A few more days and the binging and gorging will begin. Libations of nog and mulled wines will be flowing and several forest-loads of wrapping paper will be strewn across your living room floor. Watch out for those small toys and cookie crumbs! Pick up the tinsel and ribbons – they get messy on the way out from the household tabby.

As you pick up the bits and bobs, the odd tile missing from that 1000 piece puzzle you started and couldn’t finish, the Christmas cracker hat slung over a dining room chair. Put away that box who’s contents now play your favourite movie in high-def. Flatten out the tissue paper to re-use another time. Sit back and look at your fridge and wonder, what’s on the calendar?

Well, for starters, Markham Art Collective’s ‘Debut’ art and photography exhibit starts on December 28 at the Markham Theatre. Don’t worry, if you can’t move because you’re stuffed full of turkey, shortbread and Yuletide logs, the show continues through to January 30. However, a real treat would be to come and meet the artists and photographers at the Artist Reception on Saturday, January 14. By then the champagne headache and seltzer will be long forgotten. Come anywhere from 2pm to 5pm. We’ll be there…