When I woke up this morning I decided that I was not going to waste another day doing stupid stuff around the house. The high today was 85 with a light breeze so I wanted to be outside. I made H3 get out of bed and we drove into Raleigh to the Farmer's Market.

I love that place. Hundreds of farmers line the covered pavilions and offer item that they pick fresh each day. The selection of fresh fruits and vegetables is amazing and the way the place smells is heavenly. I usually end up spending hours there because it's so hard to choose. Each farmer offers fresh fruit and vegetable samples to try and lure you to their table.

You can also sample goat cheeses, fresh breads, honey, baked goods and more. Vendors also sell fresh seafood, bouquets of fresh cut flowers and thousands of varieties of perennials and annuals at unbelievable prices. The only downside is that we never have enough room to bring back everything I want.

Today I had to decide between two-gallon sized azaleas for $2 each or full size hostas for $3 each. I eventually bought10 hostas, along with eight tomato plants, several types of basil plants and Kentucky mint.

We also bought a flat of strawberries, asparagus, squash, tomatoes, rosemary/garlic goat cheese, loaf of sourdough, sweet potatoes and fresh herbs.

Our final purchase was four different types of cactus for our little boy. He's had several Venus Fly Traps that failed survive and a Bonsai that's on its last leg. Hopefully the cactus will fare much better and satisfy his desire to have his own plant.

Even though the place can get crowded (especially on a holiday weekend) it's worth the drive. The crazy thing is that all the farmers are from the county that I live in, but they drive to the Farmer's Market in Raleigh because that's where the money is.

In a couple of weeks I am going to go back and get two dwarf citrus trees and anything else that catches my eye. I love living in a place were you can grow almost anything.