Boxing day blues

MAUD had been looking forward to finally getting her decorations out again. And now with a whole afternoon at her disposal she was really going to savour the experience and make it something special.

It looked like a bleak Christmas for all – until Becky had a bright idea

HAVE YOUR SAY

From cards to carols, celebrating the festive season when you’ve two lots of family traditions to bolt together isn’t easy…

HELLO, little one!” Penny Dauntless greeted a robin-redbreast, who cocked his head as she pushed along her trolley of post on the daily round. “How often is there such a perfect mid-December morning?”

I’d promised my boy the best Christmas ever but came home to an inferno