Mercatino Invernale 2

Sunday the 10th everybody was hoping for good weather and good numbers of visitors to the 2nd Mercatino di Natale in Marradi.
Even though the morning started out with some sunshine, it soon had to make place for clouds, cold air and rain. We were just in time to get some heartwarming food from one of the food stalls and eat it  before we were getting really chilly.

  Enjoying an after lunch cigarette and a chat.

 Lex approving of the quality of the polenta with cinghiale (wild boar) sauce. A unique happening! ;-)

Bravissimi i Colombaini! Lucrezia e Massimo. 

Walter!!!

Using the hot roasted chestnuts to warm frozen hands.

Or faces.

Or the internal body with some hot vin brûlé.

Santa doing his dutiful job for the brave children that did not mind the rain. 

I searched for shelter to warm up a little at Florilla, the local flowershop where Christmas has obviously arrived. Admiring the abundance of Pointsettias in all colours of the rainbow and beautiful decorations I get really greedy and eager to put up my Christmas tree. Compliments to both ladies Sandra and Patrizia at  Florilla di Alessandra Samorì

Wishing everyone happy Christmas preparations.