Christmas Shopping at Ardingly

Dear reader, 

On Sunday Mr Him and I visited the Christmas shopping experience at Ardingly.  I didn't let Mr Him queue up for Santa's grotto however much he begged, you'll be pleased to know.  So was Santa.  The children would have been very confused.



I did let him get himself a bratwurst and cheesy chips.  I had just the bratwurst but made the mistake of pouring sticky curry ketchup on it. Curry sauce! What sacrilege . It shouldn't have even been on the table for the mistake to have been made!   The bratwurst got its own back on me by pouring the curry ketchup over me as I ate it. The payback was so complete I had to ask a man at the next table for tissues.  I even had to wash my coat when I got home.  Yes, luckily washable.

After all that fun I had a mulled wine and Mr Him had an instruction that he was driving.   I made sure the wine behaved.  None went down my front.


I sampled many a festive ware including a Christmas pudding  (here we go again but this one is traditional and fig free). This pudding was made by Harveys Brewers.  Look at the fruit  (no figs ) content!  (It didn't go down the front of me. )

I had to buy one.



I also bought myself a badger hair and wood nail brush. 



A few gifts were bought which I can't elaborate on as family read my blog.
After the festive fare we had a vegetable stirfry for supper.  One has to abdominally economise somewhere.  (It didn't go down the front of me )

11 comments:

  1. Well that sounds like a much more enjoyable (albeit messy) Christmas shopping excursion! An actual reindeer, no less! -Jenn

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  2. Nothing says "festive" like wine in a styrofoam cup! The important thing is that it went on the inside, not the outside.

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  3. sorry the sauce didn't work out, that happens to me a lot, trying different things. Sounds like a fun time anyway!

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  4. Currywurst is definitely a thing in Germany, so not as unusual as you think!

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  5. Glad to hear that you didn't waste the wine.
    On the curry sauce front? Better out than in.

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  6. Ahhh... no photo of Mr Him on Santa's lap? How disappointing...

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  7. The perils of eating at Christmas Fayres !!! ... you found some good presents though so not too much of a disaster ..... love the reindeers. XXXX

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  8. Sounds like you had such a fun day! Is that a real reindeer? How fun!

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  9. Sounds a lovely Christmas outing. I haven't been to one fair yet!

    H

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  10. I love reading about Christmas and its preparations all around the world. The badger hair brush looks beautifully made and that it would be lovely to use as well.

    SSG xxx

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