I exited the W.I. Christmas quiz early..about 9.30.p.m..and set off briskly down the main street of my home town. The Spar was open, the Xmas lights festooned all down the street infront of me..but there wasnt a soul about. A sign saying Merry Christmas in yellow bulbs creaked in the wind. There were no cars parkedup and the air was chilly. I half expected to see a clump of tumble weed blow across my path as I neared the library carpark. Only the Chinease take-away was still doing a brisk trade…..silent night…a black cat came out of a dark corner and entered another…..the sherif was nowhere to be seen…………
