Tag Archives: Christmas

a €hristmas Calor…..

Posted on December 19, 2015 by

A €hristmas Calor defines the fear of that moment of realisation that there is no spare gas bottle when the flame splutters and dies half way through the ritual destruction of salmonella, and all her bacterial chums, thus ensuring that your €hristmas goose … Continue reading →

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It’s not big, it’s quite funny but it’s not clever…

Posted on December 23, 2014 by

….but it is our Christmas tree. Happy Christmas to you all:)

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’tis the season that dare not speak its name ….

Posted on December 19, 2014 by

Cake and chocolate are two “C” words that have not, as yet, been proscribed. Christmas and cunt have been. Creating forbidden fruit has never succeeded in producing an aversion in those to whom the fruit are irresistible. Words of all kinds are irresistible … Continue reading →

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We Three Kings of Ory and Tar…

Posted on December 23, 2013 by

It’s a lovely song but it doesn’t take much to realise that something, or someone, is missing. The title declares the presence of three kings yet only the king of Tory and his chum, the king of Tar are mentioned. … Continue reading →

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It was the Sunday before Christmas…

Posted on December 22, 2013 by

…not that it made any difference, apart from the shops being open. If only those annoying people wouldn’t lie sleeping in the doorways. It’s exactly the sort of thoughtless behaviour that can so easily spoil Christmas.  Just imagine…you’re coming out … Continue reading →

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Brussels demand a green Xmas…..

Posted on November 21, 2013 by

September is long gone, but the leaves of brown show no sign of tumbling down this November although the lyricist would be happy to know that it’s raining. Wherever he was when he penned those lyrics, it wasn’t the Vendee. … Continue reading →

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Should Joy be released?

Posted on December 28, 2012 by

Sobriety is low on my list of seasonal wishes and yet, as I grow older, I find myself slowly growing into a more sober mood during this week of festivities than at any other time of the year. There is … Continue reading →

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Wishing you all a very Cherry Christmas…

Posted on December 24, 2012 by
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A jolly good egg…..

Posted on December 21, 2012 by

Another encounter with the scanner has shown me that the gift of giving can permeate the mind of even the meanest spirited electronic brain. It was as though I had encountered the reanimated, fully epiphanised Scrooge, in mechanical form, cheerily … Continue reading →

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Myrhh balls…

Posted on December 19, 2012 by

The sun today has been smothered under a dull, damp, grey cushion leaving the world silent and lifeless. I have the feeling that nature is in mourning, and with every reason as it feels as though the kind has been … Continue reading →

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