Blois has made it compulsory to wear masks in the city centre including the street market. It’s a relief. Blois a introduit le port de masque obligatoire au centre ville y compris au marché. C’est un soulagement.
Category Archives: Market
City Daily Photo Theme Day – City People
This month’s theme on City Daily Photo is City People. This may not look like a city photo but it’s the main produce market in Blois held on Saturday morning. It was closed during lockdown. For other takes on the same theme, click here. (I have temporarily disabled comments due to a hacking problem). Le …
Back to the Market – Retour au marché
Blois Market – Le Marché de Blois
These are random photos taken at the market today. It was stressful as social distancing seems to have disappeared. Ce sont des photos prises au hazard au marché aujourd’hui. C’était stressant puisque la distanciation semble avoir disparue.
Covid Deconfinement Stage 1 #6
The local market in Blois opened again today. Most people were wearing masks and respecting social distancing. It felt safer than the jewellery shop or the supermarket. I was surprised though that the cheesemonger wore neither a mask nor gloves but her large market truck means she is naturally higher up than her customers. The …
Covid Confinement Day 51
Today I walked down the road to the mini market to buy fresh asparagus and strawberries grown locally. I am so looking forward to going to our regular market again – Saturday week I hope! The number of deaths in our area is now 51, one more than yesterday, while the number of new deaths …
Covid Confinement Day 32
Amazingly I have two photos today that aren’t flowers, gardens or houses. Our usual market in Blois is closed until the end of lockdown, but mini markets have been set up two days a week in different neighborhoods. This one is next to the church in Les Grouets, in the same street as us, but …
Covid Containment Day 11
As the Saturday fresh produce market in Blois has been suspended until further notice, we went to La Ferme de la Touche in Chitenay yesterday which is open to the public from 5 to 7 pm on Thursdays. It was taken by storm so we weren’t able to buy enough fruit and vegetables for the …
Covid Confinement Day 5 – The Market
The fresh produce market in Blois was still on today. Our organic vegetable farmer was present and had carefully organized things to respect social distancing. Two people were selling while a third looked after the till. The stalls were also spaced out. Our usual vendors were there – cheese, bread, eggs, Italian produce, coffee, fruit …
Wattle at the market – Mimosa au marché
What the French call mimosa is a type of wattle indigenous to southeastern Australia that has been widely introduced in the Mediterranean. It certainly brightens up winter. Le mimosa est peut-être le symbole de la Côte d’Azur il est originaire du sud-est d’Australie. Ses belles fleurs jaune réchauffe bien l’hiver.