All very festive !!! and I am just loving the smell of the fresh pine trees propped up at the entrance to greengrocers. Off to choose and cut our own tree out at Kangaloon in the Southern Highlands this weekend…..the countryside is always lush and green and misty……perfect.
Such an enjoyable time was had by all at the Becker Minty Christmas Drinks and Shopping Night. So pleasant to browse at one’s leisure through their exquisite collection of gifts….something for everyone !!! even for those who want for nothing. As usual the wine…Cape Mentelle Sauvignon Blanc Semillon was perfect and the canape delicious.
My favourites were the new Neom Organic Scented Candles, the very English Floris perfume and for complete indulgence the handmade French velvet slippers by Matthew Cookson. Indeed the Very Best Of Everything.
What fabulous fun was had by all at The Country Trader Extravaganza. Billed as the Greatest Show on Earth, it was all of that and more. The Circus theme had everyone in the mood from the minute you arrived…..like entering the big top with all the entertainment that goes with it !!!!
In addition to the ever expanding collection of divine antique pieces….large and small, the massed Christmas decorations were breathtakingly beautiful and hard to resist.
Very festive indeed….not to mention the most beautiful Christmas pudding I have ever tasted (very similar in flavour to the one I make but somehow twice as good when you haven’t slaved over it yourself….or was it the accompanying Moet & Chandon!!!!)
Geoffrey Clark does nothing by halves….ever.
Courtesy Suzie Anderson,Hopewood Country House
Last weekend I was thrilled to vist another of Suzie Andersons Open Days at Hopewood Country House in Bowral. She displays her French and Country homewares, soft furnishings and ….gorgeous Chrismas decorations in stunning room displays with such style and exquisite attention to detail.
It was divine to browse endlessly, trying to absorb it all and then enjoy afternoon tea in the glass fronted Pavillion overlooking the garden…. chatting about which pieces I would pop back in to purchase.
I was thrilled to see on her website that she will continue to open on a Thursday until 15 December!!! More chance to shop, particularly for those Christmas presents and the decorations I just can’t resist…and it probably won’t be nearly as busy.
