One of the largest pieces of evidence that the twins have
found new families at university is that Christmas at home is not enough for them. Last Saturday, when we picked Carenza up from
her college, there was a wreath on the college door and a Christmas tree in the
foyer. I had thought only shops and
families with small children got their
decorations up this early. But
apparently, the students have been celebrating Oxmas, a sort of ersatz
pre-Christmas, because it would just be too painful not to celebrate Christmas
with your wonderful new friends.
When we delivered Carenza to spend the weekend at Perran’s
flat, later the same day, the kitchen looked festive – the flatmates had pooled
resources to buy a fake tree. I was more impressed with what they had done with
the multiplicity of advertising flyers which are constantly dumped in student
accommodation – they had folded them, then cut them up to make
“snowflakes”.
After the excitement of Christmas with friends, how can we
possibly compete at home?
Perhaps just by being very quiet and very cosy. Does anybody
know whether The Great Escape is on
the telly this year?
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