Dumpling Frenzy and Second Market

One thing I’ve found about doing the market is that complacency will kill you. After one market, it’s easy to sit back and feel good about yourself that you pulled it off, but before you know it, one week has passed, and it’s time to do the dance all over again.

With this in mind, we really worked diligently this past weekend to get the dumplings made and finished, though it wasn’t easy. It took longer than we anticipated, and there were several points where we could have easily taken a break and put it off until later in the week, when yours truly would have been riding solo. This way, we bit the bullet and finished, and were able to have the week free to do other things, like chop wood and mow the lawn. Oh yeah, there’s also a barn that needs building.

We are going to have figure out a new plan on being more prepared, however. When you wait until the last minute to make the fillings, it really sets you back. The more you’re ready when the zero hour arrives, the better your life will be. Wow, are dumplings an allegory for life? Who would have thought?

The second market is upon us, and just FYI, the weather is slated to be brutally hot and ugly. Last year, we had beautiful weather all week leading up to the market, and then, almost without fail, on market day, there would be record high temperatures with high humidity. Oh well, sometimes you can’t get enough of a good thing.

Until the next time, thanks for reading.