Sunday 6 November 2011

Enchant your heart..................

I don't buy a lot of new things, but sometimes I just *have* to have something! I stand there and try and think will I get home and regret not buying it - for it's never still there when you go back for it, is it? We were at the  wonderful Sherborne Castle Gardens garden centre on Friday (I'd been there the day before with my firend Jill, raiding the 50p herb plants reductions), where they have the most glorious, spectacular Christmas display you can imagine. I can't begin to describe it, try and get there if you possibly can. It's won many awards over the years, and deservedly so.
Just found this, take a look to get the flavour of the occasion, from 2008 - have to say this year's display though is the best so far in all the years I've been going...........
http://www.thegardeneronline.co.uk/christmas-video.asp

There is a good selection of nostalgic gifts this year, and this is what I just couldn't resist:


I 've changed a lot over the last two or three years; I've gone through my practical and 'must be useful' phase; I'm lucky now to have amassed a wonderful store of good quality equipment and belongings that will last me forever, and I've come back round to the pretty, beautiful and just plain lovely, often pink too, I never used to be a pink person, but pink is the colour now :)

To quote the wonderful and inspiring William Morris:

''Have  nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful''

I would add 'or enchants your heart' to that..............................................

2 comments:

The Webbers living a life at the beach said...

Sometimes a little of what you fancy does ya good! Personally I'd fancy a LOT of Daniel Craig but he went and got himself married! :D

Jacqui said...

We all need a wee treat now and again. I love the address book, i used to spend all my pocket money on ladybird books - and most of my school projects were shamelessly lifted word for word from the relevant book. xx