'baby it's cold outside'....another Dutch day....

A quick look at the forecast for the next days here. Starting tomorrow, Friday, it will be clear but very cold...many days the high will not get above freezing...

Now, I am getting excited, as well as many of our dutch friends. Why? Well, the expression goes "When a birdbath freezes over, the dutch break out their skates."....(I have 2 pairs, my beau has 3...one pair for each is always sharpened and at the ready...*smile*).

Tomorrow morning is the market downtown, outdoors as usual (come wind, rain, sleet and snow...it's always outside, in the same place, and always on Fridays and Saturdays...since the town was built in the 14th century. The grandfather of the fruit seller sold to my beau's grandfather...now THAT'S tradition!!!! It is quite a social gathering for us, always meeting friends there, and getting samples of fruit and cheese, and eating a herring or freshly fried battered fish (called kibbling....mmmmm!). And buying bread that just came out of the oven they have on the market. MMMMM! (we are lucky to get all the bread home intact, normally we break pieces off to savor as we walk...).

I will be bundled up, with my long underwear on, and my thermal socks, and my down vest under my below-the-knee coat. Thinsulate gloves and a cashmere shawl.

Tonight is my favorite dinner...Hutspot....a mash made from boiled potatoes, carrots, onions, and a piece of boiled beef (so tough it can't be cooked for anything else) that is cooked for a long time...with au jus poured on top...

Dutch hugs, Kathi