Jon Ellison

 So apparently, today's the 12th day of Christmas. I say apparently because I never fully believed that there were actually twelve days of Christmas, aside from Christmases Eve and Day and Boxing Day (December 24th, 25th and 26th). I'd've thought it was just some silly carol that suggests that there are 12 Days of Christmas. But my family follows this tradition and that is; when it comes to the 12th Day, i.e. 5th January, now's the time to start taking the Christmas decorations down. I would've thought it was Boxing Day, but in our family, we have a few other traditions each Christmas and this holiday just gone was no exception. For us, Christmas Day is family time and not only did I spend time with my parents and my older brother, but we were all invited to join some of our other relatives for Christmas Dinner. We had a mixture of turkey and pork and some vegetables and we had music associated with the holiday playing in the background. Sounds familiar doesn't

 Happy New Year readers! It's that time again where we celebrate the start to a brand new year after a night of boozing in town and singing Auld Lang Syne or however one prefers to celebrate. It's also the time when we reflect on what's happened and what we'd been through over the previous year. In addition, it's the time to plan some New Year's Resolutions. This might be one of the lengthiest posts I've ever published, so grab yourselves a cup of tea or something as we go through the highs and lows of 2022. So, where to begin with how 2022 went? Well I feel that one should start with the negatives and then the positives as it's always best to end on a positive note. So here goes. Firstly, I'll start with those who passed on over the last year. These include; June Brown Bernard Cribbins Angela Lansbury Jet Black Robbie Coltrane Lynda Baron Meat Loaf Christine McVie Ashvin Luximon Terry Hall Matt Zimmerman Vivienne Westwood Maxi Jazz Raymond Briggs Mi