Jean-Luc

Here in Durban there is an old market space known as “The Stables”

Very popular place amongst us Durbanites and touristy type people, The Stables used to be, well, old horse stables now converted into a Market. There are lots of interesting little shoppes. Food stalls and a beer tent :)

There is also one stall filled to the brim with some of the oldest stuff ever. Very antiquey. A year and a half ago the boyfriend and I were rummaging through all the goodies in this little stall when we came across the most horrible little porcelain figurine I had ever laid my eyes on. The boyfriend thought it was most unusual and completely fell in love with it.

Over the last few months every time we go there we see the same figurine sitting there on the shelf. I of course made comment on the fact that it was so ugly no one could possibly want it.

Well… guess what? The boyfriend decided that finally he had enough of seeing it there. He decided, he was going to buy it.

I begged and pleaded that he not buy this thing, as I refer to it, but no, he would not listen. He bought it. He even bargained it from the lady from R10.00 to R5.00 – I personally thought that if anyone wanted to buy it, these people should have just given it away for free.

Anyhoo – said “thing” was bought and placed on the shelf in our room. IN OUR ROOM!! And I see it everyday. It was even named… Jean-Luc.

Pic below. Someone pity me please…