Peace on earth!

Merry Christmas and Peace to all!

Ginger bread house

Without ginger bread houses Christmas just isn't Christmas.

Tin soldier

Some all-time Christmas favours.

Overhead

The colour scheme at Oakridge Mall is predominately red. I know the traditional Christmas colour is red and green. But the green is conspicuous by its absent. Wonder if management isn't making an all out effort to meet the custom of the growing Chinese population in the area?

Before & after

This is the before when the workers busy getting the "Photo with Santa" setup ready.


This is the after, a day later.

Early start

This discarded paper cup with Christmas scenes shows that the giant Canadian donut chain, Tim Horton's, is one of the many companies who are pushing their customers to get into the Christmas spirit since the day after Halloween.

Let it snow

Was at the mall the day and guess what I saw? Christmas decorations! Not a whole lot yet but enough to suggest 2007 is coming to an end very soon. At least in Canada, we had our Thanksgiving already. Our American cousins won't be celebrating theirs till the end of this month. Yes, they are having a collision of festivals. These days it is not easy to be an American.

On display

Since early Ocober these Halloweeen themed figures have been gracing a toy store's window. In a couple more days they'll give way to Santa Claus and other with a Christmas theme. Over the years the merchants have been pushing the major shopping seasons ever forward.