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December 8 - Longing for Longwood

This Gingerbread Ornament came from Longwood Gardens.  Longwood is one of my favorite day or weekend trips. It is a glorious haven in Kennett Square Pennsylvania.  Every season at Longwood is beautiful, but I especially enjoy the Christmas season.
We like to go Christmas week and a few times have visited on Christmas Eve.
It's fun to have a meal in the restaurant. Sometimes we splurge on the full service dining and sometimes we're just hungry enough to enjoy some soup and salad in the cafe.
We usually get there when it's still daylight and we walk around the conservatory marveling at the Christmas decorations.  If we are there at the right time we join the organ sing-along, one of our favorite entertainments.
Then darkness falls and the real magic begins as the lights go on.
We'll be going up in a few weeks and I cannot wait to see what they've done for 2012.  Below are some photos from past visits.


















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