Well, boys and girls, did you survive? Are you retrenching, ready for New Year’s Eve? Did you, like me, find when everyone had gone that one lonely mince pie was quietly going stale in the fridge door?

When you come to read Note to Boy (which can’t be too long now. See note at the bottom for progress report) you’ll discover that Eloise and Bradley were so keen to celebrate Christmas, they brought the date forward. Frozen Festive Feasts on trays in November, in front of Judge Judy on the old jellybox. What could be better?

Note to Boy had a merry time, garnering more pledges over the holiday season. Prosecco pledges you could call them. The magnificent result is that now we are 68% funded with 132 generous backers. Thank you one and all. And happy New Year to all our soon-to-be readers!