Out and about on a lovely, lovely autumn day and after doing some culture, the twelfth century church I mentioned earlier, we went to Puxton park, which is a farm shop de luxe selling every sort of local produce from meat to mead, cheese to chocolate, olives to bath-oils and soap… a fabulous range of stuff… but some of it at a fabulous price too. There is also a large children’s entertainment area and a café/restaurant. Today, as it nears Christmas, there was a definite seasonal aspect to what was at the Park… including a local craft market. I was very good and revisited buying a silly hat (I have a weak spot for silly hats) stripy scarves and gingerbread men tree decorations.
We walked out through the Christmas market which was in a long marquee, and found ourselves near an animal enclosure… and oh my goodness! There were some real reindeer!
I‘m just a little shy… so I’ll pretend I haven’t got a head…
I’m just eating some grass and pretending it is lichen
Lois Elsden 