Breton Bowls
I am a big fan of French beachside resorts and also of all the things that go with them. Sun (sometimes), sand, smurf-blue and bubble-gum pink ice-cream, crazy looking postcards and gift shops with a huge selection of tacky, cheap gifts in them, etc. In short, French beach resorts are heaven for kids.
In the gift shops you will almost certainly find these Breton bowls with first names written on the side, which have been ubiquitous with French seaside resorts, at least since I was a kid. I remember my grandmother coming back from a trip with one of these bowls for each grandchild. At that time, we still drank our milk out of a bowl in the morning, so it must have looked really cute having all of us sitting around the table draining our bowls.
Why were we draining our bowls? Because inside the bowl is the little iconic image of the Breton farmer and his wife and we needed to finish every bit of milk to make it appear! Last year, on a seaside holiday, I got a pair of these bowls for my girls. Partly for sentimental reasons and partly because I just think they are cute and very français!
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Souvenirs d’enfance… I’ve got one at my name, which I realise now is more than 30 years old…
These are so cute! And I bet your kids love having their name on their dish. (My kids love having their own tea cup for afternoon tea!)
I think these are cute — maybe a bit cheesy, but I like that at times — these are the sort of things you’ll still have in your cupboard when you’re an oma.
totally cheesy! But sometimes cheesy seaside souvenirs are the best!
I couldn’t agree with you more!!! xxx