It's Going to get Colder Before it gets Warmer

Rounding out the first week of March with another cold spell. Last week was lovely and mild but we're about to dip down into the low single digits or negatives again. And tonight and tomorrow they are predicting "nevadas fuertes". Eek. I'll keep you posted, no pun intended.

This weekend is the Fira del Trumfo i Las Tófonas - which means we're celebrating potatoes and truffles. All throughout the Plaza Mayor and spreading out through the narrow streets of the old city into the Plaza del Catedral there are booths set up and local vendors selling artisan cheeses and cured meats and of course, potatoes and truffles. There is a lot of life down there and yesterday they held a potato peeling contest.

 

I wandered around down there for a bit yesterday and sampled some cheeses - there was even one made with pesto. It was green! I bought a bar of delicious dark chocolate with coffee, made in a little province about 50km from here. Then I spent an hour or so sitting in the sunshine, reading my book. Today is Sunday, a bit colder, and we've already had breakfast and gone for a 6 mile run. We're off to a good start. The run felt good, especially considering I did a 13 miler just two days ago, so that is a confidence booster for the marathon. I registered on Friday for the race, no backing out now! Only 6 more weeks of training to go.