Well Christmas is well and truly on its way!
Finally as we turn into December the winter weather has arrived which seems to have still taken us all by surprise even though it is very overdue. The ever increasing Christmas light displays are out in force on houses all around where we work and live.
Presents are beginning to be a worry! You either have them all and just need to find time to wrap them or like me you are looking at a list wondering when you will get round to asking people what they would like, let alone buying and wrapping them.
The Christmas spirit seems to find us all eventually, even given the current economy with strikes etc., we still embrace it as a time for good cheer.
Even if as a grown-up we have to get through the ever increasing list of chores, with the help of a glass or two of something special the spirit soon catches up with us!
It is certainly a time when we all wish we were children again and especially those children who are young enough to believe in the dream that is Santa Claus and all the magic that it brings.
When all is said and done, despite all the hype, hustle and bustle, it is a time for the warmth of those family and friends that are dear to us.
Merry Christmas!