Owls!

Never really noticed that there're owl designs of anything anywhere till suntaneye mentioned owls. Then suddenly, I see 'em popping up everywhere! Don't know why I only pay attention to owl designs now.

I see owls in soft toys, bed linen, belt buckles, keychains and everything. Walked by a store and thought the bookbags are the cutest things on the shelves!

I've bought many book bags. Hmmm. Not too sure what I'd do with all of them. I use them for sure, but how many can I use?! Many will be used to 'wrap' and contain presents instead of actually paper-wrapping them. It's probably more of the idea of using bookbags instead of ugly plastic bags, I suspect. Of course the pretty designs make them really attractive.

Some stores do impose a charge of 5pence per plastic bag to dissuade customers from using them. It's easier for me to walk around town with an eco bag/book bag in the big bag rather than plastic bags which cut into my palms. Each of my bags is stashed with another foldaway inside, so no biggie.