Christmas decorations in my childhood consisted of strips of vivid coloured paper about 6 x 1 inches and comprising a stripe of (strange tasting) glue at one end. These were transformed by the three of us children into the infamous ‘paper chains.’
On completion, Dad would climb up on a chair and attach the ends to the dining room picture rail with the assistance of drawing pins. Headroom was always an issue, and the chains required some tension for all anticipated adults to avoid entanglement.
At some point during the
twelve festive days of Christmas at least one of these arial wonders would
break and descend onto the dining table, disturbing lunch. The subsequent inquest into who had made that
particular chain was worthy of the High Court.
David Taylor
Dec 2020
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