Am back in. Supposed to be getting changed out of gardening togs into better house stuff, but obviously not at the mo....
Have actually cut down both the chocolate cosmos & daughter's dahlia. Both grown in large pots so those now lagged, each have a fleece cap & are under the table in the porch! I just coudnt bring myself to wait until they both got zapped by the frost. Know am likely to feel rough for the next few days & probably longer if this time anything to go on, but then I did have that cold, so no guarentee that would be able to sort when nec.
The 2 still firm unknown tubers that had been decimated by slugs have decided to start reshooting in the big coldframe. They are in wrapped pots & covered so we shall see. Would be nice if one of them is one of the named varieties, but who removed the labels then? 
I've got a voucher for a days' free bus travel! Nice. Never drive into Manchester nowadays, my fav carpark got built on, but certain foreign markets soon. So daughter & me shall trot along as last yr- ooh apple strudle. What diet/eating sensibly? J.