[Theodoric]

. . . even though it's still nearly 3 months away. I saw the first Advent calendars in the shops last Saturday. Alongside these was a placard for children's Halloween costumes a month ahead of Halloween. I feel that the only reason that there aren't any haggises on sale yet is that they have to get Xmas out of the way first. I await the first suggestion that Burns Night is moved from January to June to avoid this problem.