The cross

Our Hippeastrum is slowly coming into flower. This morning its blood-red colour and cross-like form reminded me that Easter will soon be upon us.

According to today's BBC website, the  former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey is saddened and the  Archbishop of York  angry that Asda, Sainsbury's and the Co-op have all refused to stock a brand of Easter eggs which feature Christian crosses and contain leaflets telling the story of the resurrection. The Mail on Sunday says that one chain even asked: "What has Easter got to do with the church?"

The supermarkets and other areas of commerce have successfully high-jacked Christmas and Easter and turned them into into spend-fests, I wonder what else they have their eyes on?