Dec 6th (or thereabouts) Sint Niklaas comes to Mechelen (on the canal, 5 minutes from where we live), and every year the children turn out in force to meet him. This year Lydia got to meet him personally (along with Sara and Jozefien, who she stayed with during the day) - that same evening there was a party at Mark's work where they gave out giant cookies in the shape of the Sint!
Since her parents don't feed her enough, Lydia sometimes feels the need to take matters into her own hands:
