Saturday, March 2, 2013

Saturday morning.




Market day . The baker only just starting to set out the cakes in the display case.  We must be early. He hasn't switched all the lights on yet. The eclairs and mendiants  lit by the harsh glow of a solitary neon light.  '' Bonjour .  Try one of the nut tarts. They're  a speciality ". We've been here three years and this is the first time he's mentioned his  nut tarts. Must be a new speciality. We buy two. They're heavy for their size. Very heavy .

It's the school holidays. Madame Bay arrives with two granddaughters.  How she got them in the back of the gold metallic 'Wild Child ' voiturette a mystery.  Madame Bay pushes the hoover along the upper hallway. The two three year olds walk behind her mimicking every movement . Identical but seventy years apart. Soon the three of them are dancing , hands above their heads, to disco hits of the 70's on Radio Nostalgie. Gladys Knight has a new generation of fans in the making.


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13 comments:

  1. Bella Roxy & MacduiMarch 2, 2013 at 9:27 AM

    One would think a speciality would be seen more often.

    Can just imagine Madame Bay and her apprentices.

    XXXOOO Daisy, bella & Roxy

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  2. ~Kim at Golden Pines~March 2, 2013 at 11:37 AM

    I don't know how you choose anything at the bakery, everything always looks like it would be perfectly delicious!

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  3. WFT NobbyMarch 2, 2013 at 2:14 PM

    Have you tried the 'smack' yet?

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  4. MrsDuncanMahoganyMarch 2, 2013 at 3:30 PM

    I would have included one of everything from the bakery, it all looks delightful.

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  5. Pamela Terry and EdwardMarch 2, 2013 at 5:19 PM

    You could easily weave all of these characters, even the nut tarts, into the most delicious fairy tale.

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  6. tammy jMarch 2, 2013 at 5:40 PM

    wonderful pictures and prose from the france profonde today!.

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  7. rottroverMarch 2, 2013 at 5:57 PM

    I love the image of the little "Pips" dancing down your hallway!

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  8. Ina in AlaskaMarch 2, 2013 at 6:16 PM

    Happy Saturday! The baked goods look very inviting! The little kids, well... not so much :)

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  9. Maggie Mae and MaxMarch 2, 2013 at 6:30 PM

    I would have ordered one from column A, one from column B... ;)

    Blessings,
    Janelle, Maggie Mae and Max

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  10. houndstoothMarch 2, 2013 at 8:48 PM

    I would love to see a video of that dancing! It must be hilarious and adorable.

    Just the sight of all those cakes and desserts is making my mouth water!

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  11. EmmMarch 3, 2013 at 1:04 AM

    I imagine Madame dancing happily away, waving her hands over her head, doing her own Wave, while the little girls jump up and down. The tartelette citron looks mouth-watering.

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  12. KariMarch 3, 2013 at 3:13 AM

    I was missing the bake shop so! So glad to see it back! One of everything, please.

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  13. VirginiaCMarch 4, 2013 at 11:10 AM

    Gladys Knight & the Pips!!! What a delightful story.
    So how were the nut tarts?

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