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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2121941" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>Ah, thank you! In Aachen there's always a really large stall in front of the Rathaus with all sorts of würst, (and other meats) so this really helps. If it's just the curry throwing a wrench in, it's all good. I was already counting down to Christmas, but even more so now. Colour me grateful. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> The Aachener market is relatively close at 2 hours drive from here, and it's sort of small-ish... I know there are bigger markets, which would mean more people, -Busloads of the elderly Dutch, like my aunts. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> - and I don't like crowds. The atmosphere is always really nice in Aachen, everyone's friendly, and the stalls are so charming... In the Netherlands, some places <em>try</em> to have a market like that, but I haven't been anywhere where they've actually pulled it off. They don't seem to grasp the idea that it's the romance of the thing... Glassblowers, people cutting geodes, you know, making gifts and ornaments by hand then and there, is part of what makes it special. Everything breathes Christmas. Making it personal, cozy, a time to care about one another openly, without reserve. I went to a famous Dutch market, and I saw selfiesticks and phone cases. (?!) Not very christmassy. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> What we do have is the Dickens event in Deventer. Haven't been there in ages either because the last time we went, we stood in line for 2 hours before entering, and my husband got frostbite. (Steel toed boots are not a good idea when it's freezing!). With tens of thousands of people in those lines, I'm not gung-ho to try it again. But basically it's in this old area of the city, and for one weekend you get transported to Dickensian London. Queen Victoria roams the streets in a carriage, you can go into an old antique store which gets converted into Ms. Havisham's dining room, Scrooge is Bah Humbugging at everyone... It's the only place I've been to that captured the same atmosphere, with carolers and whatnot adding to the joy of the thing. With at the end a market... With phone cases. But whatever. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>I was so worried Christmas'd never be the same again with the diabetes thing, but so far, I've been consulted on the dinners and such with family.... Half the time there's keto stuff on the table and the other guests don't even realise it's "special". <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Even manage to make low carb hot chocolate, and... I just realised it's 33 degrees and it's still 119 days Christmas. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> But who's counting? Ahem. </p><p></p><p>Aaaanyway... If you've gone down the keto path before, this should be a breeze for you. Or I hope it will be, anyway. Now we've got cauliflower rice! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>I have a feeling you'll be okay, whatever your test results will be when the GAD results come in. With a background in keto and your attitude, yeah.. You're going to be fine.</p><p>Jo</p><p></p><p>Edited to add: correction, it's 34 degrees. What the **** kind of summer is this?!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 2121941, member: 401801"] Ah, thank you! In Aachen there's always a really large stall in front of the Rathaus with all sorts of würst, (and other meats) so this really helps. If it's just the curry throwing a wrench in, it's all good. I was already counting down to Christmas, but even more so now. Colour me grateful. :) The Aachener market is relatively close at 2 hours drive from here, and it's sort of small-ish... I know there are bigger markets, which would mean more people, -Busloads of the elderly Dutch, like my aunts. :) - and I don't like crowds. The atmosphere is always really nice in Aachen, everyone's friendly, and the stalls are so charming... In the Netherlands, some places [I]try[/I] to have a market like that, but I haven't been anywhere where they've actually pulled it off. They don't seem to grasp the idea that it's the romance of the thing... Glassblowers, people cutting geodes, you know, making gifts and ornaments by hand then and there, is part of what makes it special. Everything breathes Christmas. Making it personal, cozy, a time to care about one another openly, without reserve. I went to a famous Dutch market, and I saw selfiesticks and phone cases. (?!) Not very christmassy. ;) What we do have is the Dickens event in Deventer. Haven't been there in ages either because the last time we went, we stood in line for 2 hours before entering, and my husband got frostbite. (Steel toed boots are not a good idea when it's freezing!). With tens of thousands of people in those lines, I'm not gung-ho to try it again. But basically it's in this old area of the city, and for one weekend you get transported to Dickensian London. Queen Victoria roams the streets in a carriage, you can go into an old antique store which gets converted into Ms. Havisham's dining room, Scrooge is Bah Humbugging at everyone... It's the only place I've been to that captured the same atmosphere, with carolers and whatnot adding to the joy of the thing. With at the end a market... With phone cases. But whatever. ;) I was so worried Christmas'd never be the same again with the diabetes thing, but so far, I've been consulted on the dinners and such with family.... Half the time there's keto stuff on the table and the other guests don't even realise it's "special". ;) Even manage to make low carb hot chocolate, and... I just realised it's 33 degrees and it's still 119 days Christmas. ;) But who's counting? Ahem. Aaaanyway... If you've gone down the keto path before, this should be a breeze for you. Or I hope it will be, anyway. Now we've got cauliflower rice! ;) I have a feeling you'll be okay, whatever your test results will be when the GAD results come in. With a background in keto and your attitude, yeah.. You're going to be fine. Jo Edited to add: correction, it's 34 degrees. What the **** kind of summer is this?! [/QUOTE]
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