The Merchant of Venice and the merchants from Wilsall

Friday was our big pick day.  Laurie left instructions on approximately how much of what to bring.  So we all got to work on part of the list.  Aside from a short lunch break we worked diligently until we were finished and had everything loaded in the truck.


After work the girls got cleaned up and I started cooking dinner.  It was a cold dinner that we could bring with us to Bozeman.  Us four WWOOFers headed into town to see Shakespeare in the Park.  We made it to Bozeman with plenty of time to spare.  Which was good because it took us some time to find the park.  The only info we could find was that it was at the MSU grove.  However nothing indicated where the grove was.  It took a couple of wrong turns to find campus and then a couple more wrong turns until we found someone to ask.  By that point we were actually pretty close to where we needed to be.  We found parking and were able to make it to the show on time.   It was a great performance.

Shylock demanding Antonio's pound of flesh

We got home before midnight and went straight to bed because we had to get up early for market.  Cut to 5 am.  Woke up, fed the dogs, got our crap ready, and drove back into Bozeman.  Our first market without Laurie.  We had no problems getting there or setting up.  Once again it was quite chilly inside.  But that didn't stop the patrons.  It was an okay market.  Sales could have been better but we'll take what we can get.  Lots of people asked how we got our lettuce heads so big so early in the season; we said magic and a little hard work.  (The real answer is growing in the hoop house, under cover, AND hard work).

Merchant of Wilsall

Liz and I finally got home around two.  We had a quick lunch and then took a nap with Boo.  A couple hours later we were refreshed and ready to go.  Kelsey had begun making dinner and it was starting to fill the house with a delicious smell.  During dinner it started to rain on us some.  Just as I was finishing up the dishes lo and behold another rainbow appeared.

As we walked the dogs before bed a beautiful sunset appeared that lit the sky on fire.