Firstly we have Anne's birthday and then my birthday and then Hallow'een, followed by fireworks and then Christmas preparations.
It's all going to be very different this year though thanks to Covid 19.
Looking back over the years I can recall numerous firework/bonfire events.
For a start there was one organised by Wymondham and Attleborough Round Table when I was a member. We had to stop it after a few years because it got too big with queues of cars snaking their way back from Hethel to Wymondham.
Then Hethersett Athletic Football Club organised an event on what was Hethersett Middle School (now Hethersett Primary). Again it got too big and so was a victim of its own success.
For a number of years we attended a bonfire party at the home of Hethersett and Tas Valley Cricket Club at Flordon and this was bracketed with a presentation evening.
As for Hallowe'en. You either love or hate it. Thankfully over the past few years in Hethersett it's been a lot of fun with people dressing up their houses and youngsters enjoying trick and treat. If you want to get a flavour of this have a look at the relevant back copies of Hethersett Herald which are available at www.hethersettherald.weebly.com.
This year it's all going to look very different. However one good idea has come to the fore. Sharon Watts posted a couple of ideas on Facebook split into two parts as follows:
Part one - simply print and colour / decorate one of the two pumpkin pictures (or both!) or draw and decorate your own to then display in your windows. This would be similar to the rainbow pictures put up during lockdown.
Part two - Set up a "spotter sheet" and go on a safe walk around the village ticking off how many pumpkins (posters or real ones!) you can spot. Children could get a treat or sweet for every one or every five they spot - or for a full sheet of 50! You decide :).
The idea is that this should all be done in the lead up to Hallowe'en and not just on the 31st. The suggestion is anytime from Saturday 24th to Saturday 31st which just happens to be half term week.
I think this is an excellent idea and the village could be made very colourful with youngsters spotting as many as possible without knocking on doors or rummaging around in a pot of sweets.
It will brighten the village up and once more bring us all together. Of course Christmas looms and I can't help feeling sorry for the bearded and caped one. Dear old Santa is going to have to work out how he can deliver all those presents in all those countries whilst having to quarantine for 14 days every time he crosses a border. It is likely to be a logistical nightmare.