This little piggy went to market…..this little piggy stayed home
I have lived in Kitchener for over 26 years and during that time was a frequent visitor to the old farmer’s market on Scott Street across from Market Square. I am also a frequent visitor to the new market. Same stuff. A couple blocks over. Same highly anticipated routine - up early on a beautiful spring, summer or autumn morning and out the door to be part of that great community of like-minded individuals who truly relish the market experience and make it part of their Saturday morning routine. Grab a coffee from the shops and restaurants area upstairs, toss a loonie to the cute little kid playing his cello or the old guy strumming his two or three chords. Nudge my way along the vendors’ stalls in the fruit and vegetable area….back to the car (conveniently parked in the market garage), drop off the stuff and back again for more. When my shopping is done and I’ve finished talking to the three or four people I invariably bump into, I head upstairs for breakfast at one of the many available deli spots and relax with a newspaper or two (purchased from the guy on the ground level.)
And to think, somebody figured ordering groceries over the phone was going to take off.