Well, well, well. Here we are again - heading into Winter time & all the glorious festive stuff that goes with Christmas. Now, although you might hate the cold (as I do), I'm really serious when I say that it's not that bad. In January I will be singing a different tune though I'm sure, as it becomes completely freezing all day every day, but at the moment the onslaught of Christmas is kind of nice. This country goes hard-out to make it all seem rather festive - especially with the lights everywhere (& I mean everywhere), which look so effective as it gets dark at about 3:30pm! There's all kind of decorations, fake snow, jolly santas, people bundled up in hats, coats, scarves, gloves, kids ice skating, roasted chestnuts, caramel roasted peanuts, yorkshire puddings, eggnog
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