Market Day Cortes De La Frontera

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1. Ralph, did you buy anything there? 🙂

   I see there are more items than just clothing. I think they call it “flee market” here. There are all sort of things there. It is fun check them out once in awhile.

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   • Hi YC 😀
     No. I hardly ever buy anything in the market, maybe fluorescent underwear and I did buy a suede coat for €3 once.
     I think you meant to say “flea market” but I love “flee market” ……… it’s a man thing !! Ralph xox 😀

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     • Ooops :I

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     • hehe !! 😀

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2. So, did you happen to need any women’s clothes, Ralph? Love the padded ear muffs. Definitely not ‘one size fits all’. 😀

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   • Woah !! You have caught me out Sylvia. Don’t tell anyone 😉 (now where did I hear that before ?).
     I think that T’pol from Startrek Enterprise would need extra large ear warmers 😉 Ralph xox 😀
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     • Well the way you worded it, was a gift. 😆

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     • A present for you Sylvia…….do your worst !! 😉

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3. I love markets and it looks like the stuff is very cheap too! What bargains!

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   • Hi Ute 😀 Along the Costa del Sol, especially near Marbella, the market prices are high compared to here in the mountains. So yes, many bargains locally. Ralph xox 😀

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4. women’s clothes? Ralph, you should have told us.

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   • Hi Bill 😀 OMG. These comments are deteriorating into realms I have never been. Maybe I should buy women’s clothes as they are a heck of a lot cheaper than men’s……. well, that’s my excuse….hehe !! Ralph 😀

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5. Very comic comments on your tour on the local market full of lovely photos ! I normally buy some fresh fruit or vegetables and sometimes clothes bot never padded ear warmers……..hahaha 🙂 !

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   • Hi Shiro 😀 No ear warmers for you then !! Fruit & Veg are heavy to carry through a market. I hope you have help ……. a big strong man perhaps 😉 Ralph xox 😀

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     • A have a strong man but I’m also strong by myself so here I come market ! 🙂

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     • While you are there could you get me a sack of potatoes ? 😉 xox

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     • Hahaha……..potatoes we do another time, because they are just to much for me but maybe only a few Spanish oranges Ralph ?

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     • No need Shiro. I can walk out the back and pick them off the trees …… but picking potatoes off a tree is a different matter ….. big problem 😉

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     • Hahaha…………..Ralph ! 🙂

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6. I buy food! 😀

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   • That’s a great idea Rene 😀 Food can come in handy when hungry 😉 Ralph xox 😀

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     • I love food! 😀

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     • So I gather 😆 xox

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7. Hope your arm is ok and your ears are warm. 8)

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   • Good evening Katie 🙂 I have no muscles in my arm and I haven’t a clue how to use those ear warmers. Any hints ? Ralph xox 😀

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     • Think Mickey Mouse. 😉

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     • I’m thinking !!. Love Mickey Mouse xox 😀
       PS Is this your secret name for me ? 😉

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8. What do I buy in my local market
   – easy answered, things I need and a lot of things I don’t need…
   🙂 🙂 😉

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   • Then you must be a stall holder’s dream Drake. She must be pretty !! 😉 Ralph 😀

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     • ‘hahaha’ – in my youth, you know, right after the Middle Ages – I was on interrailing through Europe – on a marketplace in Rome – there was a market stall where there was a young same aged black-haired beauty who sold fruits – not forbidden fruit, but real fruit – I was immediately in love;-) – but the problem was that her mother led the market stall with an iron fist – and probably she didn’t like young danish men – so she threatened me with both tomatoes and potatoes 🙂 – but the mother had been up early and fell early asleep – so it was a nice night out with her ​​daughter and all her friends… 🙂 🙂

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     • Wow !! Almost a Danish fable. I can see this turning into one of your posts Drake 😀

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     • I haven’t any photos… “lol lol” 🙂 😉

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     • That’s a shame Drake 😦

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9. How can a crazy bag lady resist a market!!

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   • How can she indeed M’lady ? There were no bags in this market, so it’s not worth visiting here ……. unless, of course, you have another reason to visit 😉 Ralph xox 😀

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     • Actually I was in the area last summer. Marbella, tarifa, cadiz! Didn’t find any markets. Maybe swept away by the Levante

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     • AND you didn’t visit me !!! 😦

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10. how many colors did you buy ralph?

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    • Haha !! There were so many different colours I just couldn’t make up my mind 😉
      Maybe in a fortnight’s time …….. don’t say a word Beth !! Ralph xox 😀

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      • your secret is safe with me, ralph

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      • Whew. Thank heavens for that !! 😉

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11. Not a fan of shopping. But – I do enjoy the atmosphere of flea markets & craft fairs.
    Those ear muffs seem to have a lot of padding. Does it really get that cold in Spain?
    xx Saludos y Abrazos xx

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    • Hi RoSy 😀 I don’t recognise you without your beard 😉
      It does get cold here but I think that many women have small ears… so the padding !!! 😉 Ralph xox 😀
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      • Haha, love this photo! What a great feedback you got there, Ralph!:D

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      • It’s a fashion statement Julita. I haven’t decided what colour to wear yet 😉 😆 Ralph xox 😀

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      • What do you have me for?! 😉

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      • True !! But you ran away and I was left to my own devices. Did I mess up then ? 😉

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12. I like the stroll. Can you do them more often? Just so I can know what it would be like to live in Spain -:)

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    • Hello again Sheri 😀
      I have to visit the Neurologist in Ronda Hospital next Wednesday so I will take my camera and do a post on the long mountainous journey by the weekend. I hope you are having a great Sunday. Ralph xox 😀

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13. Is this where you bought your 4 new hats?

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    • I don’t think I have ever seen a stall selling hats. I bought 2 in a farm shop in Gaucin and the others in a superstore I think. I’ll wear a different one on Wednesday. Happy Sunday my friend. Ralph xox 😀

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      • Same to you!

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14. I like flee markets. They’re so much more fun than shopping in a shopping mall.

    And it’s so warm back there! I want to go back to Catalunya to get back my dose of warmth & sun!! 😦

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    • Hi Julita 😀
      Haha. I like “flee” markets too !! Still sunny in Andalucia though a lot cooler. Come home soon 😀 Ralph xox 😀

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      • Hihi 😀 Well, it actually is a flee market, isn’t it? Think about it.

        I’ll come home as soon as possible. And that is in December… Ah…

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      • Thinking 😀 It may still be sunny here in December. It usually is 😀 xox

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15. Padded ear warmers, ha ha !!

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    • It is multi-use clothing Heila. hehe 😉 Ralph xox 😀

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      • Do you wear them Ralph? 😉

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      • It would make a great post if I did 😆 ……. 💡

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      • Yessss definitely! 😉

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      • Uh oh !! I can see where this is going !! Can I borrow a set of ear warmers from you ? 😉

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      • Depends what size you need… 😉

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      • I haven’t a clue !! Not too big as I don’t wish to be suffocated or suffer total loss of hearing 😉

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      • LOL!! Suits me. 🙂

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      • Me too !! 😀

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16. I love markets! I can always find something to buy! Looks fun!

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    • Hi Debby 😀 I am having more fun here than in the market …. but I did enjoy the day out on Thursday. Ralph xox 😀

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17. MFR, I laughed out loud through the whole show. I loved them men in blue and the lady who wasn’t watching where she was going. I think the jumper guy ran into her on purpose. Now his ears will be burning, and ear warmers won’t help him at all. Best market ever. Would you get me some cheap pants for my birthday? 🙂 JK, MFR! Toooooo funny! 🙂

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    • Hahaha ! I’m so pleased that you enjoyed the slideshow MVBFM. Cheap pants ? One-size-fits-small, so long as you are Chinese, they’ll fit 😉 Ralph xox 😀

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      • They’re just my type! Such bright colors! hehehe I’d like to be a small, does that count? xox

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      • If you want your waist cut in half I’ll buy you a pair 😉 xox

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18. Thanks for the short visit to Spain. At my market I typically buy organic vegetables and meats, and gluten-free foods (gluten gives me back aches!).

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    • Hi Georgia 😀 I had to google gluten and am still none the wiser, except some people have problems with it. Are you sure your back-ache is caused by gluten 😉 hehe. Ralph xox 😀

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19. Did you buy some padded ear warmers? 🙂

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    • Hi Celeste 😀
      No. No. Nooooo !! No time as I was on a photo-shoot 😉 Well, that’s my excuse !!
      Ralph xox 😀

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    Hey ! You know you can treat yourself with a little trip to Paris if you feel like it : http://sousnoscouettes.com/

    And you’re back for dinner : we promise 😉

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    • Thank you so much for your follow Alix & Roxane. I love your cartoons. Ralph xox 😀

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      • Glad you do Ralph.
        Very nice to numerically meet you 😉
        Read you soon …
        Alix, Roxane & Franck

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      • And xox too … but from Paris 😉

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21. We buy bok choy, lettuce, tomatoes, fresh fruit and we like their baked goods! Delaware Community Market in Delaware, Ohio. If the Farmer’s Market is open, Wed. and Sat. we would go, but it is only seasonal. Thanks for this great post! Love the colors of the textiles in your local market!

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    • Hi Robin 😀
      What a great market you have. I wish mine was a bit more varied. Ralph xox 😀

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      • I think that the reason my youngest daughter goes is to be healthy but my reason is to have something homemade that has nice ingredients like butter in it! So, often I will choose a spinach cheese muffin that is so delicious! I would have a dozen or so if I baked but by buying one and a blueberry one, too, I have helped a local person that did the work and end up with a nice breakfast snack at work! Thanks for liking my posts and reading all the ones you did way back when!

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      • I would love to comment on your posts and many other bloggers’ posts a lot more. I wish I had the time to do so, but I do read and enjoy what you have to say ….. so the Likes are real 😀 xox

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22. I love markets! I’m usually one of the stallholders selling my wares (candles) I did enjoy having a long distance nosy through your markets though.

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    • Thanks Tracy. I hope you are making plenty of sales and not lighting your candles at both ends. 😉 Ralph xox 😀

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      • One more market to go and then that’s us done for summer. Too hot now, both ME and the candles will melt!

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      • I can imagine !! Sun, candles and a Tracy don’t mix 😉 xox

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23. I’m waiting for a new post… 🙂

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    • Okay. Okay. I can hear you tapping your fingers, fidgeting etc. I have a slideshow in rehearsal at the moment 😉 You cannot rush artistic excellence ….. but you can rush me 😉 xox

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      • Haha, I give you one day more, and if it’s not done by then… I don’t know what. I wouldn’t be a good mafia member :P.

        Can’t wait for more of Ralph’s life adventures & philosophy! 🙂

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      • No pressure then. I’m panicking now 🙄

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