At the Town & Country Farmers Market, I was able to spend a minute talking with Ronny Lepore of “My Niche Gifts” who talked about how he makes the beautiful melted bottles for sale at his stand.

For more info, email them at Bonny3@cox.net

One of the interesting vendors I spoke to at the Town & Country Farmers Market was “Judy,” inventor of the pet hair picker-upper. Not only does it pick up pet hair, it takes lint and “pills” off of garments.

After visiting the Farmers Markets in Carefree, DC Ranch and Downtown Phoenix, we landed on the best one, that being the Wednesday “chef’s market” at the Town & Country Shopping Center at 16^th and Camelback along the “Camelback Corridor.”

Here’s a quick tour of the market; there will be a separate video of a few of the cooler vendors.

One of our favorite Phoenix haunts, Luby’s, is out of our life. The Luby’s, located in Paradise Valley Mall, closed, leaving the area with one cafeteria, that being WAY OUT on Bell Avenue on the way to Surprise Stadium. Some folks think Luby’s is a restaurant for seniors, but it has great, fresh food with a wide selection. I think, as I said in the clip, it makes me doubly sad as it’s a place we used to go with my father when he lived in the area. Guess, it’s one more reason to visit Texas--Luby’s stronghold (as well as corporate headquarters).