I caught my niece Naomi looking at me with a big soppy grin on her face. 'Whassup', I said. She replied, 'I really like you Auntie Denise.' Well of course I was somewhat chuffed, so I said, archly, 'Oh, why is that then? (Was it going to be beautiful, clever, kind?)

She smiled dreamily,

'You've got such lovely dangly earrings...'