Baby, It’s Cold Outside…wishing for some Pink in a warmer climate

Well, it’s not really that cold…not even below freezing tonight, but cold enough to make me long for the warm climate of the south of France…I’ve been once…last month and now I can casually throw out a comment like that to make myself sound more sophisticated. In reality, I was such a tourist…I mean who else takes pictures of chairs?

But they were PINK and they made me think of Pink Saturday…and this menu…

This is in Toulon, France, on the Mediterranean coast…these little cafes are right on the water…and when they offer the catch of the day, they mean it…

Here are the boats…

and here is the catch…

People go right down to the docks and buy right off the boat. Then they go across the street to buy their herbs…

and their vegetables…

and their fruits…

and maybe a little snack…

These pictures were taken on Pink Saturday in early November…it was the market day in Toulon…do you think they knew I was a tourist?…have you ever seen foreigners taking pictures in an American grocery store? or in Wal-Mart? Well, of course not, it’s just not the same. And today I wouldn’t mind being back in France to shop at the flower market…

But I’ve got Christmas cookies to bake and gifts to wrap…so I’ll put off day dreaming about warmer places and enjoy the Blessings of the season while I put another log on the fire and pull out the soup recipes…Happy Pink Saturday…hope your Christmas plans are happy ones. Now say “hi” to Beverly and wish her a happy pink Saturday too.http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/