Menton Daily Photo: Little old ladies

18 May 2007

Little old ladies

Outside the main market, you'll always find little old ladies selling produce they grow on their land - perhaps in Menton, perhaps in one of the hill villages. You'll see this lady is selling homemade jams and chutneys and she has a few eggs for sale as well. Sorry I nearly chopped her head off in this second photo. (Oseille is sorrel.)

7 comments:

Ming the Merciless18 May, 2007
Beautiful photo, Jilly!! I love photos of outside markets because they are always so colorful and you can see what people sells and stuff.

Thanks for the confessional.
So whatever happened to Mr. Christmas. :-)

You had me laughing out loud at the office. People think I'm nuts.
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isa18 May, 2007
This photo gave me a brilliant idea - forget dog food, why don't we set you up next to the lady, selling figs from your famous figuer!!!

(I will require my 15% cut, bien sur!)
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Kate18 May, 2007
The best place always to buy fresh fruits, veggies, and eggs. Wish we had one year round.
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Jilly19 May, 2007
Ah Ming, well, we eventually got engaged and then he ran off with an older woman of 23! But you know, we've remained friends all these years - we've met up occasionally - in fact he phoned only a few days ago. But he was the first and they say you never forget the first...

Dog food is dead and buried, Isabella. Figs? Ah, now there's a thought. Trouble is everyone else's figs are ripe at the same time so price wouldn't allow for a 15% cut. What a pity!
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angela19 May, 2007
Doesn't she look cool in blue?
I try to buy my veggies from these stalls. Somehow how it always seems fresher..
Angela
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Annie20 May, 2007
She's charming. I'm charmed.
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Kala20 May, 2007
a wonderful looking woman and I hope she gets a lot of customers!
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