In my house, I am definitely the Christmas fairy. I love
everything about it – the dark nights lit with fairy lights, the decorations,
the gifts, the food, the music. My husband, on the other hand, loathes the very
name of Christmas, so it’s up to me to provide the good cheer.
And one of my favourite things about Christmas happens to be
right beside my workplace – the Christkindelmarkt.
For me, this sums up everything about the season of
goodwill. Stall upon stall of handcrafted gifts – I’ve treated myself to
brightly-lit crystals, handmade mugs, Russian dolls and wind lights. Other stalls
sell traditional food, from wurst, pretzels and potato pancakes to
chocolate-coated fruit kebabs, marshmallows and truffles. And of course, many
flavours of hot mulled wine, mead and German beer.
It’s been a long year and a pretty rough one for me, but
Christmas never fails to cheer me up. So I’ll be celebrating with a glass of
mulled wine and hanging twinkling lights in my window.
Merry Blissemas!
Here's hoping 2013 will be lucky for us all! Lovely post...
ReplyDeletevitajex(at)aol(dot)com
The holidays are my favorite time of year. Sadly we don't have a market like the one in Leeds, extremely jealous!
ReplyDeleteHappy holidays! I love the pictures. Its hard not to get into the christmas spirit! Its cheerful and bright! I hope you and your family have an amazing one!
ReplyDeleteshadowluvs2read(at)gmail(dot)com
That market sounds heavenly and I can see how it gets you in the Christmas spirit! I'm afraid I'm more like your husband in that I feel overwhelmed with some of the holiday aspects no matter how cheerful I remain.
ReplyDeletejoderjo402 AT gmail DOT com
Sounds like fun, too bad we don't have anything like that here in NW Nebraska.
ReplyDeletedrainbamaged.gyzmo at gmail.com
Wish I could visit your market, but alas there is not enough in my wallet for airfare.
ReplyDeleteThat market sounds awesome!! And your hubby sounds something like mine. Although, I will say that between the kids and me, he gets his butt in gear and puts the lights on the house and in the yard. Then the kids and I string lights all over the house! He sometimes gets annoyed, but we just snicker at him! lol
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Sebrina_Cassity at yahoo dot com
I've stopped by too late...but that's okay...where are you located at? I'm in Vienna, Austria and the Christkindelmarkts are one of my favorite things too!
ReplyDeleteHope you had a great holiday!
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