Here is my fun list of signs that we have crossed the threshold from November into December. Feel free to let me know any that I have forgotten.

• At least a dozen Christmas cards have already arrived in the mail.
• Somebody has said, ‘I can’t believe it’s nearly Christmas already, it only seems like last month …’
• The shopping centre Christmas decorations are already attracting cobwebs.
• In every batch of TV adds there seems to be one for a barbeque or a bank loan.

 Writing Exercise

Write down the sentence below than just keep writing.

‘As the gentle drone of the Postman’s motorbike drifted further down the street I raced out to check what he had left.