Everyday adventures

[sally_maria]

On the first Tuesday in December, the small town where I live has a Christmas market and late-night opening evening. Almost everywhere opens, not just the shops but the local museum, which puts on a special display of local historic photographs, and even the estate agents and the undertakers.



Even though it was raining, there were still several hundred people wandering round, enjoying the atmosphere and buying from the couple of dozen craft and artisan food stalls. As you can see, I bought a Dragon (a mobile, and what the photo doesn't really show is how well it moves), lots of fudge, and some award-winning local gin - really local, the guy who makes it was on the stall, and said he lived in town, and would deliver more when I'd drunk it all. :-)

Comments

[cosmolinguist]

Oh how lovely!

[sally_maria]

I don't know how long it's been running, but I've been every year since we moved here seven years ago, and it's always a lovely evening.

[naye]

That is an amazing dragon! Where is it going to live?

[sally_maria]

Thank you. :-) He's currently found a home hanging from the shade on my bedroom light, though who knows where he might end up next.