On page  87 of ‘Things to do now that you’re 50’, one of the suggestions is: Give some of your time to charity work. It’s great to give money but even better to give a bit of yourself. With my mum’s church’s Christmas Fair looming, I decided to do just that.

I knitted ten mini Christmas Jumpers which could be hung up as tree decorations. I added buttons from the collection I have built up over the years, many of which had originaly adorned my babies’ clothing. Each mini jumper took me an hour to make so it was a labour of love as well as a fund-raising exercise. My mum sold them on her stall for £1 each. Of course I could have put £10 in the pot and saved myself two evenings of work, but I felt good for having contributed.