On Sunday we went to yet another Farmers Market in the nearby town of Pallisade, which has dozens of wineries. Prices were relatively high so I just bought some organic salad greens. I talked for quite a while to a very nice lady who was selling her handmade jewellery that I had seen at the other Farmers Markets in the area. She said she went to shows spring through fall as well as working full time at another job and raising a teenager. Once he was done high school she planned to sell her house, give half of the money to her son for his college education and use her half to buy an RV and go on the road selling her jewellery full time. I told her about our RV trips and about me doing art shows for about 18 years while working full time and now doing art and travelling full time. We had a really nice chat.
We picked up groceries at a City Market store near our campground. What a fabulous grocery store chain. They have a huge fresh produce section, an in store bakery and deli, a good fresh meat counter and offer an amazing selection of ready to eat entrees the like of which I have not seen at home, even at Costco. We got one of their free membership cards to qualify for all the special price deals, typically saving 20% on our groceries.
After stashing the groceries and having lunch in the RV, John wanted to check out another car show nearby. Since it was in the vicinity, I had him drop me off at the Ross store for an hour while he looked at cars. I found another fabulous blue cocktail dress, fully lined, originally priced at $130 and I paid only 5.99. Made my day!
The botanical garden in Grand Junction has free admission on the first Sunday of each month so we decided to check it out on our way back to the campground. Good job it was free because it was very small and a little sad looking. They had a butterfly conservatory with lots of cocoons but only one butterfly that we could see. An indoor greenhouse offered a few tropical flowers and orchids, and there was a small outdoor display of desert plants and a water lily pond. At least I got a few good photos for painting ideas.
The next day we said good-bye to Grand Junction and headed for the mountains of Colorado.
July 21st, 2009 at 12:54 pm I love your pictures! Um and still no picture of you in a dress LOL.