On a very damp and dull afternoon we drove to Fagan’s in New Milton for Jackie to buy me a Christmas present.
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Later, when twilight was approaching we visited Milford on Sea to see the decorated village green.
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The blustery weather was already wreaking a certain amount of havoc on the displays. I needed to tie back the laces holding the snow onto the first of the litter bins and couldn’t straighten the fallen figure on the second.
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As Pam Wright is attributed for the work portrayed in the second gallery, each of the individual Christmas trees carries a similar notice telling us whose project it is.
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All the dedicated benches bear decorations. One notice made me smile.
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The Nativity scene is very artistic. A Father Christmas figure has fallen into Jesus’s crib.
Others adorn a row of posts lining the car park.
Elizabeth came to dinner which consisted of Jackie’s well-filled beef and mushroom pie; crisp roast potatoes; crunchy carrots and cauliflower; firm Brussels sprouts, and meaty gravy. This was followed by Sicilian lemon tart. The Culinary Queen drank Hoegaarden while my sister and I drank more of the Malbec poured from another bottle.