Well, ladies and gents. A very happy new year to you all, and welcome back to the world of L&F. What a time we had of it at the end of 2024: the Aga had a hissy fit, and we almost ran out of heating oil. We had a family bereavement, a birthday, a huge and rotating house party (34 of us in all, in and out like mad things) in beautiful Devon, Christmas, New Year … and amongst it all you, our loyal and supportive customers, kept us crazy busy picking and packing and buying extra chocolates to thank the Royal Mail staff who were beginning to get a bit scratchy. So just to make sure we don’t lose momentum or start snoozing at our posts, we’re starting the year with a sale! And crikey, some of you are taking our largesse as a personal challenge. Mugs and jugs are flying out, as are soap dishes and cards – this last is particularly marvellous news, as the next job is to reconcile our stock, yet again. So as we all launch ourselves trustingly into a new year and the madness it will no doubt bring, we send you our love and thanks and very best wishes for a happy and constructive twelve months. May all your lums reek lang, and may the best ye’ve seen ever be the worst ye see (look it up: it does make sense.) See you soon!