The End Of The Year Is Near.

 I bet we are all looking forward to the next one!

Usually the odd years are luckier than the even ones, but with this darn pandemic everything tends to be upside down. Although all things considered, the year before wasn't much fun either.

Who would have thought that we are on the cusp of 2022? A lucky number if there ever was one and perhaps it portends the final morphing of corona into flu. Let's hope so. One good thing about this pandemic is that a lot of countries are banning the use of fireworks. And about time too. Does nobody consider the plight of all the animals who don't know why there is such a lot of noise for hours on end? I suppose if they would they wouldn't eat animals either.

From Saturday hordes of people are going to enter their yearly diet phase and falter at the first sighting of cake, crisps or chocolates. All the best laid plans and so forth....One would think that by now, eons of time later, somebody had discovered a sure fire way to keep the pounds off. Or rather, make the annual dietary straight-jacket a thing of the past.   

Most of the shops are selling good luck charms to ring in the new year and perhaps that might not be such a bad idea. We could all do with a bit or lot of luck. Marzipan piglets and chimney sweeps are most favoured. Now I know why our chimney sweep chose to only come back the second week of January. A lot less of being touched for luck in his case.

In Great Britain they have a lovely tradition. Well, a newish one that has more people embracing it year after year. Yes, VEGANUARY which means that each person makes a pledge to go vegan for the month of January in order to help the environment and save the animals. Thirty days isn't a lot in the grand scheme of things and easily doable. Let's hope that many more will embrace this New Year's resolution and keep a few of the new habits learned. Every bit helps.

So, two more days until we head into 2022 and hopefully a luckier year for all of us.

Biggi