Our Wonderful Labor (NOT Memorial) Day

So, first thing first: we got the scooter back from the shop! We'd had it in to replace a couple of parts and to install a new CDI (for a five mile-per-hour boost in speed), and Duncan is EXTREMELY happy to have it back.

Pictured: Glee.

We also spent some time wandering around Avondale Lake, and lo and behold, this is also Turtle Lake.


Note the magnificent beard. Plus, we're in love.

And this was perhaps the most interesting part of the day: when perusing Kudzu Antiques, we happen upon a watercolor print that looks strikingly familiar, and upon further inspection it was indeed a Tim Williams original. He'd be happy to know that his work is fetching $35 on the open market!


We made some stir-fry and rice with fresh veggies from the DeKalb Farmer's market, and it was delicious.


Mom Meadows, the market also carries Tusker for $1.99 a bottle--this one's for you!


And our neatest buy today, a new (fair trade) Ten Thousand Villages teapot set from Kudzu. We had a tea time outside in this beautiful weather, and hopefully that can become a habit.


Incidentally, everyone on our Christmas lists this year will be receiving gifts from fair trade/humanitarian vendors like...

-Ten Thousand Villages (http://www.tenthousandvillages.com)

-Land of 1000 Hills (http://www.landof1000hills.com)

-TOMS Shoes (http://www.tomsshoes.com/content.asp?tid=271)

-Trade as One (http://tradeasone.com)

-Not For Sale (http://www.notforsalecampaign.org)

-Global Exchange (http://www.globalexchange.org)

Feel free to take a look and tell us what you like, though we already have some things picked out. And if you can think of any other similar shops that we can look at, let us know!


Finally, we have the Moki. Enjoy.