Father Christmas

Jim Cromwell December 19, 2005

We went to Painshill Park today to find Santa Claus in his grotto. We had our own little torches and followed the signs to the wishing tent and then to the grotto. We were very certain when we told him we wanted Barbies, despite evidence from the contrary on our Christmas lists....!

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