Farmer's Market at Guttenberg

This doesn't do justice to this farmers' market, as it ran for several blocks and was "tent to tent" all the way, but we had fun looking at all the booths and seeing the wares. My first "booth" was this book display, and of course, I had to get something!! So, did I get something intellectual? Did I get a coffee table book of German scenery? Did I get some replicas of the Guttenberg Bible pages? No, I bought a used copy of Onkel Tom's Hutte, Noah's Arsche, and Die Ente Quak, the story of a goose's journey. Yes, I'm crazy, but you can all say that your kids read German literature, 'cause Noah's Arsche is identical to our Noah's Ark (which, of course, has no words, just illustrations!)!! And, the illustrations in the Uncle Tom's Cabin book are incredibly beautiful. I just love them. And the goose story is just cute. I just took this picture as we wandered among the tents, just to show the varied architecture in Germany, modern versus ancient.

And this little man was the real thing--lederhosen and all, the pointed hat, the long stockings, the boots, everything! It reminded me of one of our walks where we saw the contrast of the ages. Two men were taking a very brisk walk (with their ski poles, etc.), and one was dressed like this gentleman, lederhosen to the hilt, and his walking partner had on a very new pair of jeans, Keds, and a sweatshirt. They were both probably in their early 70s, and we got a real kick out of them. I wish I had had my camera with me then!

And these next pictures reminded me of the old Providence bazaars. I didn't know that anyone but the Relief Society would bag pasta and put a costume on it to sell! Some real imagination was used here!

This picture was taken to show you how much the Germans love their dogs! They are seldom without them. We've been in many a store or beauty salon or whatever, and next to the owner's desk will be either a large doggy pillow, a basket like this one, or whatever it takes to make the dog comfortable! Maybe you could consider taking Sammy and Jake to work, huh Jim and Matt?
This was my favorite part of the market. This aged, bent, little old lady was selling her eggs and greens, and she had her life written all over her. She is Germany!

And that was our tour of the farmers' market!! Wish you could have seen all the colorful tents! Maybe next time.