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He’s back – #949

Carl Wenning is a sly old bugger. He’s got a crafty glint in his eye and I know why. He’s back on the market in Mainz, dressed like a…

19 April, 2010 at 11:00 4 Comments

18 Apr

>It’s back – #948

> This isn’t the VERY first asparagus of the season (Chilean asparagus – with a carbon footprint this size of Shanghai – has been sighted plus the usual Italian/Spanish invasion)…

18 April, 2010 at 11:00 5 Comments

12 Apr

>New spuds on the block – #942

> That there dirt’s all the way from Cyprus. I’d be a bit worried if I were a Cypriot, in fact. The place has to be getting levelled out over…

12 April, 2010 at 11:00 3 Comments

10 Apr

>Oh dear…..#940

> Well, you’d look depressed too if you’d got up at stupid o’clock, put on your best shirt and rocked on down to the market in Mainz, only for the…

10 April, 2010 at 12:41 2 Comments

27 Mar

>Moguntia – #926

> Hans-Josef Schwarz reckons that he’ll have to up his roasting schedule to compensate for our being back. If he keeps making espressi like the 2 doppio I had…

27 March, 2010 at 12:00 2 Comments

23 Mar

>Lost souls – #922

> These are “Seelen” – translation: Souls – that a baker sells on the market on Tuesdays and Fridays. They’re a southern German speciality, made from spelt wheat and rather…

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06 Jan

>On getting funny looks -#845

> As a non-snapshot photographer, you’ll occasionally attract funny looks or even threats from folks who don’t understand the law. So I’ve become quite careful. Case in point: The Fennel…

6 January, 2010 at 12:00 3 Comments

27 Dec

>So. Farewell then -#835

> In MemoriamTin Shed On Wheels So. Farewell then Tin Shed On Wheels For a while At least Until the Rands Run out And Mme M-D And M. Schwarz return…

27 December, 2009 at 12:00 2 Comments

21 Dec

>Potato pancake time – #830

> Yummy! I refuse to partake of the cheap Glühwein and sundry overpriced/sub-standard dross of the Christmas Market, but the potato pancakes are a dream. The Goldies and post-Goldies…

21 December, 2009 at 12:00 3 Comments

10 Dec

>Oh, how picturesque…#819

> Won’t have to go to the market anymore, if I’ve got this worked out correctly. The City of Mainz has provided me with a way to visit the market…

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08 Dec

>Winter? – #817

> OK, meteorologically it’s still autumn, but when the sun shines on the market, it certainly doesn’t feel like it…

8 December, 2009 at 12:00 3 Comments

28 Nov

>New kid in town (not) – #807

> Hans-Josef Schwarz, Master of the espresso machine and Coffee Roaster par excellence at Caffea Moguntia in an unusually quiet moment at the TSOW. Probably because the Christmas market is…

28 November, 2009 at 12:00 3 Comments

27 Nov

>New kid in town – #806

> A new face at Caffea Moguntia (aka the Tin Shed on Wheels) – Susanne. Hans-Josef Schwarz appears to have been promoted to Chef d’Espresso, vacating his previous position as…

27 November, 2009 at 14:41 2 Comments

25 Nov

>Unaccosted as I am…#804

> Stood under this bunch of mistletoe for AT LEAST 5 minutes and remained unaccosted. I can think of two reasons: It’s too earlyI’m perceived to be challenged in the…

25 November, 2009 at 12:00 2 Comments

21 Nov

>Lawyers -#800

> This stuff should keep them away. Or was it vampires? Thinks: Is there actually a difference?

21 November, 2009 at 12:00 2 Comments

19 Nov

>Boing…… #798

> Or: How to turn into a Rastamangirl in 1 easy lesson

19 November, 2009 at 12:00 2 Comments

18 Nov

>Head over heels – #797

> The Burgundy market in Mainz isn’t exclusively grown-ups standing around slurping champagne and white wine. (It is as far as I’m concerned. That and eating crepes) But they…

18 November, 2009 at 22:00 2 Comments

12 Nov

>Variety…#791

> ..is the spice of life. This great. Instead of the usual boring 3 or 4 varieties of yellow-fleshed spuds, one of the stands on the market has a whole…

12 November, 2009 at 12:00 2 Comments

07 Nov

>Please don’t wince…#786

> …I’m only a quince. One of those “only a mother could love it“-looking thingies. But once you’ve scrubbed it well to a mirror-like yellow to get rid of the…

7 November, 2009 at 12:00 2 Comments

07 Oct

>What was that about….#755

> ..”rose to the occasion”? Market.

7 October, 2009 at 11:00 1 Comment

21 Sep

>Poetically speaking -739

> Now doesn’t “Matured bread” sound just so much nicer than “Day-old bread”? I definitely like the price…

21 September, 2009 at 11:00 1 Comment

22 Feb

>Just think – #712

> If the cheese lady hadn’t put out free samples at the market the other day, I would never have discovered Gourmino, a really stunning Swiss cheese. Mature but not…

22 February, 2009 at 12:00 4 Comments

11 Feb

>Must be going nuts – #701

> All for you, as Sister Hazel would say….

11 February, 2009 at 12:00 2 Comments

05 Feb

>Hot stuff II- #694

5 February, 2009 at 12:00 1 Comment

23 Jan

>Got milk? – #682

> Kiddyo here’s got the right idea. Fronts up at the TSOW of a Saturday and gets served a glass of frothed milk, while the rest of us dig in…

23 January, 2009 at 12:00 2 Comments

19 Jan

>Get your vitamins here – #678

> Tricky, this photography lark. Had to stand on my head to take this snap….

19 January, 2009 at 12:00 3 Comments

08 Jan

>Hard times -#667

> It’s a sad state of affairs when you walk across the market in Mainz and find a gap where Caffea Moguntia‘s TSOW should be. I mean, I don’t begrudge…

8 January, 2009 at 12:00 6 Comments

27 Dec

>For free (sort of..) – #655

> I slept last night in a good hotelI went shopping today for jewelsThe wind rushed around in the dirty townAnd the children let out from the schoolsI was standing…

27 December, 2008 at 12:00 3 Comments

20 Dec

>Don’t be a boar – #648

> Unless you want to end up as a sausage on the market in Mainz. At least you get your likeness on their stand….

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11 Dec

>The 7 second rule – #639

> Going back to the Burgundy market. This chappy was doing a roaring trade, pouring a cup of batter onto his gridle and – with a flick of the hand…

11 December, 2008 at 14:26 2 Comments