With 8 days to go, it's beginning to look alot like Christmas everywhere you go, including the South Granville area where I live. Check out this display at Bacci's at Home at 12th and Granville. Love the blankless faces with Rudolph! Other favs include 18 Karat, Winsor Gallery, Pottery Barn Kids (kidding!), Rangoli (yummy modern Indian food) and the Stanley Theatre (Vancouver landmark and heritage site and main venue for Arts Club Theatre Company). I recently saw Irving Berlin's White Christmas there. Speaking of White Christmases, Vancouver rarely gets them. Chance of a White Christmas in Vancouver, 11%. Other Canadian cities fare better. You are pretty much guaranteed a White Christmas in Quebec City, for example. In Australia, not so good. With temperatures in the high 30s, you've got a snowball's chance.
Looking forward to celebrating Christmas this year Aussie-style- on the beach!
