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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Give us this day our......
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2013 07:35:47 +0100
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The bread looks good. One of the Polish foods I really enjoy, when I am 
there.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
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On Dec 14, 2013, at 1:49 PM, Douglas Barry 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 
> 
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