And so it begins...

Music is playing, conversations are occurring and you begin to see a sense of community pride. This is when I smile and think...yes, all the late nights and early mornings are worth it.  The market has opened and it is a beautiful day to visit Windsor.

I'm so excited...

You are in for a treat this year!  Doris from Avon Emporium has agreed to provide food service for the market.  Every once in a while I am able to find my way to Summerville to savour a culinary experience the likes of which...I can’t even begin to describe.  I’m originally from Digby so...I have been overexposed to seafood dishes; seen one seafood chowder, seen them all.   However; Doris has a seafood chowder...the likes of which...I just go in raptures thinking about... and guess what...she will be serving this dish at the market!  If you don’t plan to go anywhere else, you need to plan to stop by the market to try this chowder.  Believe me, once you have, you will be making regular trips to Summerville as well, just to re-confirm that it is as good as you remembered.

It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

I don’t know about you but now that snow has arrived...I’m starting to get excited about Christmas.  I always say that Christmas doesn’t start for me until this market.  Now that we have snow and the Christmas Market is just around the corner...it is time to start thinking about decorating.  This year, we will have a new participant at the market that will be bringing decorative Christmas pots.  What is more festive than evergreen boughs with Holly? 

Make sure to drop by at the market on Monday and Tuesday to check out the natural Christmas decorations that will be available for decorating the outside of your house.

One of the more entertaining participants at the Christmas Market is Pituco. He was not as big as many of the other participants but what he lacks in height...he makes up in sheer volume.

Pituco is a small parrot with a big attitude and lives at Windsor Pet Services. One evening¸ Angela and Roy, the owners of the kennel went away to a wedding and asked me to house sit for them. Now Angela is a very good dog trainer and is able to produce a very commanding tone of voice. It is a type of voice that if I was a dog and she told me to sit...I expect that my butt would quickly hit the floor! It was late at night and I knew that I was the only one in the house but suddenly I heard...”Come here...come here now!” and it certainly sounded like Angela. (Did I mention that I like to watch scary shows?) I searched and searched and couldn’t find anyone but could still hear someone talking. I finally saw this little body stomping towards me, issuing his command and annoyed that I was not instantly obeying him. He had flown off his perch and needed me to pick him up. Who knew that Angela had taught him to talk and that he mimics her tone perfectly?

Windsor Pet Services will making an appearance this year, they offer boarding, dog training as well as grooming at their Facility.  Mkae sure to stop by for a visit with Pituco and possibly schedule a grooming appointment for your four legged friend in time for the Christmas Season.