for a change of pace, i will be located near the bottom of the hill at the city market tomorrow, 3rd tent from the end. it’s the most used entrance and pretty flat, so i’m not too worried about it. hopefully old friends will be able to find me and i’ll make some new ones. [...]

a month or so ago, once i had gotten into the swing of things for jam season 2009, i realized the fundamental truth of jam, the basic self-evident conceptual unit of it all. i think i had discovered it last season but forgotten over the cold winter months, and anyone who produces enough jam, perhaps [...]

Lisa’s writing is very visual and matter-of-fact, which lends emphasis to the beauty and simplicity of the subject matter: http://alocalnotion.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/sayonara-strawberries/ here’s a free sample:

“The date was May 5 2009, and despite days and days and days of cloud cover interspersed with rain, strawberry season had come to Central Virginia.  A few days before, a friend [...]