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Vintage Vinyl, photo by smalltowngirl In the days before the internet, when a small town girl was forced to drive 70 miles to buy any album that wasn’t mainstream, Vintage Vinyl was where I went. In 2009, when a small town girl who’s heart is a Brooklynite is aching for a sense of connection to St. Louis [...] This Ste. Genevieve, Missouri farm produces “Pure Artisan Farmstead” goat cheeses that are – in my small town opinion – amazing. Baetje Farms Brie, photo by smalltowngirl I met one of the owners on Saturday at the Apple Butter Festival in Kimmswick, Missouri, and was able to taste several flavors of Baetje brie before deciding to [...] Mocha, photo by smalltowngirl I support local businesses where possible, and I also work remotely from locations around St. Louis regularly. I’m always watching for locally owned wi-fi hotpots where I’m welcome to sit with my laptop for 3-4 hours at a time, working. I’ve fallen into the St. Louis Bread Company habit, and frankly, that [...] I posted photos earlier this summer of my fledgling garden: May Garden, photo by smalltowngirl The garden now bears little resemblance to that tiny garden I started with in May. The tomato plants and berry bushes are as tall as I am, which isn’t saying much, of course. The trellice you see in the photo is for the [...] Sitting at Foundation Grounds in Maplewood, intending to work remotely after a morning meeting at Westport, my work servers have crashed, and I’m unable to access emails or files for work. The coffee shop is lovely, with refreshingly happy and down to earth staff (no snobbish yuppy baristas here). There is a quirky turquoise mural of [...] I sat on the porch at dusk, drinking a Sam Adams. Not one to stay still for long, I wandered into the garden to put the trellis I bought yesterday in with my berry bushes. Much to my delight, there are already green peppers the size of my thumbs and tomatoes the size of golf balls. [...]
Farmington Recycling Center, photo by smalltowngirl When I moved back to Missouri three months ago, it was a shock to my system to not sort my trash for recyling at home. In the last three cities I’ve called home, recycling was mandatory, so I’m excited to see that this small town now has five large [...]
Plants, photo by smalltowngirl I’m a big fan of local produce and homemade foods, so I was excited when the Farmington Farmers Market opened this spring. The market has grown over the past few years, and this spring, there are 10-12 vendors who regularly come out to sell plants, eggs, jellies, soaps, and more. Always outgoing, [...] “If it’s possible, I’d like to just put these things inside my bag and save the plastic.” I said this to the clerk at the Atlantic-Pacific Target. I had heard that this was the single most profitable Target in America. I had been in the store a half-dozen times since moving to New York, and each time [...] |
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