Christmas Cheer?

Christmas Cheer?

During a recent trip back to the UK to help celebrate Bonfire Night with my family, I was actually quite shocked by just how much Christmas was being celebrated already. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not one of these folk who say we should only enjoy Christmas on the official day, in fact I love the build up to the big event just as much as the day itself. But shops pumping out Christmas songs, and adverts on TV in October? Come on, that’s just not acceptable in my book. I’ve always enjoyed…Czytaj dalej …
Trick or Treat!

Trick or Treat!

So, like most self-respecting citizens, I recently purchased a rather large box full of sweets and candies to sit next to my front door in preparation for kids coming past on Halloween. 
Now, I don’t know about you but when I was a young boy, this was one of the highlights of the year and I used to look forward to it for months. These days it seems that pubs and shops are more inclined to get the decorations up and their staff are more interested in dressing up than local children are.…Czytaj dalej …