That Christmas Feeling...
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Date: 17 December 2006 14:40:41
Two treats - one yesterday, one today.
Havenstreet Steam Railway. The Santa Special has got to be THE place to see Santa, and I found myself telling my sister (to much ridicule) how difficult it is not to believe in Father Christmas when you go to Havenstreet. A ride on the train through cold but sunlit forests. A roasting Christmas Dinner in the cafeteria there. A wander through the amazing grotto filled with toys and lights and mechanical wonders and, especially, trains. A glass of mulled wine while you wait to see Santa (Bother, I was driving! No wine for me!) and then an elf comes along and takes you in to meet the man himself. Pure magic.
Then this morning a trip to church for the most chaotic but lovely Nativity play ever, with Tiddles and Smudgelet carrying the major roles, and doing it incredibly well if I say so as shouldn't. No pictures from there, I'm afraid, but there was a rather unexpected visitor who joined us at the end of the morning.......
Wonderful.
And may I share with you the most beautiful crib I have ever seen - this one that adorns the entrance way to the Hospice and for me is simply perfect , though maybe it is the location that makes it even more significant.
