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Fornham Circular Run Suffolk

In Christmas, Fornham All Saints, Fornham Saint Martin, Fornham St Genevieve on October 29, 2005 at 6:41 pm

5.30pm 7.5 miles in 59 minutes 52 seconds.

Year to date mileage 1080

Month to date 122 miles

Average miles per month 109

Average weekly rate 25.0

Weather: Mild and dry

We are still in October but tonight I saw 2 houses that had been fully decorated with Christmas decorations – reindeer’s ,Christmas trees and icicles !!

I could understand this if we were at the end of November( still too early as far as I am concerned) but as we are still in October this is just ridiculous. I can only think it must be a case of boys with their toys or keeping up with Joneses. More and more shops sell the Christmas electrical fittings and it all becomes a bit competitive with everyone trying to out do each other. It used to be the case that a few houses would be decorated perhaps for a children’s charity but now it is a competition to see who can have the most and brightest lights. Perhaps I am just being a cynic but …..