Angel Whispers

Mad World

A week today we'll be in London preparing for our very early flight on Friday morning to Lapland. For those who have never heard of it I'll embed a video which should give you an idea how we'll be spending our week away from home. We're flying to Rovaniemi, which I can neither spell or pronounce, but I do know it will be extremely cold and also dark for much of the time. Part of me wishes we'd booked a relaxing holiday somewhere warm, but I am doing this for the grand monsters who I hope will have a wonderful time and remember it for a long time to come. I will not be skiing, driving a snowmobile or sitting on Santa's lap, but I hope to see the Northern lights, some beautiful scenery and animals as well as escaping from the familiar overwhelming hype back in England.

I do believe every year the world gets a little crazier at this time of year and commercialism reaches new heights in the realms of ridiculousness. While charities knock on our doors and fundraising pleas abound, major enterprises spend millions trying to produce the best and most often outlandish television advertisements in order to attract customers to spend, spend, spend. This year I find it hard to believe the emotional response many have expressed and the cult following over what is after all a vegetable, even if I do happen to focus on this particular one quite frequently.