My mother is a bit mad.
And, like most mothers/grandmothers, she likes to spoil the young 'uns whenever she gets the chance.
Jamie did particularly well out of her during our week at home, but he wasn't alone.
Because my nephew Nathan (above) also had a very special surprise on Tuesday when he travelled up from Belfast to Portstewart to visit his granny.
My mother had promised him a coat, see. And when my mother makes a promise, she tends not to disappoint.
But here's the thing.
As well as being a loving mother and grandmother, Mrs W is also an eBay junkie. She can't get enough of it. Indeed, she gets so many mysterious parcels from China these days that I'm surprised she hasn't yet been arrested on suspicion of being a spy.
However, back to the point. Whilst you can obviously find many wonderful bargains on eBay, the slight downside is that you can't get to see what you've actually bought until the postman hands it over.
Nathan's new coat arrived from goodness knows what part of the planet a little while ago, my mother had a quick check and all seemed well.
So it was only after he got round to trying it on for size on Tuesday that the "added extra" - physically sewn into the hood - became apparent.
It's just a shame that Northern Ireland's traditional summer rioting season is almost at an end. 
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