A Time of Magic

Although it might sound crazy to even be thinking of summer holidays before Christmas, that’s one of the best times of year to be doing just that.

Places like keystone lodging have loads of accommodation options available at the moment but that situation changes very rapidly just after Christmas. Even as soon as Boxing Day you can find that there’s a noticeable reduction in availability for some resorts.

Which reminds me that I’ve some flights to book myself…

Although there are loads of games and toys in the shops it’s actually quite difficult to find something that’s truly original.

Oddly enough, to go down the original route it’s often better to look at older types of games. Whilst they’re not “original”, something like a real ping pong table is much more likely to be new to the recipient than whatever the latest craze or computer game will be.

These kinds of games tend to be that little bit more difficult to track down but the effort in doing so will be well rewarded.

The battered old settee in our living room is in a very sorry state these days and in serious need of a trip to the dump.

Quite why we ended up with it getting so bad is a long story of small rooms and large modern sofas which don’t mix too well. It wouldn’t have been so bad if we’d bought it 20 years ago but these days all the new sofas seem to be built on a grand scale which just doesn’t fit too well in our house.

Or, rather, it doesn’t fit in a like for like replacement. What we can do is look at different configurations of furniture though and that’s what, at long last, we are getting around to doing.