Happy Halloween

 I still remember some fun Halloween parties we had years ago.  At our fun party, my mother-in-law, the sneaky woman, walked around the house and knocked at her own front door.  Hours later, we discovered that the ghost hiding under a sheet was her!  We had no idea she was at the party.  It was good for a laugh anyway.

Happy Halloween!  And don't forget to set your clocks back an hour tonight.

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BIrds of St Marys County

A few of the various birds I have seen this year in St. Mary's County.  Although the last one was cheating a little, since it isn't exactly biologically organic.

Osprey talking

Turkey Vulture in Flight

Oprey in Flight

Bald Eagle in Flight

Great Blue Heron on the Lawn

Wind ornament from the Barns at New Market

Apple Basket Store

 We visited The Apple Basket Antiques one quiet afternoon, since I haven't been there in a long time.  I think I mostly visited around Christmas time in the past.  They had quite a variety of antiques, old cameras, a Maryland Room, a fairly large collection of beanie babies and toys, pretty vases, wines tastefully arranged in front of the window, old records, and more.  A fun place to visit for interesting additions to your home decor.  It's also a fun place to explore, since you don't know what you will find.

Hours:  

Wednesday – Saturday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM

White picket fence

Front porch

Metallic owl art

Antique Cameras

Maryland Room

Wooden Fruit

Antique Fridge

Vases

Lollipop Fabric art

Silverware

Backlit Wine bottles

Shiny tinsel and blue ornaments

St Marys County Fair 2026

 Just a few favorites from the County Fair this year.  The Strolling Piano and Parakeets were new this year.

Parakeets

Chain Saw Carver

Strolling Piano

Nosey

Southern Maryland Produce, an Open Air Farm Market

I found Southern Maryland Produce when I drove up to Waldorf for an appointment and spotted it in Charlotte Hall, MD along the way.  For some reason, I didn't find it in my farm market research.   This is the last farm market post from my project, unless I can't resist stopping by another one I happen to spot.  While I visited most of the farm markets in the Spring, this one was September 21st.  It is quite far for me, but I am sure I would visit often if I lived closer.

It is a fairly large outdoor market, with excellent stock of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and even a small refrigerated meat cabinet.  The flowers were both annuals and perenials (black eyed susans, mums and more)  The fruits were mostly from elsewhere this time of year (the strawberries were from California),  and they even had pineapples and rambutans (red spikey fruits from southeast Asian). Yes, I had to look that one up.

Southern Maryland Produce is located at:

29935 Three Notch Road, Charlotte Hall, MD

Hours Daily 8am-5pm Spring and Summer

They seem to be open year round, if the weather permits it, even though it is an open air market, so I would check the Facebook site if you plan to visit when the weather is questionable.  I even found a Facebook post in January when they were selling from a large truck when the stand was too cold.  What dedication!  They also have a website southernmdproduce.com

Cute straw horses

Yummy fruits.  I have a sweet tooth

Peaches

Strawberries

Black eyed susans, the state flower

Dahlias I think

Autumn pumpkins

Celosia 

small peppers

meat cabinet