Supervisor In Training

 

Sunday was chilly.  There's no other way to describe it.  Our farmer's market is outdoors through the end of October, which is nice since we love being outside, but it does start to get a bit cold as fall progresses toward winter.  The temps just barely made it to 50-degrees Fahrenheit and tack on the wind chill to bring the "feels like" temp right back down into the 40's.  Not bad, but when you are standing in a booth all day, it's chilly.  So that means I was fully dressed in winter wear.  

I don't know if I've touched on this before here on the blog, but one of the absolute best things about being a farmer's market vendor is getting to know the other vendors.  We are so fortunate to be surrounded by the nicest people, many of whom have become friends outside of the market.  On Sunday one of these wonderful people decided she was going to make a hot breakfast for a few of us.  She's a chef and food vendor and everything she makes is amazing, so you can imagine the excitement in this beautiful gift.  We provided eggs from the Coop girls, an electric skillet (they had a generator), and some paper plates.  Everything she cooked and served was from a market vendor which meant the entire meal was locally raised, grown, and made.  It was such a nice start to the day.

So, even on chilly breezy days, there are ALWAYS bright spots.

Monday morning, I got to work making granola.  I decided to make a quadruple batch to put in the freezer.  Did you know that granola freezes really well?  It does.  And it doesn't need to be thawed before you eat it, which makes it a great last-minute meal or snack.

As you know, Oliver was the ultimate supervisor.  He was by my side every minute of every single task.  He never took time off although he would get a little cranky pants sometimes and give me the look if I wasn't giving him enough snacks.  As he saw it, supervising requires ongoing nourishment.  Gosh, I miss that little guy every single day.  

I have been without a proper supervisor since his passing so imagine my surprise when Jackson decided to step up and try to fill the position.  

I had all of my ingredients out and began measuring my first batch when Jack sauntered in.  As he sat on the stool watching me, I talked to him - asked him about his day and told him what I was doing.  Just like I did with Oliver.  Well, apparently, either my chat made him sleepy or bored, but either way, he just couldn't hang with me.  Here are the photos that I took.  The entire supervisory event lasted a whopping 7 minutes.....

Everything's looking ok.  Conversation is going well. I am feeling well supervised.

Within 2 minutes my supervisor wandered away from his post.  Hmmm...perhaps the box was calling his name?

(the paint swatches on the wall to the right of him are 2 colors we are considering for the room)

A few minutes later when I looked up here is what I saw.  Slacker.  Sleeping on the job.

This guy's going to need some training.