Texas weather is famously fickle. As an example, last week went from 25 degrees and dry to 80 degrees and rainy in the space of two days.

As a result, I spent most of my holidays cleaning mud off the floors.

If only I'd asked Santa for Mr. Shoebrush. If the product name alone hadn't won me over, the adorable design certainly would have.

Oh, how I wish this worked on dog feet.

Mr. Shoebrush, $82