and who couldn't fail to get into the Christmas spirit when you're greeted by the man himself...
at the Raemoir Garden Centre in Banchory...so if you're not feeling the Christmas Love yet...make yourselves a cuppa...find a comfy sofa and get ready for a wander through a wonderful Christmas Wonderland of all things glittery and sparkly...
check out this gorgeous Christmas outfit...if only I was 40 years younger...
or All Things Arctic White...
and if white isn't your thing...there's always Red...
or Blue Snowmen and cute little birdies...
or teapots in Blue Jumpers...
or the Rustic Look...love those wooly trees...
and who do you think came to mind when I saw these...
after that retail therapy adventure it was time to recharge the shopping batteries and head for the coffee shop for a latte and a yummy delicious wholemeal cinnamon scone...
before heading for the next retail destination just a few miles down the road...Mains of Drum...
and more festive sparkliness...
Just time for me to dash home for a quick change and set off to meet the Friday Girls for a festive lunch followed by Afternoon Tea at M&S...courtesy of my "Happy Birthday-Afternoon Tea for Two" voucher...all in all a fun day of Christmas Inspiration and so much feasting I don't think I will need to eat again until the big day. I'll see you all tomorrow over at Craftwork Cards Blog for my last post of the year and no prizes for guessing it will be CHRISTMAS.
Hugs Kath xxx
You always take such fabulous pictures Kath. I've love seeing round all those lovely places with beautiful things to see. I'm still searching for a recipe for Empire biscuits, or German biscuits as my SIL calls them. Hugs Rita xxx
ReplyDeleteI love the polar bears and the teapots too. It all looks wonderful and although I've now got my cards finished and in the post it's not grabbed me yet - but it will, probably some time on Christmas Eve...X
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos! Thanks so much for sharing them. It's fun to see how Christmas is portrayed in your neck of the woods. :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos Kath..such Beautiful festive goodies on display I could not resist spending my pennies if I had been there.. that 15 foot tree is stunning...I hope you enjoyed your cream tea & time with friends... Hugs May x x x
ReplyDeleteThank you Kath for all these wonderful pictures. They are so beautiful, thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteThanks for showing those beautiful pics, love those wooden snowmen, in fact love it all. Sounds like a great day x
ReplyDeleteFabulous photos Kath, definitely getting into the Christmas spirit now. Hope you enjoyed your tea for two, although that scone looked pretty good! Hugs, Anne x
ReplyDeleteOh snap Kath I was mooching around a Garden Centre with my Aunt and Cousin yesterday looking at their festive displays and having a leisurely lunch! Susan x
ReplyDeleteKath can you nip back and get me one of those polar bears and a couple of deers? have a great day out Mary x
ReplyDeleteoh my Kath - that garden centre looks amazing - thanks for sharing the lovely piccies xx
ReplyDeleteOoh! Thanks for sharing your lovely Christmas retail trip ;)
ReplyDeletexoxo Sioux
What a wonderful tour and how beautiful everything is. Thanks for sharing your trip. Please send scones!
ReplyDeletesounds like you had lots of fun with your friends. These shops look fantastic, and full of thing you would love to buy but probably have no room for in the house! Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteValxxx
Thanks for sharing the lovely photos. What a fab display at the garden Centre. Looks like they worked very hard to achieve that. Seems to be that the elastic waist trouser will have to come into play with all that scrummy food being eaten !! X
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