WHAT S the big Valentine s Day plan, then? Well, there s Option A (aka the full shebang): Wine and dine your beloved with a home-cooked meal, buy them chocolates, flowers, soppy card, a little teddy bear clutching a padded heart. Netflix and chill. Then there is Option B (aka the sensible choice): neatly sidestep the gauche commercialisation of it all and enjoy an ordinary Sunday. Tea and toast with the papers. A nice walk. Roast dinner. I know what I will be doing. If you require any further persuasion that it is Option B all the way, here s a greatest hits of my favourite Valentine s Day disasters.
Groundhog Club handler John Griffiths holds Punxsutawney Phil. Picture: AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar DO you hear it? That whooshing sound is my sigh of relief. See-ya January. Don t let the door hit you on the way out. It is February 1 tomorrow. Meaning that the most dreary, grey and soul-sapping month of the year is almost over. Ah, but will February be any better? I hear you ask. We are still lumbering on in lockdown limbo. You make a good point. However, February does have Shrove Tuesday. As much as I enjoy a big plate of haggis, neeps and tatties on Burns Night, I relish a towering stack of pancakes even more.