from the editor
LET’S CELEBRATE! As the weeks roll by and we edge closer and closer to the end of another year, our thoughts inevitably turn to celebration and December is certainly a month for big celebrations! For many people Christmas is at the top of the list and many festivities include large family and community gatherings that involve eating and drinking, exchanging gifts and simply enjoying the company of those we love. Just a few days earlier, the winter solstice is celebrated in the Northern Hemisphere and a few days later, the New Year is welcomed with parties and fireworks across the world, along with hopeful resolutions for better and brighter things to come. People gather at the same time annually across the globe to talk, laugh, sing and have lots of fun. The…