Ok, we’ve only just finished with the songs and not even had the half time interval yet, but I’m going to call it – best Eurovision for a long time (ever?!).

Austria, Poland, France, Italy, Finland, Australia, Belgium, heck even the UK all had a pretty strong entries (UK was far from the best but it wasn’t terrible). Not seeing what all the pre-contest fuss about Sweden was all about.

So of course you’re having some Eurovision for your music.
One of the best songs ever to come out of Eurovision, with one of the best performances.

To the questions – animals and hobby? Nah. Keep those pesky furballs away from paint and glue and miniatures. Dust and hair as well as the ever-present danger of spillage/catastrophe – I’d keep them well away from anything hobby related.

It feels like a bit of both with price rises – we’ve spent years outsourcing all our production to China, with no consideration to shipping costs (financial as well as environmental). As China moves from a rural to a developing nation, with the demands an ever-more affluent workforce places on pay and conditions, on top of soaring fuel costs, it was only a matter of time before prices went skywards. Personally, I’m just surprised we managed to suppress prices for as long as we did.

That said, it does feel like (some) companies are also taking advantage and trying to squeeze every drop of profit out of it – almost as if they’re expecting the luxury goods market to collapse soon, so making as much as they can while there’s “money on the table”.