Today (last saturday actually) my wife and I woke up and rejoiced as we do every day the Lord
gives us. We decided it has been far too long since we visited the flea market at the State Fairgrounds together. Besides we needed to replenish our supply of sea salt. Our first stop was at the
Spice Lady. There is no other place in Raleigh to go for spices or especially for sea salt. The variety is mindblowing and the health values...well let Joan tell you all about that.Joan always has some new information to share about what is good for our bodies and today we learned about MSG and "Natural Flavors." Needless to say Natural Flavors is not what you think it is...more on this later. Joan's daughter, Traci "
The Tea Lady" was not there today as she was nursing an injured hand and was taking a much needed break from the shop. If you drink tea or want to drink tea or are a tea connoseur, you MUST stop by and purchase your teas from Traci. I have been purchasing my sea salts and teas from them since 2001 and I have never...never been dissapointed with their products or their service. I once ran into a couple that drove from Washington D.C. to purchase tea from Traci...WOW! She's rock star!!
Our next stop was to one of my wife's favorite vendors. Kerry's Willow Works is a splash of colors and wonders. Owner, Val makes ornamental furniture and most of all ornaments of all kinds for all seasons. My wife Lana loves color and loves to change things around on our doors, in the house and on the porch of our home. Some of her favorite items she has purchased from Kerry's Willow Works because of their bright colors and also because there are a lot of butterfly designs. Lana loves butterflies... Val started out selling just home made furniture 10 years ago at the flea market, but has expanded into the ornaments. Her location is much brighter and more inviting than it was in the beginning. She is shy and quiet, but loves to share about the items she and her husband create and sell at the market. If you like color, you MUST stop by and support this wonderful vendor. We do every chance we get.
Saturday evening we had the pleasure of photographing Haielle, Jamila and Maurice's beautiful baby girl. She was a trooper, posing for the camera, looking straight into the lens. She was awesome! This was such a fun assignment, I could have stayed another couple hours, but Haielle needed her beauty sleep. Thank you Jamila and Maurice for such a wonderful experience. I cannot wait to do this again. I must say with humility that I was touched and very humbled when Jamila emailed me to say "We have found our family photographer." 
gives us. We decided it has been far too long since we visited the flea market at the State Fairgrounds together. Besides we needed to replenish our supply of sea salt. Our first stop was at the Spice Lady. There is no other place in Raleigh to go for spices or especially for sea salt. The variety is mindblowing and the health values...well let Joan tell you all about that.Joan always has some new information to share about what is good for our bodies and today we learned about MSG and "Natural Flavors." Needless to say Natural Flavors is not what you think it is...more on this later. Joan's daughter, Traci "The Tea Lady" was not there today as she was nursing an injured hand and was taking a much needed break from the shop. If you drink tea or want to drink tea or are a tea connoseur, you MUST stop by and purchase your teas from Traci. I have been purchasing my sea salts and teas from them since 2001 and I have never...never been dissapointed with their products or their service. I once ran into a couple that drove from Washington D.C. to purchase tea from Traci...WOW! She's rock star!!
Our next stop was to one of my wife's favorite vendors. Kerry's Willow Works is a splash of colors and wonders. Owner, Val makes ornamental furniture and most of all ornaments of all kinds for all seasons. My wife Lana loves color and loves to change things around on our doors, in the house and on the porch of our home. Some of her favorite items she has purchased from Kerry's Willow Works because of their bright colors and also because there are a lot of butterfly designs. Lana loves butterflies... Val started out selling just home made furniture 10 years ago at the flea market, but has expanded into the ornaments. Her location is much brighter and more inviting than it was in the beginning. She is shy and quiet, but loves to share about the items she and her husband create and sell at the market. If you like color, you MUST stop by and support this wonderful vendor. We do every chance we get.
