Christmas in Cheltenham... Feel the vibe!

Shortly before Christmasd, George (modelling beside the large inflatable snowman!!) and I paid a visit to the town centre to try and capture photographically how Cheltenham was catching the atmospheric vibe of Christmas. There were a few reasons for this... The primary reason was because when you are rushing around like a headless chicken trying to get everything done you don't get time to be still for a moment and appreciate the real joy of what is actually going on. (Please note at this point, I have never seen a headless chicken running around, they are usually on the supermarket shelf looking rather static and...headless? Just a turn of phrase.)

The other reason was that we were bored, had nothing to do and wanted a gingerbread latte (G) and a Chocolate Mint Bliss (me).

Our findings were interesting and I include some highlights. The man with the cowboy hat is a man called John, who goes to King's Table at church. He works on the flower stand and occasionally at the fayre. This said, he has no idea whatsoever who I am, but decided to pose for the camera. He was selling wreaths on this particular day.

I also include various pictures of lights, a small reindeer on a lead (window display), a scary art deco lady (window display) and some rather tipsy looking wise men which I was really chuffed to see in a nativity scene in the window of the "Entertainer" toy shop. Hooray for them - I now feel inclined to purchase toys. They also had a note in their window saying that they wouldn't be open Christmas Eve becuse they were part of the "Keep sxunday Special" campaign. Hooray again. Enjoy the pics...