Get well soon, Nathan. I hope that it’s not too serious.
Chris
> On 15 Aug 2017, at 14:08, Tina Manley <tmanley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> That's why we grow all of our own vegetables.
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> The greenish tomatoes look like heirlooms and the red ones look like they
> were ripened on the vine - two things that are not common in most grocery
> store tomatoes. Even the farmer's market a mile away seems to grow
> tomatoes that they can pick green and ripen artificially and those that
> store and ship well. That's why they have no taste!! Our tomatoes are all
> heirlooms and they are not picked until they are ripe and warm from the
> sun. There is nothing like them.
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> Love your market photos!
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> Tina
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> On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 3:28 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>> While I am not able to bike this week, I can still drive, so yesterday we
>> went to a fruit-and-veg market in El Campello, less than 5 km from our
>> home. It is held every Thursday and Sunday, and it is totally non-posh—just
>> a few stands in a large parking lot. Most of the produce is locally grown,
>> and while it does not always look supermarket-perfect, it tastes better and
>> is far cheaper than the plastic-wrapped variety. Four images follow.
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>> One of the bigger stands:
>> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-PWdbLBB/A
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>> Tomatoes and pears. After ten years in Spain, when I travel to other
>> countries and eat tomatoes there, what strikes me is that they do not smell
>> like tomatoes at all! Not even in California.
>> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-4V64bwC/A
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>> Green and leafy, plus some carrots:
>> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-xWB3nCN/A
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>> There are also some non-food stands, like this one, selling fake Barcelona
>> football shirts:
>> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-pTJKTWN/A
>> The real thing costs at least 10 times as much as this.
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>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
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>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
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