A time to revisit memories

Christmas in approaching fast, for me the anticipation made all the more delightful because this time all my small family will be present to share turkey and the trimmings. It will also be a time for giving thanks (and gaily wrapped gifts), for reflection, and for storytelling. Because at present the London weather is damp and blustery, I am tempted to cheer my children and grandchildren with tales about the warm summers of my own childhood.

In those summers we usually spent holidays in Yorksh...