Another week closer to Christmas, and the excitement is building. So far its been a lovely week end, last night we went out for Christmas dinner at the Chesterfield with our friend Rachael. This is really our only Christmas dinner this year and we'd been looking forward to it. The pub was busy and felt really christmassy, dinner was good - traditional turkey dinner followed by an untraditional chocolate and mint ice cream cake. It was nice to just kick back, pull a few crackers and enjoy the evening with a friend.
Today we headed to Lichfield, a friend had suggested it when i was looking for ideas about what to do at the weekend. We haven't been into Lichfield for quite a while, mostly put off by the extortionate parking fees! But today it was worth it as there was so much going on. First stop was Costa's for a gingerbread latte, they make me feel so christmassy! From there we walked to the cathedral, there was a very good food and gift fair set up in the main part of the cathedral. And a lot of people wandering about. I loved looking around all the stalls and found some lovely ear rings and bracelets, as well as those we got some cheese, meringues and a few other things. There was live music inside the cathedral and outside stalls selling hot drinks, crepe's etc. Also in the cathedral there was an exhibition of nativity sets from all over the world, some were really beautiful and unusual. We also found a whole section of the cathedral was full of beautifully decorated Christmas trees. Each one was sponsored and decorated by a different business, charity or local school, the idea being to raise money for the cathedral to repair and replace the amazing stained glass windows which have had to be taken away due to the condition they were in. They are still several thousand pounds short of the amount they need to complete the restoration. We also found another craft fair at the Guildhall, and that too was well worth a visit. The great thing today was that there was free entry to everything, all we had to do was pay for parking.
After the cathedral we visited Erasmas Darwin's house, he is the grandfather of Charles Darwin, and a famous man in his own right. We looked around the house, had tea in their pop up tea room and had a go in their lucky dip (they were also raising money). There were all sorts of interactive exhibits there which were very entertaining. I got to draw Paul's silhouette, that was different!
whilst walking back to the car park we passed a family with a little girl wearing wellies, she jumped in a very shallow puddle and boy you should have seen the look of disappointment on her face when she didn't cause a tidal wave. I think she may well be scarred for life.....bless her!
Lichfield was very busy, never seen so many people about. But there was a great atmosphere, and we both enjoyed the day so much. Its made me feel very christmassy!! Over the course of the afternoon the wind really picked up and we almost gone blown all the way back to the car park. Strange weather we are having this year. But it was mild, and it never rained......so I am not complaining. So, truly the week end has been heavenly so far!
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