Market Day!

Yesterday I headed to the street market in the morning. Wow, there were actually more stalls than ever before, I guess because it's peak summer time, right before everyone goes on vacation... Here's some of the stuff I bought! (This is all the stuff for me, I got some gifts too, so they will not be appearing!)

Squash, melon, zucchini, and shoes. It's the time of year that all these things are pretty darn cheap. Including the shoes. They are super cheap-o, 6 euros! OK, they are made out of terrible materials, the soles are foam I think, but I am wearing them today and they were very comfortable on the walk to school. They certainly won't last forever, but for a fun summer shoe... Part of the reason I went for them is the color, you know me I like that sort of turquoise blue for everything. The other part is that the sole is pretty think. You can't really see in the pick but even in the toe the soles are just over an inch thick.



I actually am not a fan of the sandals with really flat leather soles, and around here, your feet would get filthy fast. But, that's the style that the Italian ladies are wearing...

This is a zucca squash, as far as I know. I think the term means pretty much any winter squash, including pumpkins, but this one is like a turban or buttercup squash. This is what the picture of the zucca on my last box of ravioli di zucca looked like...