Please look after this bear

After shopping in the bustling town centre and farmers' market, I headed down to the Town Council offices. CleanSteve had told me that Sleeping Beauty was lying in the window, as a seasonal display. The mind boggled. When I got there, I found it was in fact a mannequin dressed as the Disney Snow White, lying asleep/dead in the window, an apple on her breast. This wasn't what I'd expected, so I declined to blip her and crossed the road to a strange second hand shop that sells wool and, er, things.

As I eyed up the bear, a woman came and asked me what I was snapping. She was the owner of the shop, and said that people weren't buying many presents in the shops this year, but focussing on food shopping. She seemed lonely, and confided in me that she was married to a man who doesn't like Christmas, who in fact doesn't really like anything much and has been depressed for a decade. I felt sad for her.

When I'd bought a fancy candle in the market for a friend and a dish for it in the charity shop, I met up with CleanSteve and we headed off to a lunch party. It was very jolly, and he has described it in detail. so I don't have to. Unfortunately. I managed to drink several glasses of Prosecco and white wine, as well as some ruby port and Tia Maria. All that, combined with a bit of gluten for good measure, has given me a hangover already! Note to self: don't start drinking before 1pm, unless you plan to be unconscious yesterday!

On the way back, we went to the hill town of Dursley, where there is a camera shop. CleanSteve bought the camera bag of his dreams! They were about to run a free workshop/demo on Christmas photography, and invited us to join them, but I was not feeling sober enough at this point. They do run day courses, however, so maybe one day...