Those of you who know me will be very surprised to hear that I nearly bought an advent moose today. Having been thoroughly dismissive of all the tat around this year (like the ‘be jolly’ Santa-snowman balloons), I have finally found a decoration that I would not be ashamed to own. I was almost tempted, but sense prevailed when I realised the only place to hang it was on the front door and because it is so appealing, it would probably have been nicked before the night was out.