SUNDAY

 Yes It's Sunday ! Now I'm retired weekends don't have that same sense of time off naturally, although I do try to treat them as weekends. It is a treat to be able to say " We can do it on Monday " not to rub it in to those still working but you will have all this to look forward to when the time arrives.

On Tuesday I met up with a friend at one of the large garden centres for a cuppa and a chat. The garden centre's here are now all getting stocked up for Christmas.

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Just three of their displays, this garden centre always makes great displays and stocks so many goodies for Christmas, it's pure temptation ! But lucky for my bank balance I was on a tight time frame, so only had a small scout round to take a couple of photos but I may pop back for a better look another time.

I do love this pink and green display with that big pink mushroom.

We are still working in the garden , so also visited a nursery and another garden centre this week, the second garden centre is one of our local one's and it's only starting to put out it's Christmas display and stock.

Behind those dogs is Santa's sleigh but Santa's missing since it's not Christmas eve yet ! ;)

I may buy the grandchildren one or two of these nearer to Christmas, my daughter is looking forward to this Christmas now her children are getting bigger and she's got a nice big house to decorate.

So I'm not yet, myself, in the Christmas mood, especially as the Chat n Snap is still to happen and then in November Adam's first birthday but come December I'll be happy to get out the Christmas dec's and play those Christmas records.

We have been working on sorting out the greenhouse and Paul's started to put in some of the smaller plants that need some winter protection.

This coming week I'll be gathering together all the items I need for the Chat n Snap, it's quite nice not to have to be setting up a large display , although I will miss not having one but next year I'll make up for it.

So I will be hunting out the cups , raffle ticket books and going to buy the food and drink at the end of the week.

It will be lovely to finally have a get together and a good old chat about dolls and whats been happening to everyone over the last two years. 

On the doll front I sold another and  four more will be collected at the CnS, so more space, which is lovely. Once the event is over I can get into the studio and carry on clearing, since at present there are two boxes of raffle prizes and various other bits taking up space.

I'm looking forward to setting up Granny Fortuna's shop ready for her Christmas sales. 

So on that note I will finish and wish you all a happy healthy week ahead.

Dee

PS apologies to all those who think it's too early for Christmas photos :)