I'm all for that, Liz. And Dewi isn't around to disagree - remembering that he only ever drank water! Strikes me as not a bad idea ... but it is, after all, The Morning After the Night Before now. (ooo - my head.)

Jon, thanks for the Blue Clicky! We get into arguments at the pub as to the right way to make cawl, 'cause there are so many regional variations. Some use a hambone, some use lamb. I've never had one with cabbage but, heck, all's fair in love and soup.

Hollowfox, you probably know this but some people get confused: oatmeal is the fine, flour-y stuff, not rolled oats. It does make a difference. My dad always had to have a bowl of oatmeal on the table "to sprinkle" when Mum made clear soups.

Well, anyway, there's Dewi done and dusted for another year. Thanks for the goodwishes, all.

sian