A Stroll through a Christmas Winter Wonderland...

Hi folks...I'm sharing the visit I make every December to my favourite Christmas Winter Wonderland and I have to say I was more than a little disappointed to be greeted at the door this year by this guy...CUTE...YES...FESTIVE... NO...they could have at least decked him out with a Santa's hat, a Christmas scarf or a little bit of holly, don't you agree.

But just around the corner, there were Santas galore...

all shapes and sizes...

and even Santa in a glass dome...

it looks like the traditional colours of Red and Gold for Christmas are still popular...

but I'm not sure where bears with parcels...monkeys on Christmas trees...

and toy soldiers feature in the Christmas story...

and there seemed to be a big winter woodland theme to the decorations this year...

and these cute figures were everywhere...

Apparently this is the latest trend in Christmas trees...stark and minimal...I have to admit they looked beautiful displayed against the backdrop of a Northern Lights sky but I suspect one sitting in the corner of your front room is not going to have quite the same impact so...

I'll be sticking with my traditional tree...

decorated with an assortment of "definitely not colour co-ordinated" ornaments collected over a lifetime, each one with a special memory...

Today I'm back in the kitchen on the last leg of the Christmas Cookathon marathon and if all goes to plan, tomorrow I'll be heading for the cubbyhole to have some fun with a very special parcel that arrived on Saturday.

Toodle-oo for now

Hugs Kath xxx