Redon Market

I popped into Redon Market on Monday to have a word with the chickie man.

He’s the man who sells chickens and ducks and similar things; he’s not called chickie and you shouldn’t really call him that (at least, not to his face!)

Then again….

I didn’t buy any chickies because the chicken compound (destined to be the poshest Chicken Compound in Europe) wasn’t quite finished.

I did take some photos though…..

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Fish markets in Brittany

I am always overwhelmed by awe when I visit the fish market at Vannes.

I might be exaggerating slightly if I were to say that the fish there are so fresh that they are still wriggling but, it would be no exaggeration at all to admit that I can quite happily spend a whole hour wandering round the 30 or 40 stalls and, after a quick coffee, go back for more!

Most of my seafood is, however, bought from the fish stall at my local Saturday morning market at Josselin.

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Market days in Brittany

“A French Market is as much a social event as a shopping trip…..”

There’s something special about a French Market; somehow it epitomises much of what goes to create the unique character of France – the lack of haste (we’ll ignore the markets in Paris here because… Paris isn’t really France – it’s just London with style and class), the gentle friendliness of the people who live here and, above all, an abundance of great produce.

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Carnac

With a newish car, the world’s my oyster. So, today, I went to the Sunday Market at Carnac – it was a lovely drive and I only got lost a dozen times (no change there).

I made the big mistake of going by the coastal route – it was packed with people on route to the seaside for the first warm weekend of the year.

The market was packed.

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A trip to the market!

It was with reluctance that I dragged myself out of bed, this morning. Yesterday, after work, I drove to Carentoir to visit a couple of old friends that I have seen since I moved to Les Croix (from Ruffiac), in September 2003.

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