And loads of false information, obviously. But can also be useful: someone I know posted something about her hands itching, and discovered it was actually a sign of a possibly serious complication.

I had a pregnancy book back in the day (1990s) with a chapter listing all the bad stuff and weird symptoms that can happen, with a warning like 'don't read this unless you know something is wrong'. These days, don't you just post on Mumsnet and get loads of people saying, yeah, happened to me too?

The fragments are based on bits of pottery salvaged from the Thames, so a lot of them would have been originally Chinese or Japanese, or Western ideas of 'Oriental' themes (willow pattern etc). I enjoy the cross-cultural mash-up!

It was a hand-made one-off, though, so cost rather more than £4...

I recently bought this London mudlarking plate to hang in my bathroom, near some Delft tiles of the kind it was inspired by. It also makes me smile while I brush my teeth!

You can just imagine the dinosaurs blundering around in a formal garden, eating the pine shoots etc

What a fun plate! I always seem to be drawn to things like that - taking traditional patterns and adding a modern/anachronistic twist.

I presume the days of pink Laurent Perrier are over? I last went to an FT Christmas party in the early 90s...

(Arnos, of course...) Too busy with work?

I haven't been to the current exhibition, but it looks interesting, and they have all the Martin Parr books there to leaf through. Plus the Royal Photographic Society next door and Alma Vale cemetery for a wander in the twilight - a good day out.

Have you been to the MP Foundation gallery in Bristol? Wonderful place - I hope it is set up for long-term survival after his death.

I think that means you managed to avoid an earlier Jennifer Lawrence stinker, Serena (2014). Far, far worse than Die My Love.

If the UK is "a failing formerly-developed country" then what on earth is his home country?

I have questions generally about Noah Smith these days. I used to follow him on Twitter (he occasionally posted interesting Japan-related things) but he seems to have succumbed to the general dumbing-down and swivel to the right on Musk's mouthpiece (including his take on the UK in general).

Whiskers on (my nephew's) kitten. Is there a word for that? K(n)itten, maybe?

Wow, you have great friends! I have a couple of recent Melin Tregwynt blankets, but I also follow on instagram the stallholder in Abergavenny market who has loads of vintage ones. One day I will pay a visit when I am feeling flush...

Ganbatte! I see you are also invoking the healing power of cheerful Japanese and Welsh textiles to help you through. There's nothing like a good Welsh blanket for cosiness.

I wouldn't dream of it, your honour, or at least not now that it has been re-purposed as a protest song in Portland.

The Beatles were still cool in the 80s, as far as I recall, but we were teens/pre-teens in the era of Macca's less-than-stellar solo work and Wings efforts.