Moving Day

We returned from vacation Monday to find that something had been feasting on the flowers and herbs planted on our deck. My Italian parsley plant was reduced to bare stalks, and various flowers were deadheaded. Seems it didn’t like the rosemary or basil, though, so they were spared.

We put out our havahart trap, baited it with apple halves and waited. About 10 AM this morning the bait was taken and we had our culprit... a fat and sassy groundhog!

Poor thing was not happy with the trap and even less happy when we went to say hello. It didn’t squeak or growl, but gave us lots of teeth chattering.

He/she went for a long ride in the back of the truck to a new home in a remote park area.

Dave reports once the trap door was opened that groundhog took off like a shot and never looked back. It seems that groundhogs can really run fast when motivated!

Yesterday at the West Chester Growers Market

 It started out as a soggy, chilly morning and the weather just got more miserable as the day went on. More than once while we were setting up Dave and I turned to each other and said, “Remind me again why we’re here instead of snug and warm at home?”  Of course, we knew. We came for you, our wonderful, loyal customers.

So, thanks to our customers: the ones who told us they came to the market yesterday just to see us. The ones who said they were glad we were there because they just finished their last bar of our soap, or were down to their last bar of their favorite scent. The ones who needed a little gift, needed some lotion, wanted some more whipped monoi. The ones who stopped in just to say hi and chat a bit and the ones who smiled and waved as they hurried by. Each of you put a smile on faces and warmed our hearts. 

Hooray for you, our customers! You make dealing with rain, snow, wind, cold, heat, humidity, early mornings, heavy tents, and the never-ending packing & unpacking worth it for us. We honestly appreciate you!