Category: CHristmas and new year
In Praise of the Great British Panto
It’s not that the Am Dram performance of Cinderella was bad. It’s just that the appearance of small children dressed as traffic cones was perplexing.
Things that surprised me about 2014…..
…..in no particular order:
Happy Christmas Nanna
This Christmas, Spare a Thought for the Christmas Card. And the Goat.
Do you believe in Father Christmas? And what do you do when you don’t?
This Christmas, there are three entities with big, white, bushy beards who could join us in our home.
- Grandad
- Father Christmas
- God
Numbers 1 and 2 on the list, I let in willingly and whole heartedly every year. Recently, Number 3 has barely managed to get a foot across the threshold. I think it’s time for a re-think. Continue reading
How to argue. For when the Peace and Goodwill is wearing a little thin.
Peace and Goodwill to all? When I am knee-deep in children and elbow-deep in giblets? Not a chance. For me, Christmas is the perfect time for the perfect argument. Continue reading
