Up until a few years ago, I had no clue what Black Friday or Cyber Monday was. Where I grew up, Black Sunday, is an all day pub crawl, which happens in Bridgwater, Somerset, if you are part of a carnival club. Black Friday and Cyber Monday were unheard of in my eyes until a […]
Christmas shopping
Birmingham Christmas Market
WARNING: This post may induce mouth-watering, a deep feeling of festivity and an insatiable hankering for Gluhwein! Or it may just make you laugh at pity our stupidity, including our tales of getting lost numerous times, falling over and getting refused alcohol! It was a bad start to the day… almost instantly after arriving in […]
Cancer doesn’t stop for Christmas
This post may start off a little less than cheery, but stick with it, while I try to show you the true meaning of Christmas spirit… On Christmas day, while you are chinking your champagne flute, carving the turkey, pulling crackers and littering your house with torn wrapping paper and merriment… Savour every moment of […]
Christmas… is in December!
For me, Christmas shopping is all about feeling the atmosphere and the excitement of Christmas. Christmas shopping shouldn’t be a chore or a burden, it should be fun and festive. I never understand the people who shop before mid November – they’re missing out on that festive feeling. Really if you shop before December, it’s […]