I want to wish everyone a happy and safe Fourth of July holiday.
Yesterday Truett and I were shopping for our Fourth of July cookout later today. We bought the usual food: hamburgers, buns, potato salad, cookies, cold drinks, etc. However, the one item we could not find at Winn-Dixie was home-grown silver queen corn.
Truett knew just the right place to purchase this corn. . .at an elderly man's garden on the outskirts of High Springs, yet still in the city limits. The man goes by the name of R.J.
Mr. R.J. has been selling his fresh vegetables for twenty-five years or more at all the neighboring farmers' markets.
Truett bought firewood from him in the late spring to burn in our fire pit. But the one unique thing about Mr. R.J.'s small business is that it operates on the honor system.
I'm touched by the faith and trust Mr. R.J. has in people.
All we had to do was bag up our corn, roll our $3.00 into a tube, and poke it in the hole in the mailbox.
As we drove out of the driveway, I felt proud to be supporting the free enterprise system America values.
Have a great day!
Happy 4th of July!
Posted by: Sherry | July 04, 2009 at 05:34 AM
It's nice to find that places like this still exist. And his corn was delicious!
Posted by: merry jennifer | July 04, 2009 at 06:14 PM
Know you had a great time with your family. We celebrated last night with the family.
We're hoping to leave in a short while to go see more fireworks.
Posted by: Darlene George | July 04, 2009 at 06:18 PM