Dear Christmas Diary

Albert has taken charge of decorating the house and is driving us all mad, quoting Dickens’s “that pretty little German toy, etc.” After all, he says, “it was Victoria’s Albert who...” Yes, we KNOW, Albert.” Steven has gained a temporary post, posturing as Mr Claus in a local mall, and he hates it so much that he anticipates being in PTSD for the next six months. Marcia is set to while away the Christmas and New Years hours in her care home post, and I? Well, if there is anything worse than eating turkey, it is watching other people eat it, which is why I, a pescatrian, am vacating my so-called hospitality post for a while. Happy holiday and see y’all in 2023.