Signs of summer. Piles of fresh radishes at the market. The Moroccan man reappears with his olives and flat bread. He laughs and tells me his loaves are still a euro a piece. '' Will you take ten today ? ". Bob and Sophie dawdle at the sausage stall. They would happily spend their day there. Despite their best efforts they are ignored. It seems the sausage man in his beret and stripped shirt is not a dog lover. Or at least he's not a dog lover who's inclined to hand out free samples. We head off to the cafe under the arcades and the surety of a half croissant.
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Beautiful photo of Sophie by the front door. When a trip to the market is in the offing, why wouldn't she be keen to get the day started?
Cheers,
Gail.
PS I always remember colleagues in Oklahoma commenting on my use of the word, 'keen', thinking it odd. I am wondering if any of your American readers would say the same, or is it in common usage in other parts of the USA, as it is in the UK?
Everything looks so bright and fresh.
Lovely picture of Sophie..and the wisteria looks great.
Have a wonderful day to all.
x
Don't buy from that sausage man in future. That's our opinion.
XXXOOO Bella & Roxy
The wisteria looks lovely, I'm very envious.
We had a very large wisteria growing over our back door, took 10 years to produce 1 flower then died.
Gave up and replaced it with a conservatory !
Nobody says 'keen' here in central Texas, Gail.
Gail, have never heard anyone say keen here in
central Texas. Rarin' (as in rarin' to go) might be
more like it.
The sausage man ignored Bob and Sophie....how rude.
No bit of sausage for Bob and Sophie? The seller must have no soul to refuse those imploring eyes.
The brute!
I'm sure Americans use the word 'keen' but maybe not.
The weather is a joy. A huge electrical storm last night - one side of the sky full of stars, the landward side a curtain of white light. Up here on the ridge not a sound to be heard apart from thousand and thousands of croaking frogs. Mississippi weather.
He'll need to learns that dog treats = human sale.
For some reason some things grow here - wisteria, ceanothus, roses - while most things just wither and die in the sun baked clay,. Guess it must have something to do with deep roots.
Quite.
He'll learn.
Minnesotans of a certain age are keen for language read in books a number of years ago, Gail!
Our Farmers Market, which is rarely started before June or July, are not givers of dog samples either.
Cheers,
Jo
Love the photo of Sophie!!!!
'Keen' isn't used in other parts of the US for the most part. People are more likely say something like 'cool' as a descriptor of enthusiasm for. Alas.
Now that I think about it I don't believe I hear people in Arizona saying keen. I'll start dropping it into conversations and see if I get funny looks. Or funnier than usual.
Hopefully the sausage man is observant and noticed how well the cheese lady did.
Are you fond of radishes?
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