Peering through the shop window at the tinsel, festive lights and other Christmas delights, I gasped.
The magical Christmas shop on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland, was my dream come true.
If only I had my own shop, then it could be Christmas all year long, I thought.
When my husband, Andy, now 62, and I were bringing up our kids Adam, 34, Beth, 31 and Amy, 30,