Mom's Danish
Laval, QC, December 2006
[Click to embiggen - you know you want to]
There's something delightfully sinful about a fresh danish from the local bakery. Thoughts of balanced diets and lean, healthy eating magically evaporate whenever one is in the room. The Dirty Bakery, so-called because it was, um, less than spotless at one point in its history, still stands at the corner of Samson and 2nd Ave. in my old hometown of Chomedey, and remains a mandatory stop when we're headed home from a visit with the parents/grandparents/in-laws. I grew up on stuff like this, and it's a wonder I'm not as wide as I am tall.
I've chosen this picture to kick off this week's Thematic Photographic theme, sweet, not because it's sickeningly sweet in and of itself - rest assured, it is - but because when I took it, the people who mattered the most to me were in the room, and they were happy and healthy. Amazing what a little piece of sugar-rich pastry can evoke.
Your turn: It's time to get thematic! Please share a sweet-themed picture on your own blog, then return here and paste the link in a comment so everyone else can see your handiwork. If you're new to TP, here's how it works:
- Every Wednesday evening, at precisely 7 o'clock Eastern, I post a new Thematic Photographic entry.
- Each entry has a unique theme. This week's is...sweet.
- You post a similarly themed image over on your blog.
- You paste a link to your entry in a comment here.
- If you've already posted something that fits (on a blog, Facebook, MySpace, wherever) simply post the link to the existing entry.
- You may post as many photos or links as you wish. For the next week, I'll be supporting this theme with a related picture/posting each day. I encourage you to do the same. This is all about sharing, so feel free to share to your heart's content!
- Please share this link with friends, too, and encourage them to join in. The more, the merrier.
- And please accept my thanks for your enthusiasm. Your participation has made TP a true highlight for me each and every week.
Looks mighty tasty... mighty tasty. My oldest son works as an assistant manager for a "major chain bakery", so I probably could have opted for pastries. But I didn't have time to get over there while he was working and there wasn't really anything of the foodish kind of sweet in the archives, so I opted for the metaphorical kind of sweet.
ReplyDeleteYou can never go wrong with a puppy. It's impossible.
Thematic Photographic 26: "Sweet" v.1.0 - "While Visions of Liver Snaps Danced In Her Head"
Here's a link to last week's theme. I think you'll know why it took so long...
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Mmmm. Looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteokay Carmi, next week I'm in. DAMMIT!!
ReplyDeleteOh my God, was I just first? for real?
ReplyDeleteYour photo looks DELISH! I want one right now.
ReplyDeleteHere is mine.....nothing like a puppy for some sweet photos? ahhhhh!!!!
http://mayfairplace.blogspot.com/2008/11/sweet-gracie-amazing-gracie.html
Actually going to participate this time!
ReplyDeleteVoila, sweet edible stuff! Had plenty of photos that qualify as "sweet" but I'm following your food lead.
i am up...gonna search around for more photos later to see if i got anything else. :)
ReplyDeletehttp://herroyalness.blogspot.com/2008/11/thematic-photographic-10-thematic-theme.html
I know this is late but it means a great deal to me...
ReplyDeletehttp://benandbenniewaddell.blogspot.com/2008/11/broken-thematic-photographic-25-but.html
Just nice to go with a hot chocolate. ;)
ReplyDeleteMy brother-in-law arrived this afternoon for Thanksgiving, bearing gifts from his local New Jersey bakery which are to DIE for. I doubt they will survive long enough for photographs, but I'll try!
ReplyDeleteOops, forgot my link. My sweets are up as well!
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Carmi, I played...thanks for the email, it came at a great time :-)
ReplyDeleteMmmm, looks yummy! I'm sure I'll have something sweet around here tomorrow to photograph. I'll be back once I post. Again, Happy Thanksgiving! :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm a new photoblogger and this looks like fun.
ReplyDeleteHere's my Sweet.
Hi! That's one tasty pastry you got there.
ReplyDeleteI posted something sweet from a bee's perspective.
Thematic Photographic 26: "Sweet v. 1.0 - Earth's Natural Sweetness
Here's a very sweet girl enjoying a taste of sweet things. Taken at a Victorian Heritage Festival, I'm reposting it for ease of linking, as I thought it was perfect for this week's theme.
ReplyDeleteoh yum, I'm drooling! what's the Degas quote? "Art is not what you see, but what you make others see." -- add to that "feel" 'cause you've made me feel hungry!
ReplyDeleteOh, you're the Thematic person! Fantastic idea for a photo meme. I've wanted to explore it further and I certainly will one of these days.
ReplyDeleteToday I found your comment at Kenju's and decided to follow your link.
Peace,
Pagan
Yummy! That looks gorgeous! It's amazing the things that can kick off memories :)
ReplyDeleteI will take pary in ThemPho at some point. At the moment photography has taken a back seat due to toher matters. I hope to get back behind the view finder soon!
Carmi, it was so good to hear from you. After me being MIA for so long, it's a wonder you still remember me. It's been an incredibly busy year, but a very good one.
ReplyDeleteI have always enjoyed your photography and commentary and I'm truly going to make an effort to pop by here more often. That danish looks yummy, by the way.
Wishing you and your family a very wonderful holiday season.
Terri
http://www.islandwriter.net
Mmmmmm.....danish.
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wonderfully decadent :) I am trying to be really good at the moment though.
ReplyDeleteSorry, I didn't do sweet today...doubt anyone ever called Dennis the menace sweet!! always another time though!
something sweet and cold on a hot day...
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Here's mine...
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Happy holidays Carmi :-)
Here's mine - a bit of a photo tour of sweet sights around my neighborhood.
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My SWEET entry is up - a Dulce de Leche Cheesecake"> from Lachi's in Davao. Hope you can check it out!
ReplyDeleteI've been thinking about sweet all this week. It's a good week to do that. Here's my take...
ReplyDeleteThs is first attempt at one of the themes so b gentle.
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Hi, Carmi!
ReplyDeleteHere is my entry for the theme this week.
Heidi's Photos... Thematic Photographic 26 - Sweet
I knew as soon as I saw this weeks theme which picture I would post.
ReplyDeletehttp://ohboykarencooks.blogspot.com/2008/11/thematic-photographic-26-sweet.html
Delicious,sticky and sweet.
ReplyDeletemine looks good enough to eat but....
Perfect theme for this time of year, Carmi. Glad I finally have a chance to participate again!
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After a wonderful Thanksgiving with family I should have lots of photos for the "sweet" theme this week, right? Well..... here is my contribution sans photos, uh huh!
ReplyDeleteI have a photo up for this week, and I am thinking very seriously of doing another. I will let you know how it turns out. *steals a bit of icing off your pastry* Mmmm. Good stuff, Carmi. (Seriously, great texture on your photo.)
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My first time playing TP! I have my sweet post here.
ReplyDeleteHey there, it's been a couple of weeks and I've missed joining in the fun. You can find my interpretation of "sweet"
ReplyDeleteHERE
Hello,
ReplyDeleteHere's my first Thematic Photographic ...
http://mamapippaphotography.skynetblogs.be/post/6492209/thematic-photographic-----sweet----
Byebye !
Hola! I waited a few days thinking I would have some clever idea but only one thought kept coming to me.
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I forgot to post this earlier.
ReplyDeleteAnyway here it is
The conclusion of my "sweet" Thanksgiving theme is here. This time with a couple of photos.
ReplyDeleteMmmm, i want to take a big bite. I'm new here and my first TP is up. I think it will be fun to join you every week.
ReplyDeleteI've come back with a second sweet offering
ReplyDeleteHi there! Here's mine.
ReplyDeletehttp://paulnewmanshirtdays.blogspot.com/2008/12/for-carmis-theme-sweet.html
Love your photo Carmi, but the memories are what really makes it sweet.
ReplyDeleteMy Sweet Photos
I have never been a sweet pastry person.....but a Danish pastry still tugs at some long buried memory! Thanks for sharing....dang, now I might have to hit a bakery in the morning!
ReplyDeletePosted my sweet addition to your theme....
happy Tuesday!
I'm new to this... but the custom in my family is to make advent calendars to share small gifts (or in this case photos) every day of December until Christmas.
ReplyDeleteIt's a sweet thought that sometimes includes sweets;
http://kirstensadvent.blogspot.com/2008/12/blog-post_03.html
hey, carmi - I have a non-food entry for the week.
ReplyDeletecheck it out
http://urban-science.blogspot.com/2008/12/wordless-wednesday-animal-tracks-in.html
Thanks
hi carmi!
ReplyDeleteas promised, here's my very first entry! and that looks equally sweetilicious! hope you guys can come and have a bite of what i have to offer!:)
Just realized I joined a week late, lol. Here is my submission though.
ReplyDeleteTonya's submission for "sweet"