All manner of things are for sale.
There is a great atmosphere, with live music and delicious local food to buy.
Buns for dogs!
Please!
And cakes for humans.
There was bric-a-brac for sale in the market place.
Now I'm home I've remembered that I'm in need of some replacement marbles for my Chinese chequer board. (See what I bought on Miss Cellany.)
Shops were open on St Catherine's Hill
where the traders had small pitches, selling from a suitcase.
We had only meant to stay for the morning but there was so much to see and so many interesting people to talk to that we stayed for lunch and went to our favourite cafe. We always get a warm welcome, a good cup of coffee and a tasty choice of food at the Stardust Cafe.
I tucked into a hot squash and cheese tart with mixed salad.
Back out on the street
ooh, the temptation! These cakes were a work of art!
Golden nuts,
edible flowers,
I had to buy one! (It's important to fund the arts!)
I put it on a china plate when we got home because it definitely deserved proper treatment; a gold-patterned plate to match the gold-painted pastry!
Every bit was edible - and delicious!
Magic indeed!
What a day well spent, the whole place looks like majic
ReplyDeleteYes, that's just what we felt, Doc, a day well spent. The people that we met were the most uplifting thing about the day, (apart from my bargain skirt!) they were all creative, energised and enthusiastic about their various interests from cheese making to silver work to delicious cakes. We had a good poke about and some lovely conversations.
DeleteSuch an interesting market to visit and that's even once a month. I loved to see the doggy buns and the cakes for human, especially the beautiful ones with edible flowers, they indeed look like magic. It must have been a great day out.
ReplyDeleteThis was our first Sunday visit - but we'll be back!
DeleteI was sold at the bric-a-brac, but the cakes finally did it! A good day all round by the looks of it.
ReplyDeleteI can just picture you there, Gary, hunting down a nice bit of china!
DeleteOh, lookee! Origami books -- those are amazing!
ReplyDelete(As is the other stuff, but I'm most awestruck by those...)
Very skilful work, I can just imagine the sort of disaster that I would make if I were to try an origami book! I'm assuming they are books of no literary merit, I get cross if anyone leaves a book spine open and folding over a corner is absolutely verboten!!
DeleteLooks like a great way to spend the day.
ReplyDeleteMerle.........
It was good, Merle, with kind weather, good street music and lots to interest.
DeleteFrome looks just wonderful. This is exactly my style of market. And I'm so happy the the books were just folded. I was a bit horrified until I read that.
ReplyDeleteI don't think they will ever iron out, Connie.
DeleteI popped over hoping you were back to blogging but see that you're still taking time out. Hope you're doing well.
What an amazing place ! The bakery looks incredible....as does everything else.
ReplyDeleteThat tart, Janice - divine!
DeleteOh this looks like great fun! WOnderful idea!
ReplyDeleteYes, it seems to be a great success. There are huge problems in Britain concerning the death of our high streets as people now buy so many of their goods online. This event is a great combination of entertainment and individual enterprise. The high streets throughout the country are just full of the same old chain shops offering few surprises.
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