Pink, not red

A lot of parcel wrapping today, Christmas presents . . . and birthday presents. When you are six years old two days before Christmas, everyone tries to separate the event and make it special. But why is it so difficult to buy birthday wrapping paper at this time? Everywhere has moved ‘ordinary’ things to make way for the mass of Christmas glitz.

Eventually our local newsagent found me some, but even that was hidden away and there wasn’t much choice – I chose shiny pink rather than pink with fairies. I hope they don’t look too Christmassy (they are actually more pink than my photo has picked up). And I’m not saying what is in them, although there is obviously, and as usual, a special book.