Sunday 25 November 2012

Tis the season


We're nearly at the end of November so I think it's about time I got in the Christmasy mood! To help us, The Olds, Hubby and I went to our local garden centre Knights, where it was Reindeer Weekend!  This is held every year where some of Santa's *cough* Reindeer's take some time out to socialise and there is also a team of Siberian Huskies there who love to get a bit of attention.

After we met the reindeer and Huskies and warmed are cockles with a cup of hot chocolate and a yummy hot dog, I managed to drag Hubs round the Christmas department to drool over the gorgeous decorations (that would be me and not Hubs). although I've been banned from buying any more (he he he!, we'll see *queue wicked laugh*, he can't watch me all the time).

Here's some pictures of the Huskies and the Reindeer


                                    
                                   






So now I'm feeling more in the Christmas mood time to start planning what I need to do for Christmas.  I've already started to plan what pressies I need to get, haven't actually bought any yet unlike my friend who had all of them bought in a weekend at the end of October (before Halloween!).  We believe in the Rigby household that we can't start doing Christmas stuff until we've got past Halloween (unless we see something particularly good to buy).  Although it can get a  bit much I do love all the Christmas preparations and the build up to Christmas.  We had planned to go to a couple of Christmas fairs but sadly we've had to give them a miss as we have spent so much money on both our cars this month we thought we'd best leave the fairs.  We are going to Ardingly Christmas Food festival next weekend though which we're really looking forward too.  Last year we bought a yummy Christmas pudding there.

So time to plan what needs doing.  I often have lots of ideas and things that I want to do but never quite get round to it.  This year no doubt will be the same but here's my 'Possibly to do' list.



So that's what I'd like to do but we'll see.  What do you reckon?  Do you think I'll get round to making any of these things?

How about you guys?  What are your Christmas plans?

Hope everyone has had enjoyable weekends.







10 comments:

  1. We have a Christmas Wedding this year -DD getting married on Dec 22nd, so Christmas will be extra special. And busy! Will prob end up hosting some of the waifs and strays too - I have an elderly neighbour who always makes 'no plans' but then caves and comes round. Yaay. Christmas!

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  2. Thanks for comment Carol. Wow a Christmas wedding, how exciting is that! What a lovely Christmas for you it's going to be!! And yes very busy! I love Christmas, can't wait to get all my decorations out, only have 4 boxes of them! Yaay to Christmas indeed!

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  3. Yaay - make sure you pace yourself, and don't get over-tired. Your health is the most important thing!

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  4. I love the reindeer,so cute and the huskies of course. My daughter is going away at Christmas so we'll miss her and it is the other gran's turn to have my granddaughter on the big day so it may just be the two of us. I do love Christmas, the tinsel and the tree and the cheesy songs. Hope you have a lovely time Kate.

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  5. Kate, you need more Father Christmas statues. You only have around 14 or so. Plus you are the only person I know who puts Christmas decs in their bathroom !!! Look forward to seeing you soon, your godchildren miss their crazy Auntie (and equally crazed Uncle) xxx

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  6. Kate, you need more Father Christmas statues. You only have around 14 or so. Plus you are the only person I know who puts Christmas decs in their bathroom !!! Look forward to seeing you soon, your godchildren miss their crazy Auntie (and equally crazed Uncle) xxx

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  7. Christmas pudding truffles sound good! I've never heard of them. Visiting from Sits. I will be stopping back again!

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    1. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will come again :) They're a Nigella Lawson recipe and she actually calls them Christmas Puddini Bon Bons. They're easy to do and yummy. I will be posting the recipe and results on here!

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  8. Looks like a fun way to start off Christmas. My list includes lots and lots of cookies that need baking. I love this time of year ;). Visiting from SITS

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  9. Thanks for popping over. I'd like to make some cookies too. Lost of ideas but whether I do them all we shall see. I love this time of year too :)

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