East of Eden, Sebastopol

11/27/14

I walked into East of Eden and found myself in a room of lacy dresses, women's drawers, and boots and other clothing items.  Another room across from this one had household items as well as more clothing - there was jewelry, art, and other decorations.

I found two dresses that I thought would both be awesome for the holidays - perhaps slightly over-the-top, but totally amazing. The store was getting ready for the windows to be painted for the holidays, so the dressing room was full of mannequins, but there's a large restroom in the back of the building and I was able to try both pieces on in there.  Unfortunately, I must think I'm much smaller than I am because I couldn't get either one on and zipped up - way too small! Some other lucky girl with find these pieces I suppose. Now what do I wear to the boss' house for Christmas?!

Reasonable prices and a variety of neat items. This is an all-around great store with a friendly woman behind the counter.

Sebastopol Farmer's Market, Sebastopol

11/23/14

The Green Grocer

Rainbow chard ($2.50)

Collards ($2.50)

This tiny farmer's market sure packs in the visitors. It was very crowded when I arrived, and it was late enough in the day that some of the sellers were already packing up.













The produce all looked really great. I saw a lot of rainbow chard and collards. Bright green leaves, dark green leaves, colorful stems - veggies are beautiful.  I only purchased from one seller and immediately roasted my food when I returned home. I'm so excited for lunch tomorrow! I'll be taking my roasted treats in with me.



The Bone Broth

There was live music, dancing, hula hooping, some people sitting quietly, many families talking by the water fountain, and lots of people eating food from the trucks and vendors situated around the park and bench area.  The market is in a really great spot in the heart of downtown - I'm sure the people who live here love Sunday afternoons.