Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sad story! Great Bread! Barney Barney Quinn, WK3Z C: (301) 775-1386 H: (301) 654-0938 > On Dec 14, 2013, at 7:49 AM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > > Gloomy Bread. > > What? Why gloomy, you say.... > > Last Monday, my wife and I had been for a short walk on the seafront, and > had wandered into my local Polish bakery. We found ourselves in a hubbubby > queue of three adults in the tiny shop. A woman was being served and was > getting various breads and cakes. The man in front of me had a young baby > strapped papoose style to his chest and a excited toddler alongside. The > child was pointing to, and exclaiming delightedly, at the various cakes > and Christmas decorations, including a large Santa figure. His father was > making reassuring noises. The atmosphere was happy. > > The woman left with a called "Thanks, Happy Christmas" as the man went to > the counter. > He said, "A great day isn't it. Sorry about the noise. Everybody's getting > worked up for Christmas, especially my young fellow." > The Polish baker replied morosely, "It's not such a good day for me. My > mother died four years ago on this day." > > A silence ensued, in which you could hear the Christmas cheer putting on > its coat and exiting rapidly. > > This is what we bought. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Gloomy+Bread.jpg.html > > Douglas > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information