Archive for the ‘Christmas’ Category

Have you done your Christmas shopping yet?

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

Don't you hate those people who have all the Christmas shopping over by October! I haven't done anything yet - but at least have the excuse that I don't really want to have to carry it all home with me when we take a trip over to New Zealand ...

Are you tired of the Xmas decorations already?

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

The street decorations went up in Perth about 3 weeks ago - it was barely November and we were talking Christmas already! Yes I know that the ancient Christian tradition, based on even older pre-Christian traditions, has been well and truely turned over to the retail Gods but this ...

Welcome to 2007

Thursday, January 4th, 2007

Today is the last day of 2 weeks at home - and as usual it has just flown by. My heart goes out to poor Americans who only have 2 weeks holiday - I cant imagine it. Christams went fine -too much food of course! The weather was awful until ...

6 more sleeps to go

Monday, December 18th, 2006

267|250 269|250 I guess Christmas is a big deal if you have children - but at the point I cant get a park at the local supermarket at lunchtime on a Saturday - I am well over it! In fact of course there are free parks (literally and financially), just outside, but ...