#ChristmasShoppingInNewbury #AnotherDayToDoLastBits #GinSelection #TedBakerLust

Saturday 23rd December, 6.14am still dark outside but a mild 9 grad. Forecasting for Newbury a mild day with sun popping in and out 11 grad high. That bodes well for a walk back into the village to do some last minute bits n bobs for all of us. My search and find in town yesterday was not what I would call an unmitigated success. James and Jacky have her mother staying in the house with us for Christmas so I wanted to buy and wrap something little for her under the tree... very hard to find a good gift when you do not know the person or indeed their likes and dislikes. I know... it is the thought that counts but I never gift something I do not lust after for myself. Today is another day and Jacky will be with me so that may sort the conundrum. If not then we go to the favoured local and sit over a glass of something nice to discuss it. My antennae were elevated full gas yesterday at the little local Tesco express on Newbury Highstreet where I went to get yoghurt... the gin selection was like I have never seen before. Oh my word, I was forced to take a pic, and it did not all fit in the photo as taking a picture of the shelves of gin in a supermarket at Christmas time does make you look a little strange !! The Ted Baker bags pics were taken expressly for @Belinda Jackson for your interest. Not overly expensive either Ber. So musings from yesterday... there is a seething mass of people doing a shed load of looking but there are not overly many carrier bags being toted... perhaps the lovelies of Newbury have done all their Christmas preparation. We talked food last night so we are sorted.