Ruetz Country Market

We also can get the 12 pak of k cups of all three holiday flavours ( four of each) if that is your need. Only $25.

Hey everyone. Who out there likes to give the gift of local Christmas flavoured coffee for Christmas? Baden coffee house has sent out their three Christmas flavours. I feel this year giving the gift of local food/ drinks is a great idea. I have heard of people doing some extra preserving this year as money is tight but still want to give a little something as a thank-you this Christmas. And we all need to eat so it helps the receiving end with groceries as well. A win all around. If wanting some flavoured coffee please let us know what kind you are interested in. Order needs to go in sooner then later so any messages would be appreciated today. Thanks and enjoy the weather.

This is what it looked like three years ago today. But the snow does look pretty. We are getting spoiled this fall for sure. I would be good with getting snow in December. For me a green Christmas feels wrong. We will be making greenery pots for Christmas but will wait until next week.

Any one out there do marathons? Our second oldest son is doing the New York Marathon today for the first time. All the training and focus that goes into preparing for it is an accomplishment in itself. Go Jordan Go. Mom and Dad are cheering for you from home.

Happy Halloween folks. I guess Paul and I get a treat tonight. It was the first time this year we had a package of Apple fritter left so we get to have some. People can not believe we have not had any this year. Our stance is we can only have any baking if it is left at the end of Saturday and we have been sold out every week this year. They never disappoint.

Happy Halloween. Come on by and pick up some healthy food before you pig out on Halloween treats( that is if you haven’t already). Or maybe those chocolate bars are not your thing come by and pick up a package of apple fritters, we have four left right now. Maybe cinnamon buns are your thing, fry pies. Muffins for breakfast. Or maybe pick up a basket of apples to give out something healthy this Halloween. As well this morning we got a price reduction on all the amazing finger knitted pumpkins and ghosts. Yes we know it is the basically the last day for that kind of things but why not pick one up so you are prepared for next year. Thinking ahead . Have a fun and safe Halloween. And yes we still have carving pumpkins.

Fritter Friday. They have arrived and already leaving along with pies, sourdough breads and bagels, muffins, fry pies and more. Lots of good healthy produce to balance the sweet tooth goodies. Cauliflower and broccoli, beans and apple. Brussel sprouts and English cucumbers, oh and I forgot to mention the amazing heads of lettuce we have. I made a salad with it and it is amazing with a little bit of Fieges gourmet dressing. Grown outside of Ripley the heads are huge. We also have a two pack of some smaller heads of butter crunch if you are feeling large heads are too big. And of course we have some baby spinach. Mix a couple kinds in a salad would be amazing. We still have a good selection of pumpkins so come and get one, two or a bunch. Support your pumpkin grower. And hate to say but all our campfire coals are out again on our little display. I thought I got enough to the end but I am way wrong. I will try and get more in but no guarantees so if you are needing another fix of them, come and get them. And milk came in yesterday.
We had a drop off of some beautiful crystal window charms which are hanging in the window. And new we have some woodworking. Well made wooden salad bowls, rolling pins, small vases, even a knitting bowl for those knitters out there. Made in Clinton. Come check kit out. Open until 5 today.

Just so you know which day which products are coming in this week as we heard people really appreciated it last week.

Thursday
Heart and Home Bakery with Sourdough Breads
Bauer Baking including spice cakes
Mistiglynn Milk Usually early Thursday afternoon
Stone Crock Bakery Thursday afternoon
Pecan, Raisin and Regular Butter Tarts Noah Martin

Friday
Fritter Friday and more Bartliffs Bakery
Breaking Bread Sourdough breads and bagels.
Fry Pies from Noah Martin.

We also loaded up on Wellsley Apple C***r today while Paul was down country getting building material for the greenhouse.

And yes we will still have green beans, cauliflower, broccoli, apples, potatoes, peppers, tomatoes, cabbage, brussel sprouts, onions, concord grapes, garlic, beets, carrots... I think I am forgetting something.

Open Thursday - Saturday 10-5

And this is true for many businesses. If you order something and a business is kind enough to wait for payment when you pick up, make sure you pick up. It happens to us every year, people order porch packages, flowers, bushels of produce and something comes up and they can't come or have changed their mind and don't need it anymore. But the work has been done, sitting with your name on it and sometimes items get thrown out and the business needs to take the lose. We understand at times it is something serious and totally out of your control happens ( death in the family or accident) but more times not it is something minor or just a change of the mind. And I understand at times not wanting to put a down payment on things as you want to see the end product ( I kind of want to see it before ) but I sure would show up and pick up.

This is me walking in to a small business to pay for a service we never got!

The kids were off school last Friday, so that’s the day we made our son’s appointment at the barber. We woke up Friday morning and forgot all about the haircut. My husband was off too so he decided to take the boys out for a fun day about an hour away. Then a couple hours later my calendar notification pops up reminding me of the appointment. There was no way he could make it back in time. So I called the barber, cancelled the appointment, apologized, and told him I’d be right in to pay him. Tip included. It wasn’t his fault we forgot the appointment. He showed up and was there waiting on us. Today, we are rescheduling the appointment and we will pay for it again! Yes, we paid for a haircut we didn’t get and will pay for another one we will get. Because it was OUR FAULT! Stop cancelling and no-showing your small businesses! Imagine showing up to work and not getting paid!

Got to take advantage of the gorgeous fall weather we are having. Starting to look like a greenhouse today. We started putting it up together this afternoon, went for a tea break once the frustration level of things not fitting together as easily as we were hoping. When Paul went out by himself the last four hoops went up easily and top purlin lined up much easier. Sometimes we work together well and sometimes it is better to do things on your own, and we know that. But he did admit he put the hoops on differently and it seemed to work out better. Planning ahead for the 2027 season has already begun.