Christmas approaches

 As the days count down to our trip across to Bradenton to spend Christmas with Jon and Janice we are taking advantage of the cooler days to get out more.  We hopped over to the Atlantic coast and strolled the beach for an hour or so...

...before popping in to The Riverside to check the latest additions to the brew pumps.

This one goes on next week:

Jo picked up this tree more as a joke but it has met with everyone's approval.  

So much so that Sandy, our local Martha Stewart, provided the angel for the top:

Now to do some shopping to attempt to avoid last minute crowds...