The someone in question is my beloved sister, Mary, who is busy farm-sitting at the moment. Apparently, Mary misplaced her reading glasses three weeks ago and has been struggling on without them ever since (luckily she discovered that there is such a thing as Kindle Reader so she managed to read “Flowers for Algernon” for bookclub last Sunday after all).

Happily, Lizzie’s little bundle of joy arrived this afternoon at fourteen minutes past five and all is well (you probably know by now that Liz is my niece who has been in hospital for nearly two weeks awaiting the arrival of her baby girl). Mary received the news by text, just as I did, and I called to discuss the happy event. Lizzie’s sister Katie answered the phone.

“Hi Sally,” she greeted, “in case you’re wondering, I’m on Mum’s phone to make good the text she sent to Martin. Mum thought she had written ‘Wonderful news!’ to the proud parents but when I checked it actually read, ‘Wunderberg Nasty elf!'”

What about a naughty elf? Click below.