This paper was complete while I was on lunch at work today, I didn't have my blog address, I also did not have time between work and the Blue October concert tonight to submit it before midnight but I am submitting it now and it is only 26 minutes late so please consider giving me a regular grade. The Farmer's Market Standing kitty corner, past the cars waiting for me to cross I could see many people congested between white topped tent covers, I could hear faint blue-grass type styled music coming from what sounded like a live band. I often times leave the Farmers Market with nothing but a smile, I love going there to see what there is too see, there are always interesting people as well, it can be different every time. When I first entered the “market” I had to make a very serious decision, what do I look at first? There was someone selling every thing you could think of. Jewelry, cheese, paintings, books, hats, homemade salsas etc. Some people come to the farmer's market just for fresh vegetables and fruits, you really can not go wrong with home grown. You can find the darkest red cherries, they are so juicy and potent they will stain your fingers when you take a bite. There is a man in overalls, he has that typical farmer look to him, long gray beard and accent that would make you think Toole is in a different state. Lets call him John. John was the master of home made salsas. There were people swarmed around his area which was set up with samples, he had everything you could think of from Mild to JalapeƱo to Tamatillo Avocado, about 10 different kinds lined up in a row. “Very few people taste them, and walk away without buying them,” said Farmer John with a proud smile on his face. For a large portion of the female species there is an interest to jewelry that they were born with. At the Farmer's Market you can find home made jewelry, this can be very inviting because often times that means it will be one of a kind. You can find very 'interesting' jewelry, jewelry I am sure that only very 'interesting' people would wear. Big and gold, Gaudy as hell, there was very large charms to go on necklaces, with hands, dragons, and bleeding hearts even all in one. The lady at this particular jewelry stand had long dark hair and dark eyes bold-ed all the way around with thick purple eyeliner. She was wearing multiple rings on each finger. She had what looked like ten different gold chains on her neck with one large charm. The charm looked like a tree branch growing out of her neck, it had a hand coming out of the end of it holding what I suppose was supposed to be a crystal ball. Do not be alarmed though if this sounds to extravagant for you rest assured you could walk around for five more minutes and find some, what most would call, normal jewelry. Dainty and cute, accompanied by stylish feathered headbands and scarfs that can be used for skirts. The Farmers market is filled with so much of a variety that there is sure to be something of interest for ever person attending, whether it is pictures, books, or just to enjoy the live music. One of the things that makes it such a welcoming environment is that more people will bring their dogs then they will bring their kids. Greeted by people in blue shirts that reads “Best Friends Animal Adpotion,” prepared to be sucked into instant mushy puppy breath love land- with puppies and even full grown dogs socializing with little aprons on their back that read “adopt me” they’ll make you think about what it would be like to have them in your family. Sure to catch your eye because he is most likely bigger then you, a gold colored mastiff mix with slobber coming out of both sides of his mouth, his eyes were drooping downward but he still looks like he he smiling, how could you not fall in love. Overwhelmed by colors you can get any piece of fabric in tye dye, with too many colors too pick a favorite. There is a beautiful Bob Marley blanket hanging up, it was dyed with green, yellow, and red and it had gold flake like looking paint around the edges with sort of sparkly black fabric behind it. It was very eye catching, there were 3 other people looking at it at the same time as me. You might noticed how stoned Bob looks, his eyes are rather red. The entire place is filled with entrepreneurs with all different talents in making, and growing; all around creating. Very good vibes coming from everyone, a social environment where people just want to share what they can offer and you can really feel that. It is hard to concentrate on one thing in this environment because there is just that much you want to see and experience. Walking away I you still hear and feel the very social and worry free vibe of the Farmer's Market. Most people you mention the Farmers Market to will tell you that they go every Saturday of the season, even if it is just to see "what's going to be at the Farmer's Market today?" |
Friday, October 1, 2010
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Riley,
ReplyDeleteI think your description of the Farmers Market is very charming. You have an engaging style of writing that I quite enjoy, especially since you don't go overboard with it and it's still appropriate for an academic essay.
For your second draft, I'd like to give you a bit of advice from Tim Gunn "Use an editing eye." Trim down your paragraphs a bit. You don't have to lose a lot, but some details may be redundant, or you can combine them with other sentences. Just take a hard look at each sentence and try to measure what they add to the overall whole.
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