Strictly speaking, Advent began this year on Sunday 27 th November 2016. For us however, it really began on the previous Friday 25th November, when me and OH set off to the Civil Service Club in London for the Old Gits Christmas lunch. Nowadays I do my best to avoid travelling into town most of the time, as my shortness of stature tends to make getting on and off trains very difficult and dangerous, as the array of footwear to be found on the...