There’s a squirrel on the top of my tree. No angels, no stars, no cribs, none of that business. There are some sheep, but they’re not ones watched over by shepherds until glory shone around and some bloke was like … Continue reading
On Tuesday Pete and I had an excellent night out courtesy of Reading Skeptics In The Pub, at their very first In The Geek Midwinter festive show. After a day of crazy running around, leaving the Small Boy having tea … Continue reading
“I really like Christmas. It’s sentimental, I know, but I just really like it”. So says Tim Minchin in his lovely song, “White Wine in the Sun”. I entirely agree, and just like him, “I have all of the usual … Continue reading
After 15 months of rampant consumerism that comes with having a baby I am spent. Emotionally, economically and environmentally. This has coincided with Christmas – the time of year we are all encouraged to spend without thinking but this year … Continue reading
Amy tweeted recently: Salvation Army Brass band. So wonderfully Christmassy. So weird in warm early morning sunshine. Can’t quite process this yet. — Amy (@Cat_knits) December 2, 2013 and in a wibbly wobbly timey wimey whoosh I was 7 or … Continue reading
Posted by Donkey on behalf of Ms Gammidgy. Despite being over 30 every Christmas up to this point has been spent at my parent’s house, mostly with just my immediate family in attendance. This Christmas marks a landmark moment for … Continue reading
I begin with a warning: I carefully selected this particular date for my #yulevent post because I felt it was far enough away from Christmas to avoid bringing down the festive mood too much, and that even if that was … Continue reading
Hello, Uborkunians. We find ourselves here again, in December, and I’m convinced I can’t be the only one looking back at the past 11 months with a resounding “EHH? How did they slip past me again?!”. An overly contrived feeling, … Continue reading