I went back to bed & slept for another 4 hours
Carinthia. xx
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Iâm afraid no drinks will be had at the pub today.
The landlady died yesterday, and they are closed for the time being.
Candles lit for her, and for her husband who having had Covid himself earlier in the year and recovered must be absolutely shattered by this blow. And all her family too.
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I hope it did you good dear chatelaine
I have mince pies in the oven for my butcher
I hope he likes themâŚ
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How awful dear Fishy
I am sure that her husband will be comforted by friends and regulars like your good selves
May the landlady be at peace now
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Oh no. Awful.
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Totally. A complete bolt from the blue.
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Dear God
How absoutely devastating
Candle lit here
RIP Dear Maggie
Carinthia. xx
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So sorry to hear that, Fishers.
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How very sad and, clearly, a dreadful shock.
I shall light a candle.
Soo xx
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Oh how dreadful, and what a horrible shock for you. A candle will be lit here too.
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Our street is very lit up. We are fortunate to have several young families around us, so the call to Christmas lights has been well heeded and our street looks colourful and happy. Weâve seen parents taking their sprogs for walkies, after dusk, to look at the lights - ours are quite restrained, as they are warm white and my lovely window shooting star went mouldy, last year. However, I have ordered a new shooting star which should arrive on Saturday.
Soo xx
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Wor Bee needs GIN.
Sheâll be needing another or three before I share me views on Outside Christmas Lights (and so early, tooâŚ)
Bah! Humbug!
Gxxx
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Well, for a bee, I have broad shoulders, Gus 
Early deployment of illuminations this year is warranted, around these parts.
Soo xxxx
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All the better for energetic flappinâ anâ buzzinâ, I imagine.
I do not hold with premature decorations or outside lights. Had you seen some Sarf Lunnon displays, you might understand my position.
But bah humbug anyway, wivvan additional GIN. Mind the botanical garnish, itâs seasonal*;- )
Gxx
*I did knock the robin off it first, though. Cos youâre special
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I understand your position, Gus. Our small enclave has had a few redundancies and all sorts of other stuff that is making life a bit grim, particularly for young families. So, Iâll post a pic of our street lights, when I can. In a small place, given that most of us (as far as I can tell) agree to the illuminations, I think that this is fine.
Happy sigh.
Good nights, Cellarites,
Soo xx
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Himself nearly did himself an injury once or twice on the bus, suppressing laughter at some of the more, shall we say, exuberant displays.
Anyway, I am now in me festive finery: dulse has attached itself to me apex (ta, R4) and is streaming merrily in the tide.
Sleep tight, wee Bee
Gxxx
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When I was in east London the local cycling group would organise a tour of some of the more extravagant displaysâŚ
Now I just want a steady white light that says âBAH HUMBUGâ.
yardarm
onna very grey day.
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I strongly suspect my views are identical to yours. Come to that, my views on indoor Christmas lights arenât much different. Or on Christmas.
Exactly.
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Budge up on the bah humbug bench folk
I accept that they are cheerful and can lift spirits
I like the ones a house near us has - 4 life size reindeer cutouts made from marine plywood and the outline picked out with simple white lights
The lead deer has a red bulb on his nose
I am not a fan of the Santa galore schemes some folk have and the life sizelight up nativity scenes are more holy than godly unless at a church
Erecting a shed to put yer plastic Jesus and Mary in just makes this heathen think of Jake Thackeryâs song about plastic Jesus in his car
It is snowing here
Bah Pah and Humbug say I!
I think I could out grump Gus today
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I reckon weâre heading for a 3 way tie.
Meanwhile, the weirdest headline on the BBC news website today is â I made a ballgown out of 1,400 mangoesâ. I just wanted to share that.
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