Anyone's going to tell it the Christmas is over?

Yesterday, I was in the office. A leaving followed the work at a pub near Shepherd’s Bush and then onto another where the karaoke accompaniment was a live guitarist. We watched without singing. Nice to see MB over from Japan.

But, when I left the bar on Thursday and switched to early Friday, the Christmas tree was still up — and illuminated — in the middle of Shepherd’s Bush Green. Do they need to leave it up all year now?

When I arrived at the station, a very jolly member of Shepherd’s Bush staff told me I’d missed the last train. I don’t think the big smiles were due to my predicament. Uber to the rescue. I talked football all the way home. Felt vaguely knowledgeable because the family WhatsApp keeps me up to date on events at Goodison Park.