XMAS TREE TIME

Wilson has waited as long as could reasonably be expected, and I've finally let him go into the village with Byron (assistant chooser) and Nërp (senior carrier) to buy a Xmas Tree.

Now they – together with the rest of the family – are in the living room preparing to decorate it.

Obviously there is great excitement, and no shortage of unwanted advice – chiefly from Uncle Zoltan, who claims he once lived in a nest adjacent to Santa's Grotto in a Department Store and is thus an acknowledged Authority on Xmas Tree Dressing.

Wilson is doing his best to ignore Uncle Z – but in as tactful a way as possible in order to minimise his risk of being stung…