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Festivals and Holidays

A Gaggle of Santas

  Anyone getting a delivery from one of these shopping Santas, looks to be in luck – they are at the door of Tiffany’s! Linked to Odd Ball!

St Andrews Day

November 30 is St Andrew’s Day, the national day and an official flag day in Scotland. The contry’s flag-flying regulations state that the Flag of Scotland (the Saltire or Saint Andrew’s […]

Giving thanks for new words of old

I always enjoy a spot of etymology.  If you do too, you’ll enjoy the article below, reblogged from the Oxford Words Blog.  It makes a fascinating pre-Thanksgiving read. ********************************************************************************* From […]

Monty in the Pink

The British public have taken Monty the Penguin, star of John Lewis’ Christmas 2014 advert, to their hearts. If you have the chance to get to Oxford Street over the festive […]

All aboard for a Snog!

Remember the Love Festival I mentioned last week? Well this pink snog bus is all part of the same fun. Snog in this case, for those who haven’t experienced it […]