December 12th: Caroling, caroling We learn them at school, we sing them once or twice a year and recall them for life, the first verses at least. Christmas carols are as familiar to us as […]
Advent Thought For The Day: 11
December 11th: Evergreen My garden goes into limbo during December. It’s trapped somewhere between autumn and winter, quivering in a chilled green aspic. All colour other than green has been drained by the cold and […]
Advent Thought For The Day: 10
December 10th: State of the Nation What a pickle our country is in. We wanted out of Europe (well, some of us did), now can’t agree a deal that everyone is happy with. I don’t […]
Advent thought For The Day: 9
December 9th: A Load of Baubles Most of us have a very casual attitude towards Christmas baubles. We buy them in tubs, boxes or individually, according to our colour scheme or whim. We think very […]
Advent Thought For The Day: 8
December 8th: Deck The Halls This weekend many of us will be putting up our Christmas tree. Those that could not bear to wait took advantage of December 1st falling on a Saturday and had […]
Advent Thought For The Day: 7
December 7th: An Englishman’s Home is his Castle. I have been away for five days and I can’t wait to get home. The more often I travel and the longer I commute, the greater my […]
Advent Thought For The Day: 6
December 6th: Borders What horrible, divisive things borders are. Wars have been fought over them, walls and fences have been built to defend them and people die trying to cross them …… yet we live […]
