The German baker at Devonport Farmers Market

Sundays at the Devonport Ferry Building

On the way down to Cheltenham from Takapuna flea market we saw a big sign telling us the Devonport Farmers Market was on. So we delayed Cheltenham and headed down Victoria Street instead. We had heard not great things about the Devonport Farmers market but it seemed perfectly good to us. Although we do prefer our markets outdoors.

I had the best ever pastry from here – I’ve no idea what it was called, but the first taste was custard, then salt, then ricotta and then lemon. I’m going back next week just to get another one.

Their Nüssecken may not have been triangular but they tasted better than right as did Kevin’s delicate ginger cake thinly coated in dark chocolate.

We forgot to get their details but think they originate from the Bays. But never mind as we know where they’ll be next week and then we’ll find out who these amazing food pixies are. And we’ll go early. They might just have some Bienenstich!

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Mrs Jones

Millstream Building, 17 Elizabeth Street, Warkworth
Tel. 09-422 3275
www.mrsjones.co.nz

Tuesday to Friday 10am – 5pm. Saturday 10am – 4pm. Sunday 12pm – 4pm

Mrs Jones is a cornucopia of nice things to look at and buy. We got quite carried away taking photos here and we’ll let them do most of the talking.

This is a quality shop, right (say that in a cockney accent please). There’s a jolly fine collection of Crown Lynn that takes up much of one wall in the back room.

Everywhere you look are highly covetable pieces of art that we, for one, want to buy.

A 1970s New Zealand dining table and chairs. And just look at that photographic print on the wall to the left – can you just imagine that in your living room. Oh my!

The walls are just clad in art – they’ve got a distinctive style in here. And it’s very good.

In the book alcove we spy barkcloth duffel bags. we rub our eyes in disbelief, but it’s true. There they are in broad daylight right next to a picture of a sheep from Onehunga.

Each of the eight sub-rooms has been decorated to set off its contents. One might note the rather reading room -esque wallpaper above.

We liked the vermillion and the cyan walls too. Especially with the hand coloured landscape photographs.

We spent ages and ages in her marvelling at all the lovely eye candy. Maybe you ought to to!

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