I've been away from home a lot lately, caring for my terminally ill mother-in-law, who died last weekend. As a result, I have not been able to send my usual Christmas gifts and cards to quite a few friends and family. I hit upon the idea of flowers via the internet and had an advert from a firm ...

Well, as much as I hate hearing Jingle Bells as I do my weekly shop in September, there is simply no getting away from Christmas in the office. Not that we are all whistling carols as we work you understand, rather that September sees the arrival of the Ovacome Christmas cards.

In ...