...to mention the C word (Christmas!)

YES

I think the unspoken 'rule' northern, is not to mention it until at least half way through Strictly!
Unless you're very brave

Everyone is expected to live their lives in advance these days. No sooner will Christmas be over – or maybe even before it is – we'll be inundated with advertisements offering summer holidays. Perhaps next year, the advertising for Christmas 2014 will start in August 2013!

An earlier C thread died a death through lack of interest...

Since I bought this year's Christmas cards in the January sales I'm not saying a word!

anagram DD presented me with the menu for Christmas Lunch at our local hostelery where I organise a day out for the residents here in our apartment complex and when I rang up to enquire what date they where starting there was only a choice of 6 dates available I was shocked so have had to make the decission before I could speak to the neighbours .

I told you all earlier you should be planning I've just paid for my Xmas cruise and will have to start thinking where I want to go for next summerz,

I'm planning jeni, but not letting on

We are secretly beavering away and not letting on, until some GNs think is a more suitable time notso hows the cake doing got all the ingredients yet?????

Yes you are being unreasonable!
Christmas should not be mentioned until at least late October! Unless its arranging work Christmas do's) which I never now attend being retired.

I am about to book my flight to Manchester for about 20th December - it gets very busy about then and prices go up! I will be booking my flight to NZ in September for my trip in February!

I bought up half of Julian Graves when it was closing glass so have enough dried fruit and nuts for England!

Note to self...add brandy to shopping list......

.......but don't let on.

Did you complain to the store?
Does anyone else find it depressing to see rack upon rack of Winter clothes when the sun is shining and the temperatures are high , and all you really wanted was another t-shirt or a pair of linen trousers Perhaps that is why the stores are doing so badly.They don't stock what we want, when we want it. !

I too bought cards and wrapping paper in this years January sales. As I have done for several years.

SSSHHH, I also ordered my 1st pressie about an hour ago too in my defence it was a half price bargain.

My "Grannie's special" Christmas cake was made yesterday - today it was turned upside down and soaked in brandy... I'll keep on with the brandy now until it's ready to stagger out of the tin by itself at Christmas... so long as I can keep it hidden from DH!

I've already started buying.....sorry. I have an anxiety condition if that's any excuse . I have to be organised or the panic just takes over.

I hate the Season to be Jolly. Bah Humbug! I would much rather hibernate from October and wake up in time for Easter which I do enjoy.

Almost time to put the sprouts on!

Mine are topped & tailed already Nosila

nosila! Did you deliberately drag this thread back from where it had been quite happily simmering on the back boiler?

Fingers in ears. Boycotting this thread until after Bonfire night!

I shall have to start think about what clothes I need for the cruise!

Whilst we're not discussing you know what......I've kept last year's amaryllis bulb going in the same pot & with the odd dribble of water. It now has two fresh leaves so it will be interesting to see if it flowers again.

Notso - well done Anagram - yes!