A little light shopping...

My first time at the Ridgewood street fair.  I love the energy that is created as vendors share their passions and personal creations with people browsing through all the goodies on display.  And kettle corn - yummy, slightly sweet, warm popcorn eaten in the open air: heaven. It was a lovely day and people were out in droves looking for that special something or just looking for an excuse to get out and about.  I used to go to these fairs all the time and I really couldn't remember why I had stopped until I heard it and then it was all clear.  Let me just say that I had no idea there were so many, many different ways to say, 'Mom, I want to buy this.'  You would be amazed at how many ways there are to say no.  He did get a dog figurine, some mango ice, and a lemonade. I got pomegranate balsamic vinegar, half his mango ice, some yummy swirly buns  and some images that I loved.  All things considered, a very good day.    

There were so many booths and everything was fun to look at but I only created images of the things that I thought were unique and caught my eye in new and different ways.  As I was taking the photos I realized that you needed to know who was responsible for each of my finds as well as being able to see what I saw.  To that end, the images look a little different today and there are links to each of the vendors along with their products.  I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.  September 18th

The Fair and Green Store had the cutest wooden children's toys.  It always feels good to know that you are helping the planet and the people on it when you make your purchases.

The Happy Dance, LLC had these truly whimsical items and, of course, I focused on the butterflies.  Oh, if you are looking for a gift for me, I WANT THAT HAT!  Uummmm... forgive me for yelling a little, I just love that hat.  You know I mean the one with the pink butterfly and roses...  Just checking.  lol

Their website is swirlybuns.com, that alone would make me smile but their buns are so yummy!  We tried chocolate raspberry, you should too.  Philip kept going back and asking if they were going to sample any other flavors.  What a smart kid!  We bought a few to try at home.  Such a sweet treat! 

What do you think these beautiful pins are made of?  Did you guess paper?  Me either!  Lo Max Artistic Creations had many other things as well but these were stunning.  They had so many designs and each was more lovely than the last.  You know I was going to take these photos.  

There were lots of booths with people showing off their sewing skills but I just loved the patterns these ladies had put together and who could resist a booth run by Two Sweet Mamas?  Not me.

Gourmet vinegar and oils, I had to stop and see.  I sampled pomegranate, raspberry and black currant balsamic vinegars and this amazing lemon oil and then I had to stop tasting.  It was all too good.  Now I am on their mailing list.  I will have to show some restraint, hold me back!  Plus, when I was taking photos the lovely people, tempting my taste buds with all those Gourmet Blends, posed for me!  I rarely put people's images here but I had to this time.  The whole thing reminded me so much of my time in Sonoma CA.  So much fun!  

Herbs from Country Herb, nothing special right?  Wrong.  They have these wonderful blends that you can mix with oil, or cream cheese, or sour cream and create yummy spreads and dips and dressings.  We had to get the pizza flavor then, per Philip, we had to get the blueberry and the garlic and onion flavors.  They had so many other varieties but he said those were his top three.  He has good taste.  So do those little herb packets.  Garlic and onion chicken tomorrow night!