Which, as Julie Andrews told us all, is a very good place to start.
We might spend a lot of time with our ABC, but, in consideration of my followers, there will be no tonic solfa.
This is the start of a brand new year, the first day of the first month of the 25th year of the 21st century CE, or AD if you like the idea of a God sending his son down to sort out all the problems of the world.
I know many of you will be coming down from the highs of all the celebrations which are traditional at this festive time, so I’ll play it down a bit while we get to know each other all over again.
I’ve been away for around six months but in my defence I would say those months have been very overcast, especially the last three months.
We have come out the other side and are ready to face what we hope will be a wonderful year.
Before all that, however, let me wish you A HAPPY NEW YEAR, or, as they say in my beloved Cymru:
BLWYDDYN NEWYDD DDA