@killick that sounds like a lovely delivery! Happy day for you! I haven't had anywhere near that amount in front of me since I harvested the one outdoor plant i was given as a gift last summer.
My current "big floppy hat" actually is a boonie hat, just one made of a lightweight sunblocking quick drying material. It was essential when I was at the research stations in Panama and the Bahamas. I wore it with the chin strap snug while scuba diving because we were working in very shallow water despite the need for breathing apparatus. I think the main problem with the hat is all of the decorative pins. My wife wishes she had not encouraged me to add the first novelty souvenir pin which I actually resisted. Now you have to be careful putting it on because it can be a lot like wearing an inside out porcupine on my head, and I don't even want to think about what might happen if I sustained any sort of head injury while wearing it, as I'd get the amateur acupuncture treatment of a lifetime!
We don't believe you about some "shadow maker in the sky"... this whole "day star" thing is just a myth, used to scare children. Shadows are just fuzzy things that you MIGHT see if the cloud cover is bright enough....
Oh, and in regards to the hat... your wife just needs a little more time in WA, I think... the weirder you are, the better, here. Really.
Looking back, I see how I had a really hard time living in Alabama for over a decade. I think it was only my general positive outlook that made it bearable for an eccentric fellow to endure a very rigid conservative society. I definitely always thought twice about just how high I was willing to fly my freak flag, and it was best to keep a more straight edge appearance in most situations.
All that being said, we made a wonderful home and lots of great friends in Birmingham while we were there, and it was the most liberal spot by far in the state. Recent funky revitalization of the downtown area and some gentrification in some formerly run down areas was creating a small pocket of eccentric liberalism where you actually heard words like 'locavore" and the very first critical mass type bike rides are taking place. Sort of like a tiny neighborhood that is a microcosm of all the awesome things that are everywhere here in Washington.
And you are right. I have found that it is one heck of a lot easier to be my natural weird self here than anywhere I've ever lived. There are so many weird people, and since I have no friends, I've learned that other weird looking people I see like me are generally approachable and friendly once you engage them a bit. It's not at all true that people are cold/unfriendly here. You just have to be the one to make the first move.
I do wish I could join you for the farmer's market, but I'm still not able to spend an hour in the car at one time. I'm up to about 30 minutes before I've got to stop for a good while and walk around, so Tacoma and Lakewood and south of Seattle are my limits right now for how far I can easily travel. But keep inviting me because I really want to go. And if you ever come to anything like that in Tacoma, I will definitely be there!
@t-dub Maybe if you opened up all those vacuum packed bags, I could just start driving south, roll down the window, and just follow my nose to your place? Well, I'd have to pick up
@Enchantre on the way and maybe she can do some of the driving that I cannot. I'm sure your grower friend would appreciate our feedback on the new strains, and we'd only be doing it for science.
@CarolKing I'm intrigured with the Black Tonic CBD you describe. I really need some new CBD meds and my favorite growers don't have anything I like right now. Would love to hear your review of it after a few tries.