Great chocolate children of magic and majesty

I found myself in something of a quandary this morning. The City by the Sea is in the news, the national news. My mother is on holiday interstate. She doesn't normally follow the news when she's away, so I didn't want to spoil her day by telling her FIRE! IT'S ALL ON FIRE! On the other hand, if she saw headlines about fires near the City by the Sea, that would probably also spoil her day. So I emailed her that there are fires, but people are evacuating TO the City by the Sea, so no need to worry about me and/or Alistair. There's no impact on us other than the heady sweet smell of eucalyptus smoke.