Tag: Christmas
One sleep to go
I hope everyone gets something nice from Santa. And I’m pretty sure you don’t REALLY have to be particularly good.
The (digital) Nativity
Three skinny dudes and a DIY torch
A little boy returned from Sunday school with a new perspective on the Christmas story. He had learned all about the Wise Men from the East who brought gifts to the Baby Jesus. He was so excited he could hardly…
Santa’s mailbox #5
Aussie Jingle Bells
Dashing through the bush, in a rusty Holden Ute, Kicking up the dust, esky in the boot, Kelpie by my side, singing Christmas songs, It’s Summer time and I am in my singlet, shorts and thongs Oh! Jingle bells, jingle…
Santa’s making a list
12 days: the recession years
NEW POLICY: Effective immediately, the following economising measures are being implemented in the “Twelve Days of Christmas” subsidiary: The partridge will be retained, but the pear tree, which never produced the cash crop forecasted, will be replaced by a plastic hanging…
Santa’s mailbox #4
Festive consideration
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Is everyone feeling all festive and tinsel-riffic yet? It’s getting dangerously close to the big day and with all the shopping chaos and weirdly muggy weather it wouldn’t be any…