgeous. Enjoy. :-)
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