It was relaxed at the market today
I went late but there seemed to be no rush to close the stalls. Everyone was in slow motion, enjoying the sunshine and perhaps the wonderful ordinariness of a January Thursday without the pressure of Christmas ahead. I love January because Christmas is as far away as it can possibly be! (Not that I hate it really but it’s so dominant in December)
I bought some boots – having decided that I need black leather ones I bought these
They are made in Spain which is not easy to find these days as almost everything is Made in China.
I was in the right mood to practise Catalan so chatted to the stall holders and provided amusement to the people selling vegetables when I asked for pernil. ‘Oh no we don’t have that’ she joked, ‘unless you want to take it from here’ (stroking her own thigh) ‘Do you mean perejil? ‘
It was my fault for using the castellano word for parsley instead of the Catalan julivert.
Pernil is ham
Thursday is Market Day
(Visited 36 time, 1 visit today)
Food for a laugh these things, I’m still afraid of asking for leeks, cause the word is so close to the name for a joint! I tend to point to those ones.
Ha! Ha! Glad to hear the Catalans have a sense of humour. Oh, to go to an outdoor market in January! Winter finally arrived here with a great big thump-smack. How disappointing that so much is made in China. If I have a choice I will try to buy the product that is made anywhere but. But it is hard when so much industry has moved there. See you later for a vermut, perhaps.
Hi Kate! What a fun video of Blue. I have a border collie as well, named Tia, and she looks a lot like your puppy. You’re right, the newest gift is the best one! Glad to hear from you and yes, I’m setting a goal of getting back to my blog on a regular basis!