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Has the Christmas madness started for any one else yet. 5 customers coming to see me tomorrow 3 have mentioned they have art to frame for Christmas. It started about the middle of November last year but seems to be ramping up early this year.

Oh FFS its only just the beginning of november don't wish the festering season upon to soon. I hate the bloody thing, talking about it is bringing me out in a rash and i am sure the mother in law will start boiling the sprouts in the next few days now you have mentioned it.

So far, I'm pleased not to have any Christmas orders, or enquiries yet, because I've got so much work at the moment and I'm currently working without the support of my part time assistant and don't know if my currently massive workload can be completed in time to accept all that many orders to be completeled in time for Christmas.

Unfortunately, my part time assistants wife who has a long term degenerative condition, which has recently become more difficult and at this time there's no way of knowing if he will be available to help in the run up to Christmas.

Currently, I'm trying not to think to much about Christmas just yet!

Baa, humbug!!!!

opening poster should be barred for bringing up the subject

But have been busy for over a month doing work for then

We had 6 or 7 Christmas orders in during October, and thinking about it several canvases in September, customer said she was shipping them to Canada and wanted them to get there early for Christmas.

I got a few in October, and into November people are starting to mention the C-word. I've been saying it for a while now to get people to think about it. I'd rather have it in early rather than working until 2am every night in the few weeks before Christmas.

Just a handful so far. For us bonfire night usually works like a switch. Although last year the main rush started in October and petered out