My first memory is of Christmas. Sitting under colored lights, playing with a Tonka truck. I am not sure if it is real. Still Christmas looms large in my childhood recollections regardless. As something which is warm and bright and safe. Its own little world made by hand. Not so many parcels of cheap crap imported from the third world by way of discount…
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to The Country Gentleman to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.