Christmas is Coming 02.12.07

On Friday evening I was driving in the car with Laura and Sam when we spotted an illuminated Christmas Tree apparently floating high in the sky. Despite the dark, Sam knew exactly what it was and he said "look mum, there is a Christmas tree on top of the lighthouse". Northampton is one of the furthest places from the sea so you may wonder why we have a lighthouse. It was really a 127m lift testing tower, but it is now redundant as the company that built it in 1980 has closed and the area has been redeveloped. The tower is a listed building and it is a much loved local landmark, you always know you are nearly home when you see the lighthouse. It got it's nickname from Terry Wogan who used to refer to it as the Northampton lighthouse on his radio show. Anyway the Christmas tree on top of the tower is a sure sign that Christmas is drawing near. Sam informed me that the tower is the highest point in a straight line from here to Mexico, I have no idea if he is correct or not, but Laura said he was right. Robbie will have to look out, Sam is almost as good as Robbie at producing totally random snippets of information.