Jolly old elf

Jolly old elf
Originally uploaded by dyrlac.

Oh, but we didn't stop with festive hats. Seeing Santa was a lot more difficult than we anticipated. First, we went to Hamleys (a gigantic toy store on Regent Street in London) on the first Saturday in December. This was a major mistake on our part.

Then, we realized that being sophisticated Sloanies, we should do what everyone else in the neighborhood did, namely, make an appointment with Santa at Daisy & Tom. Luckily we managed to secretly snap our own photo. Dodging a few of Santa's security elves, Deirdre came back with the goods.