I do think we've worked out most of the committee's practical concerns with the proposal (as you may discover for yourself, doing work by committee has both benefits and complications.) And we've recently had someone volunteer as a presenter. I do appreciate your thoughts for CCF programme items, and I'm sure you'll have excellent suggestions at our meetings about the Yule Ball as well.

As to your mother - well, this is the fitting for my Yule Ball robes. (I had advance warning of the Ball, since I had to arrange the YPL schedule.) I'm quite looking forward to seeing what she's come up with, though of course we've discussed by owl since the original consultation.

As to other parties, I have had several invites from people I know through YPL work, and of course, I want to have something appropriate to wear on hand as a matter of course.

The journal covers really are excellent. I come from a large family, and it's so hard to think of good gifts for more distant relatives, or the people who have most of what they need or want. Being able to get a journal cover, or some of the other accessories makes it much simpler, and yet, as you say, easy to personalise, without worrying they already have one just like it.