Η ΛΕΜΟÎΑΔΑ ΤHΣ ΤΑΡΑΣ – H Lemonada Tis Taras….
The weather has been so great the last few days, warm days, blue skies… spring is on the air. Earlier today, I took my sister and my brother in law with me to the weekly farmer’s market. Prior to that, I dashed to the post office and wore my vest over my wool pullover… just to be told off, “It’s almost 20C you know!”
20C what???
Warm very warm indeed.
So my sun deprived sister and brother in law, were more than happy to join me at the market showing off a bit of flesh hehehe…
It was a pleasure to be able to snap photos since Nick is a fantastic “cargador”. Carga.. carry.
My sister gasped with admiration at the stalls selling local lemons. In the UK, lemons can be so expensive and not so juicy. She was so amazed of the price and the size of the Greek lemons that she bought over a kilo.
When I lived in UK, what I really missed most of Athens was the weekly farmers market where sun blessed vegetables and fruits are a lot cheaper.
I remember once that we were in Tesco buying nectarines in a netting bag and we were staring at each other, thinking how blessed Greece is with the sun and bountiful citrus fruits.
Other than lemons, we bought oranges, beetroots, rocket leaves, potatoes, carrots, eggs, fish and Tara bought a bunch of freeschias.
As soon we arrived home she made some lemonade and it felt like summer… almost!
Ah looks so nice to feel this sun Sha. I am jealous! Still too cold here for Spring. All these lemons, miam!
good for you sha..today was still very cold..oh well it’s officially just the second day of spring anyway, huh! made a couple of glasses of lemonade too this afternoon for the bagets..
you are lucky sha, i believe you that you can get the best fruits in mediterane, flovorfull and juicy.
Still raining and cold here!
You call 20c almost Spring? You’re so lucky! We call that here Summer… as you know.
I love fresh lemonade. Maybe your sister can come visit me too.
We are still cold here at 2C by day. Weather forecasts did say that next week the temperatures will rise slowly. About time because it will be April!
Funny, at 20C, people here would be wearing sleeveless.
Lemon flavor have always been my favorite in almost anything, baked foods, scents… Lemonades too are of course one of my favorite drinks during summer holidays, but since its seldom you find fresh lemonades in these summer holiday spots, then I always say to the waiter, “One bitter lemon drink please”. The commercialized lemonade he-he.
I also introduced the bitter lemon drink to my Pinay cousin who visited me during her Europe trip. Since then, she has been buying bitter lemon in the terraces. I wonder if bitter lemon is popular in the Philippines. Haven’t encountered this much there though. Well none that I know of.
…i would even probably be prancing around in my secluded garden in a bikini in your 20c weather with a lemonade in hand. *laughs*
sha most of the time i get my produce during market days in Romford or Barking. Nakaka-kuha naman ako ng ok-ok na lemons. But as for other fruits…. well malaki talaga ang kakulangan. Wala akong nakikita dito kundi apples & oranges hehehe Joke lang, pero limited variety talaga .
BTW tell your sister it’s “bloody” cold dito. May araw nga pero yelo pa din ang mga fingers ko!
oy, it’s Spring out there nah! i love the colors, just as i love going to market 🙂
Sha,
Lemon- an all time favorite…Looks like summer is taking over!
Is that your sister? “I’m thinking” sinong mas beauty…esep esep….si…I’ll be honest….she got long hair Ate Sha pero beauties is the same…
Tin
very spring bea, and just called Cannes I have been told its warm there already… maybe i should do a tart citron…
i know what you mean relly its the sun kasi …
thats my sis thats why i managed to take photos….
I would put it all in a large glass with cachaça and let it rest for some months. (:
here also in istanbul, lemons are abundant. I’m trying to replace my calamansi cravings with these yellow ones 😀
Wow! I’m sure those smelled really good. Very fresh!!!
holy lemonade. now i’m thirsty..hehe 🙂