In two weeks Eliza and her family will be boarding a plane to celebrate Christmas in Australia.

So is Geraldine ready for the Silly Season?

The answer is…sort of.

Geraldine has had a busy month moving house. She’s planning to decorate the Christmas tree this weekend.

Eliza tells her to chill and forget about the bells and whistles this year.

Christmas is a different celebration in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s considered a small break, rather than the formal end of the working year. And therefore it seems less pressured than Australia.

The women pivot from Christmas cheer to President George H Bush's funeral in America.

His son, President George W Bush gave a terrific eulogy and Eliza believes the Trump era has prompted a re-think about the man once considered a bumbling fool.

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