Am I the only one who had two pairs of slippers and at least six pairs of socks for Christmas? Probably not.

I don’t know how old my aunt thinks I am, but ‘lavender bath cubes’?

Not that I’m ungrateful – but based on recent weather conditions, wellingtons or flippers would have been a bit more useful!

Yes, the weather doesn’t seem to be improving much at the moment.

My local chemist informs me that sales of creams and powders for trench foot have gone through the roof, a condition that was common with front line troops during the First and Second World Wars.

I read somewhere this week that sales of marine-ply timber have also increased, leading me to believe that there are people among us already building Arks!

But, look on the bright side, there will be no mention of the hosepipe ban for at least six months.