MONDAY MAGIC on a TUESDAY !!!! … THE BEAUTY OF WINTER ...

Monday Magic on a Tuesday ??!!! 

Had a bit of a busy day in Londinium, Capital of England, yesterday so, I'm a day late with this post !

London is all dressed up for Christmas and looks AMAZING ….. the shop windows, the Christmas lights, Ferris wheels and fairgrounds, skating rinks and carols and it's buzzing ….. a glance down a little side street and you would swear you were in a Dickens novel….. glance in a different direction, and glass domes and shards, The Gherkin and The Cheese grater reach for the sky and, a walk along The Embankment is beautiful.

….. and, on display in The Museum of London is The Lord Mayor of London's State Coach, built in 1757 ….. it looks magnificent, displayed in the window and is all lit up at night. It's been there a while now but, it all adds to the Christmas ambience.

We are off to Kew on Sunday to explore the Illuminated Trail ….. our grandson should find it magical.

Enjoy a little bit of the beauty that is Winter …..

….. and, if you're feeling rather chilly …..

 ….. wriggle, jiggle, giggle and dance your socks off !!!!

That should warm you up !!!!

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SEASONAL STIRRINGS ..........

I am beginning to get those seasonal feelings !!!! ..........

After some glorious Autumnal weather, there was frost on the cars this morning, bringing thoughts of ..........

Christmas wreaths ..........

candlelight ..........

Carols being sung in churches ..........

seasonal food ..........

chestnuts roasting on open fires ..........

..........of Kings and shepherds .......... 

Christmas cake mixture ..........

and royal icing ...........

 Christmas cards to be written and posted..........

Time to limber up the lips for all that kissing under ..........

the mistletoe !!!!

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IT CAME, IT SETTLED..... and, IT'S MAGICAL ..........

SNOW !!!!! .......... within half and hour, the whole of the UK was covered in at least six inches of snow. Cars and people were stranded, trains and buses were cancelled.........we were supposed to have been going into London for dinner for our daughter-in-law's birthday, but there weren't any trains, Heathrow is at a standstill and many people are still trying to get home BUT, come and see how pretty it looks where I live .......... I'll clear up all that snow in our lounge later !! haha ..........

Mr Home and I went out for a walk , it was a long walk, hence the amount of photographs !! There were more but I have spared you !!........ this is our road, with the cemetery on the right......... into the cemetery..........

Doesn't it look beautiful ? I always thing that the bottle-shaped yew trees are like something from Alice in Wonderland. They look as if they might just come to life ..........

Down past the Council Offices. The tower is Victorian and the building next to it was built in the last ten years, and they mirrored the windows and shapes of the old Victorian building.

Opposite and built into the wall are these steps. These were to help people get onto the carriages in the 16th, 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries.

Into  St Mary's church ..........

Past Church House ..........

This is the entrance to the park, opposite the church,

An iconic English postbox ..........

Round to the back of the church,

a front door looking festive, that we walked past ..........

We are expecting more snow over the next few days so, it looks as if we could be having a white Christmas which will be perfect. Back to my Christmas decorating and wrapping and cooking. Enjoy your preparations.

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