Hey, weekend?
... silence ...
Mr Weekend?
... more silence ...
Where are you?
Oh, it just hid behind the corner. I can still see the shadow of it, but it doesn't want to talk to me. I know, I know, it's all fine, I will wait a few days, and when Friday passes it will come back to me. No hard feelings, that's life. When workdays come, there is no space for Weekend feelings and lazy days... And to be honest, I had enough of it during the last two days. This weekend was one of the laziest ones... ever! Plans to go on a one-day trip, or excursion to nature fell into a puddle of water... as puddles we indeed had. A bunch of them. Friday converted itself into a gloomy rainy day, so unusual for Spain. The paths in the forest would be muddy, so no major weekend walk could happen. Oh, neither the one-day trip was possible to make as our friend that we wanted to visit was busy. And I was not feeling well either.
I had to accept the reality, nothing interesting would happen during the whole weekend. Sit at home and be silent, don't complain, work around the home or just do nothing.
I opted for the last thing. The Do Nothing thing. Though I mixed it with a short visit to a Charity Christmas Market held in the care centre for elderly people. Many ex-paths live in that centre, including Dutch, German, Norwegian and English people. The Spanish weather makes this area attractive, so if they can choose, they rather spend several months of the year here.
Concerts and other small events are organized here. This Charity Christmas Market too. But I would say that this was a rather tiny Xmas market. Mini market. Micro market maybe. Not to be compared with huge Christmas Markets that are held in the squares of many European cities. Those are the markets that maybe one day I would like to visit, however, this weekend my greatest event was this nano market.
That was my first time visiting this place. There was an entrance area, where already some stalls were placed and the main hall with all the other stalls. Also a stage for the musicians (well, just for the singer who gave the music background for the event) and tables for the lunch they had after the market finished. A raffle was organized too, and at this moment the singer lady was announcing the winners.
The products on the stalls were decorative candles, accessories, local olive oil products, decorations, jewellery, crocheted and knitted stuff, paintings, toys, cosmetics, leather clothes, bags etc. Not that micro offer after all, maybe I was wrong in labelling the size of this event. But feel free to take a look by yourself.
Fruits of the earth, such as olives and almonds, were displayed at the first stand. Valencia is rich in these products of the land, and if the olive oil is produced in the traditional way, or using technology that will preserve all the essential ingredients in an intact form, the price is also a little higher. Also, presentation and packaging greatly affect the attractiveness of the product. For me, it looks like a perfect Christmas gift.
The decorative candles were so cute. They came in so many shapes, and the variety of them impressed me. But, I have a problem with these candles. If I have them, I feel sorry to use them 😂 as they will lose their shape and beauty when burn.
This pine tree is already in the Christmas mood:
What is more interesting about the artisan candles displayed on this stall is that they are made of soy. I didn't even know they can be made of soy.
Same stall.
If you don't read the label of these items... what would you say, are they pieces of a cake or candles? I would definitely fail the test 😂 I would see sweets!!!
Having sweets and being lazy is not good for the body. For the mind, it is probably perfect. But seeing the knitted stuff was also perfect, as all these cute items make you feel nice. It is like observing a nice artwork or listening to calm music. Look, so many baby clothes and hearts, and little shoes 😍
I liked this colourful bag. I am not able to crochet, but I do know that it requires skills. A lot of work and love are needed to create such a nice item.
There were also fingerless gloves. Imagine being a street musician and playing the guitar or the piano. Playing with gloves is difficult and without them - your fingers are freezing down. They would come in handy for the cold winter days!
Of course, decoration for the Christmas tree is a must at this type of market. Handmade cloth hearts and stars are what I saw at one stall.
Decoration made of newspaper, that was interesting. I guess they are hanging decorations for the entrance of the house? Hmm, maybe they are not for the exterior entrances, as what would they look like after rain? Definitely, interior decoration!
So, at the beginning of this market visit, did I say it was a small thing? Yes? It was indeed, but so many other things one could purchase there. Paintings, pendants, cloth toys, earrings... But it was my lazy weekend, I didn't even stay there for a longer time to listen to the live music performance. I just made my Saturday a bit not that extra lazy. After all, I had to walk between several stalls lol, it was also an effort :D
Like the effort to resist some of these unique handbags. Although seeing the price of them one can easily resist the purchase!
And how went your weekend? Was it as calm as my one? Do you have Christmas markets around your place and what do they look like? If you fancy, you can share with us your experience and weekend adventures - or lazy moments:)
