I don’t know why the phrase ‘Oh my ears and whiskers’ suddenly popped into my head, but I’m very glad it did. After checking it was from Alice in Wonderland rather than Peter Rabbit, I was up and running.

So why am I going on about it being so cold? I think its because I’m doing weightwatchers at the moment, a combination of showing solidarity with Linda who’s been doing it since the summer, and weight management as part of my fight against diabetes. In the past four weeks I’ve managed to lose 12lb, but it’s also meant that I’ve been feeling the cold a lot more now I’ve lost several layers of protective blubber. And it’s been cold anyway.