Marvellous...

Four days to go and I'm coming down with a heavy cold.

I'm drugged up to the eyebrows with Nurofen cold + flu but, nevertheless, it now seems inevitable that the posh frock will be accessorised with a glowing red nose. Very fetching!

But less worrying than the prospect of losing my voice. (Although some might feel differently about that of course!)

A second fresh topic of worry has arisen; there are people out there telling their colleagues that they're attending the event, but they haven't actually RSVP'd to us.

How many of them are lurking out there? We identified one, but what if there are more?

Should we have a spare table set up and waiting or should we send them away into the darkness unfed?

Well obviously I'm not going to allow the latter. But for heaven's sake, if you're planning to be there please tell us!