Straight to the POINT

■ THE first snowdrop is out in my garden. It makes me feel spring is on the way and there is hope for the New Year. LYNDA LEVENTON, Tadley, Hants.

■ MY DAFFODILS are not blooming (Letters), but the groundsel, nettles, docks and thistles are certainly growing vigorously.

PIERS MINALL, Leverington, Cambs.

■ CHEER up: Sainsbury’s is selling hot cross buns.

A. BROOKS, Tarporley, Cheshire.

■ WHO named it lockdown? I’m calling it lock-up.

MARY SEDGWICK, Lytham St Annes, Lancs.

■ CARRY a mask to show you care; wear it to prove it.

F. FRY, Southend-on-Sea, Essex.