Looking on the bright side

 Some pictures from the week just gone - to major on all the good things:

Evesham asparagus and locally grown tomatoes - I haven't polished them they came like that and taste as good as they look.

Cress grown on the kitchen window sill (a reminder of primary school), just crying out for an egg sandwich.

A surprise lot of tulips as I was sure I'd planted pink ones - anyone know the name of this purply black one? It's gorgeous.

Proof that I do actually plant things in our very small garden and they even sometimes grow and flower......

An elderly visitor from next door seeking a shady spot. (She has half an ear and no tail so I'm not sure how many of her nine lives she has left, but she is very friendly)

A finished project waiting for buttons,

a half finished WIP waiting for some more yarn (and possibly cooler weather),

and a new project - a cardigan for baby E, which needs to be finished before 6th May when we shall have the pleasure of her company.     All uploaded in record time thanks to a friendly BT man who has at last solved the mystery of our constantly disappearing broadband.

I also received a parcel from lovely Elaine at Ted and Bunny  and a cute Easter present from Daughter, but they will have to wait to my next post.  I'm off now to eat Fat Rascals from Betty's By Post - not quite as good as being in Harrogate, but a nice substitute - we also have some Bury Simmnels and a Simmnel cake, thanks to an Easter parcel from a friend who thought we needed a treat.  Hope you're all having a lovely Easter break, the sunshine is such a bonus.

Jx

EDIT:  The lovely satiny purple tulips are 'Queen of the night' variety.  The Eden Project have them for sale here (delivery Sept /Oct).  I shall certainly have soem for next year they are spectacular.

Birthday treat postponed

I'm sitting here waiting for the delivery of some fat rascals from Betty's as a treat for H's birthday.  But we shan't eat them until tomorrow.

Today is H's 60th birthday and he's gone off by train to London to do things he likes.  M is incredulous that he wants to celebrate by himself and I didn't want to go (conveniently forgetting that someone has to provide her with meals and drinks whilst she sits glued to the French Open Tennis) but it's his birthday  and he must  do as he pleases - musical things which don't appeal to me in the slightest  -so why waste a train fare? He's certainly got the weather for it, it's wonderful here.  The air first thing this morning when I went outside was just fabulous - warm and slightly scented and very clear.  He's just texted to say he's reached his destination - train was a bit complicated as he needed to be there at noon, so daughter took him to Birmingham International.  He's coming back to Worcester, and we're all meeting up for dinner (lovely not to have to cook it). He has another trip planned on Saturday to attend the AGM of a musical society he belongs to which is meeting in Oxford, so I shall put him on the train at Malvern.  I'm certainly not going to that one!

I really ought to be looking at accounts but I can't get very motivated at the moment - and I'd only have to stop to do M's lunch.

Edit, 14.29:  Fat rascals arrived - the Betty's by post site is wonderfully efficient, I always find.  Several more texts from H charting his progress through the day - hope he doesn't miss the train home!