The Loire Valley and especially Blois
In the end, I did get up on Saturday morning to go to the market. The sun came out but I don’t think it would have been more than 10°C at lunchtime. I’m sure some of these tables on Place Louis XII were taken though! Today it is grey and miserable again … Finalement je …
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There was a new stall at the market in Blois on Saturday. I’m not sure it’s quite the right season to sell clothes pegs – there are not enough hours of sun in the day to dry my sheets now. The orange sign says “Straight from the factory”. Il y avait un nouveau stand au …
After our trip to New York and Boston, we were delghted to be back at our fresh produce market in Blois today, starting with our favourite organic stand, La Ferme de la Touche. Jean Michel is in deep discussion with Christelle about soil quality! In the foreground is a custard marrow which I initially thought …
I don’t know if many people still use handkerchiefs in France (or anywhere else in fact), but when they do, these Cholet handkerchiefs seen on the market in Blois just before Christmas, are considered to be the best choice.The history of the Cholet handkerchief goes back to the Vendée wars on the Atlantic coast of …
Manning a stand at the market is exhausting work at the best of times without when you have to put up with the cold in winter, a cup of mulled wine is a warming moment. Travailler sur le marché est épuisant même dans les circonstances les plus favorables mais quand il faut supporter le froid en hiver …
There was a new vendor at the market today with the most gigantic cabbages! Il y avait un nouveau stand au marché aujourd’hui avec des choux géants !
In winter, we buy coquilles saint jacques (scallops) from this Dieppe fish monger. In the summer, we buy mussels instead. En hiver nous achetons des coquilles saint jacques de ce vendeur dieppois. L’été nous y achetons des moules.
I don’t know why we didn’t discover the organic vegetable vendor at the Louis XII market in Blois earlier but we’re now regular buyers. Je ne sais pas pourquoi nous n’avons pas découvert ce vendeur de légumes bio au marché Louis XII à Blois plus tôt mais nous sommes désormais des clients assidus.
We were a little worried when we moved from Paris to Blois that we might have trouble finding a good coffee vendor but we needn’t have worried. Every Saturday, we have our coffee break halfway through the market, sitting at trestle tables protected by an awning if the weather is miserable. And we love the people …
When I took this photo of my favourite biscuit maker at the market – Sablés Les Grouets – the sausage vendor opposite was jealous, so I took his photo as well! Lorsque j’ai pris cette photo de mon fabricant de gâteaux préféré au marché – Sablés Les Grouets – le vendeur de saucisson en face …
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