Someone outstanding and inspirational in a world gone mad

In a war, if you wanted to take the Isle of Man, you’d just have to point Maeve at the Isle of Man and it would be yours by teatime

EVERYONE in her extended family received an email from Maeve this week about instituting a new Kris Kindle approach to Christmas giving within the clan. Each was told which brother/sister/cousin for whom they were to buy. Each was told the price they were not to exceed. Any queries were to be directed to Maeve, although, reading the email, it was difficult to imagine where additional questions would come from, since the instructions were delivered with such succinct clarity.

The communication was timely, taking people off the hook of multiple gift purchase in a tough year. The entire operation was “typically Maeve”, those involved admitted, with that roll of the eyes that suggested they, too could be equally organised if they didn’t have so many other things weighing them down. But, since they DID have so much to deal with and so many costs, coming up to Yuletide, fair dues to Maeve for putting the whole Kris Kringle operation together so effectively.