Wednesday 23rd December – Nativity DVD Chicanery

We watch Lily’s nativity on DVD (£7.50 a pop…a bargain?) To be honest, the cameraman did a professional job, in fact, it starts like a Sergio Leone movie. The nativity play itself is actually a recording of the rehersal, rather than the performance that parents were privvy to. As the biblical story unfolds, I cannot [...]

Tuesday 22nd December – “The Snowman” & His Part In Bowie’s Downfall

I am winding down for Xmas: not an easy task when you are a workaholic, but it must be done. Some quality time with my offspring is called for. In the morning, I settle down sandwiched between daughters to watch Raymond Briggs’ classic animation “The Snowman”. After 25 years it is still one of the [...]