It’s skating time in The Netherlands …

As the sunspots are still refusing to pop up, you’d better visit the local lake for a skate ride … Temperatures have been below 0 deg C for a fair number of days in a row. So there is plenty of natural ice on ponds, lakes, etc. Here is my wife, Marja,  in action on the Hatertse Vennen close to Nijmegen.

Marja ice skating at the Hatertse Vennen

Marja ice skating at the Hatertse Vennen (30-dec-2008)

Jazz up the mind …

Phew, made it to the holidays. Being fed up with almost everything, I am glad to escape it all and go with my family to Greece. Lesbos and Samos will likely give us room to breathe fresh air and re-gain energy. Relaxing on the beaches and enjoying the good Greek food is certainly something to look forward to.

Downloaded tons of great jazz music from the fantastic Bending Corners podcast website, so my MP3 player will have to work overtime …