Versailles IV: The Feast
Yes, yes... I know.... this feast was intended for another party. BUT, if there is any weakness a sailor has, it is good food. After spending months and months at sea, it is only natural that one grows tired of eating weevil-infested crackers and bone soup broth. So when we come onto land, we're going to eat... and eat hearty. While nobody was looking.....I sampled. And sampled some more. In fact, I *ahem* "sampled" all afternoon. A succulent strawberry or two... a little bit of savory roast pork that melts in your mouth... and not to forget a slice of rich and heavenly velvet cake to top it all off. I even helped myself to a couple of ripe bananas. Highly disliked by the crew, the yellow fruit is thought to be bad luck to have anywhere near the ship, which is quite a travesty...for me. Anyway, let's just say that I "sampled" enough to satiate my hunger until the next day. And I was classy enough to not to get food stains all over my white court suit.
For those who don't believe me about the bananas: http://www.boaterexam.com/blog/2011/07/boater-superstitions.aspx
I read the article and it was interesting about bananas (Yes, I thought you were kidding, lol.)
The part about the earring was great, never knew that about pirates and seafarers .....the hygiene mention, that was an eye opener.
Great photo
Oh my, I remember putting this table together! It was so primmy, haha! So that explains where all the food went, tsk, tsk!