Happy Diwali one and all.

I was hoping that all the fireworks and illuminations in the last few days were a sign that Indians were taking St Frideswide to heart. No it turns out, it's all Diwali fun: the festival of lights.


But great fun it is too. We all got given Indian sweets in the office, doors are decorated with garlands, auspicious drawings are chalked on the pavement outside people's homes and there's lots of firecrackers, fireworks and of course light. Traditionally people light Diwas (see above): my young friend told me her family will have about 100 burning around the house. Nowadays of course there's a lot of amazing electrical lights and people really go to town decking out their homes, it's like Christmas in Chigwell....