Friday 18 June 2010: The Jean Genie

This is Jean, who I bought a bottle of water from this morning in order to get some change for a parking machine.

She presides over the most wonderful newsagent in Linlithgow.

Nay, the world.

She only sell one brand of cigarettes: Lambert & Butler (in tens and twenties), green Rizla papers (regular size) and boxes of matches (Scottish Bluebell). The remainder of the large cigarette display is given over to photographs of her customers' dogs - their names clearly written in the corner of each - and Elvis Presley memorabilia.

Stuck to the side of the display is a postcard with a picture of a West Highland Terrier. The text reads "Lost dog. Blind in one eye and recently castrated. Answers to the name of Lucky."

It is these moments that make life worthwhile.

E-P1 : f/4.0 : 1/25" : 7mm : ISO 200

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jean newsagent shop store magazines news lady woman shopkeeper linlithgow scotland

Comments

1. Wonderful shot - you're right I'm envious. What a great find.

   ~ G

2. Ha ha, that made me chuckle out loud!!

   ~ jayman888

3. Looks a fiesty lady

   ~ snapper

4. Joe
   
   How did the garden go down this morning?

   ~ EcoDad

5. What an eccentric scene. Nice capture!

   ~ s90man

6. @Ecodad - I keep you all on tenterhooks! It went down very well indeed (swingingly, in fact) and will be featured as soon as I run out of other things to photograph...

   ~ Joe

7. If you look hard enough my mum's pugs are somewhere on that wall somewhere...... I used to get my quarter of Bonbons there on a Sunday morning after Sunday school many moons ago!!!
   Same Jean that used to serve me then!
   

   ~ notgraham

8. Great shot and sounds like a great shop - every community should have one!

   ~ louisemac

9. Park next to the loch ........ its free there

   ~ kaybee

10. Brilliant - and what a character. I'll have to stop by next time I'm in Linlithgow and say I saw your blip of her!

    ~ 42

11. Lovely photo, just love the sense of proportion in this aswell as your write up adding to the warmth of it...Nice Shot ;)

    ~ modsouljunkie

12. Great shot! :D Love this!

    ~ HERE

13. How neat and tidy the show it :)

    ~ adrizz

14. I love photographs like this. Very cool.

    ~ chrisnixon

15. a veritable treasure trove of all things readable and a lovely looking lady to boot

    ~ hebsauntyval

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