The amazing oyster beds of Cancale in Brittany. You can buy oysters by the dozen on the shore but beware! We all know what that can lead too!
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Grandmamma and Grandpappa Lowenbrau, Little Wendy, Mother and The Danger Twins, all screamed in unison as Great Aunt Eunice jammed her foot onto the accelerator, careening around the corner, the gendarmerie in hot pursuit.
A lovely trip to Cancale to celebrate National Oyster Day ended abruptly when Great Aunt Eunice consumed two dozen oysters and propositioned three sailors, two policemen and a stray dachshund.
The family bundled her into the Duesenberg and fled the scene.
“Really Eunice! Slow down!” scolded Grandmamma as the car sped around another bend.
The danger twins tried to divert the police by throwing the wicker picnic basket at them, a loose fois gras hitting one on the head.
Eunice adjusted her driving goggles and went faster.
A camembert bespattered lawman loomed large in the mirror…
“I’m too young for the pokey!” sobbed Little Wendy.
Suddenly the police stopped, turned around, and vanished, leaving the family to drive back to St Malo unmolested.
It was 12.00pm and nothing keeps a Frenchman from his lunch.
“Well that is just typical” sighed Mother
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Thanks to Ronovan of Ronovan Writes for his Friday Fiction Challenge and also Priceless Joy of Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers for the ideas for this little story of 175 words. Another day in the life of the Lowenbrau Family. You can read more of their escapades by clicking HERE. The photo prompt from Priceless Joy below made me think of the sort of car I would expect Great Aunt Eunice to drive and the possible state it would end up in with her behind the wheel.
Photo above is supplied from Pixabay
https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/2016/02/05/friday-fiction-with-ronovan-writes-prompt-challenge-12/
https://flashfictionforaspiringwriters.wordpress.com/
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Another great story TJ. I love your Lowenbrau family! 🙂
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Thanks Judy. Keeping it to 175 words for the challenge is getting harder I must say. 🙂
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I can imagine! I think I would struggle with it for sure. 🙂
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Hahaha! The Lowenbrau family are very fortunate that the policemen had to leave for lunch! LOL! I also like your explanation at the bottom of the page. Cute story, TJ!!
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Thanks very much. Loved the car prompt.
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I’m so glad you did TJ! I thought it would make a cute photo prompt. I have one more of your photos that I plan on using on one of the future prompts. I am accepting new photos but I am hoping to get some with a little color in them, in case you have any you would like to share with us.
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Thanks so much for the invitation. I would love share some more photos and will try to find you some with some color and interest.
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Thank you TJ!! I appreciate that!
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Not a big fan of oysters, love to make a good clam chowder though 🙂
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Raw oysters are definitely not my thing either. One person I know ate 3 dozen oysters in Cancale and I spent the whole rest of the coach trip worrying about them being violently ill. Yuck!
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Oh my, what a ride!!
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Ah, that is funny..
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Many thanks. Glad you enjoyed it! TJ
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Great Aunt Eunice is such a flamboyant, funny character and her cohorts, the danger twins, are perfect for the story. Loved it, TJ.
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Thanks again! I have fallen in love with Great Aunt Eunice I must confess. There is a little of my amazing God Mother who lived a very unconventional life at a time when most other women were firmly ensconced in the kitchen, like it or not.
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Interesting how art and life intertwine.
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This story is hilarious. I believe my first oyster tasting happened in Cancale, and it may or may not have had a similar effect.
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Haha! It is an absolutely amazing spot. I hope you were not chased by the Gendamerie. 🙂
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