4th January It's bunnies not baubles


With the end of the 12 days of Christmas not yet even in sight, high street shops and supermarkets up and down the country are pleased to announced that it is now officially Easter.

With the birth of the baby Jesus already forgotten and tinsel festooned Christmas trees thrown out for the weekly rubbish collection, the competition for shops and supermarkets to ramm their store front displays and shelves with Easter eggs has begun, none of them designed to focus on the other part of the Christian story that people think they know but don't

Supermarket manager, Grabba Bar Gin, speaking exclusivly to Grace Under Pressure confirmed, “Yes I know we are only four days into January and many of us are still clinging on to the vain hope that we can go the whole month without a very large G&T, but it is already Easter so buy those chocolate eggs whilst stocks last as they will only be on sale until the end of Feb when our 2023 Halloween stock comes in."


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