Monday, September 24, 2012

New age cake.





Autumn arrives. Overnight , the Atlantic coast hit by a huge storm. Here, a hundred miles inland, the power lines sway in the wind but remain standing. One of those mornings when the electricity is on , then off, then on , then ...

 A trip to the Sunday market. The ' new age ' family make wonderful old style bread. Loaves as heavy as bricks , sweet with molasses. There's always a gaggle of angelic looking children hanging around testing their chocolate cake. Mothers crouching down asking enthusiastic two year olds '' Was that good ? " ' Yes ! ' '' Shall we buy one ? " ' Yes ! '.

 A group of people start to sing . They're led by an enthusiastic lady in white dress and white hat .Angus thinks they might be Jehovahs Witnesses. ' The font ' thinks it more likely they're bored stallholders. Neither of us can answer the question whether Jehovahs Witnesses sing. Neither of us can recognize the song. Profane or divine ?
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14 comments:

  1. WFT NobbySeptember 24, 2012 at 8:59 AM

    What a wonderful colourful market. Do they have Jehovahs Witnesses in France?

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2012 at 9:33 AM

    Little boy, last picture, Last Supper - esque. Beautiful.
    x

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  3. Whispering WallsSeptember 24, 2012 at 11:06 AM

    Wacky vegetables!

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  4. ~Kim at Golden Pines~September 24, 2012 at 11:47 AM

    I don't know if Jehovahs Witnesses sing or not, but I am quite positive that they don't do any kind of dance.

    I would love to try the baked goods from the 'new age' bakers--I have a feeling they probably only use natural and fresh ingredients.

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  5. houndstoothSeptember 24, 2012 at 2:29 PM

    I didn't know you had Jehovah's Witnesses in France... They are certainly enthusiastic!

    I'll take chocolate cake! :)

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  6. Ina in AlaskaSeptember 24, 2012 at 2:48 PM

    We had those terrible winds in Alaska and lost power, trees, etc. I lost power for 4 days and had to toss out the contents of refrig and freezer. The winds lasted for days. Very unusual.

    Am checking in from NJ! Glad to be here! Great weather and a nice break before I return to snow country.

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  7. HomerSeptember 24, 2012 at 4:26 PM

    As least they can sing? I can barely hold a tune.

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  8. Robin LarkspurSeptember 24, 2012 at 4:56 PM

    Glad to see the squashed/gourds in first photo are not sporting felt eyes.

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  9. LouiseSeptember 24, 2012 at 4:57 PM

    When my children were little I would keep them in check by threatening to sing a lullabye that night if they didn't start behaving.

    The bread sounds amazing, is there anything better than fresh baked bread and butter. Hope they don't get a call to make 60 extra loaves . . .

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  10. Jo's WorldSeptember 24, 2012 at 5:48 PM

    What beautiful, colorful pictures of this market. Made me want to be there!

    Cheers,
    Jo

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  11. Bella Roxy & MacduiSeptember 24, 2012 at 11:15 PM

    Makes our Farmers' Market look dull.

    XXXOOO Daisy, Bella & Roxy

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  12. JacksDadSeptember 24, 2012 at 11:33 PM

    I like the fact that the woman in the first picture is trying to blend in with all the vegetables! :)

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  13. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2012 at 12:19 AM

    I would buy the bread.

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