I'm headed off to my aunt and uncle's place just outside of Manchester for Christmas, so expect radio silence for a bit. I'll no doubt be on Instagram though, for those who follow me there (denorios, btw - denorios pretty much on every social media site ( Read more... )

I really don't know where this year has gone. But that's a good thing since it's been such an unmitigated clusterfuck of a year, and the hits just keep on coming ( Read more... )

I didn't know there was going to be a Grantchester Christmas special! Yay, I feel all warm and fuzzy inside now.

I knew about Doctor Who and obviously Sherlock's back on January 1, but yay, Grantchester is perfect for Christmas Eve. Except I won't be able to watch it until the 28th, probably, because I'll be away with family for Christmas...

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I'm dying here.

December = Christmas to me. The whole month is Christmas. I was getting a few odd looks yesterday when I was bouncing about decorating my office and saying 'it's Christmas tomorrow ( Read more... )

Don't forget, if you'd like a Christmas card from me this year, leave me your details at my card post.

This may just be a very British thing, but every year a lot of the major stores over here release a 'Christmas ad'. They're not about advertising particular products or even the store itself especially - more the whole concept of 'Christmas'. They're usually always a bit of a thing, fairly anticipated, and often tugs on the heartstrings - ( Read more... )

And I will be very unhappy if I do not find The Muppet Christmas Carol somewhere on one of the TV channels today. There is no finer Christmas movie.

This is the time of year when there are just too many movies I want to watch on TV. Not that I haven't seen any of them before, of course! Do I watch Bedknobs & Broomsticks at 9am? Gone with the Wind ( Read more... )

The weather is so ridiculously mild considering it's midwinter in less than week. I don't even think we've had a frost yet! I've seen blossom trees blossoming, crocuses coming up, I've still got roses in my garden - quite frankly these are the kind of temperatures we can see in a cold spring or summer, let alone the middle of winter. Just further ( Read more... )

There's upbeat pop Christmas songs and slow melancholy Christmas songs. There's Christmas carols and Christmas hymns. You've got your Christmas blues and your Christmas crooners. There are songs that have nothing to do with Christmas at all but because they were hits at Christmas-time they're Christmas songs ( Read more... )