Monday, December 04, 2006
This one's for you Uncle Jared! Anything look familiar? My funny round head was toasty as an egg in a novelty egg-cosy as we set out to take in the Christmas lights of the bungalow near the post office. Those lights are legendary in their luminscence, lighting up the sky for miles around with the simple use of three inflatable santas, 37 glowing rudolphs and 86,000 assorted stars, trees and elves in various merry poses. The roof has more wattage than an electric chair, resulting in December sales of sunglasses at the local opticians exceeding July's 10 times over. Dad still talks about how back in '37 a major rail crash was averted when the driver of the 22.19 to Norwich spotted an obstruction on the line, as a result of the Old Newton Glare. Seven hippy field mice had decided to set up a commune in the middle of the track. The makeshift totempole and rotisserie grill perched on the rail would have caused mayhem if the driver had not spotted them in time. Disaster was averted and the driver moved to New Zealand and can be seen as an extra in Lord Of The Rings. I think he was an ent.
Anyway, I digress. The lighting display was great and made us all feel very christmasy. "Get Excited!" I cry! And thanks to Granny for sneaking me the hat without which this particular Blog would never have happened. Love, Herbie xxx
