I am feeling blog guilt as it's so long since I've written anything, but that doesn't mean I haven't been busy. This year we're trying to grow more from seed and the windowsills have been sprouting life left, right and centre. We're going to add in three more veg beds, bringing us to a total of nine, in order to accommodate more of everything, but there's a few lessons learned;
- It is possible to have too many courgettes.
- Conversely, you can never have enough peas.
- When the gardening guides tell you to put tiles under butternut squash to stop them rotting, they aren't just being a bit anal.
Veggies aside, the garden has suddenly launched itself into full bloom. Every tree is covered in blossom and the white and purple lilacs have at long last leapt into life. Today has been spent alternately gardening and lying on a blanket, staring at the beautifully clear blue sky with cherry petals drifting down. The housemartins have finally returned, whistling through the air, dizzily lurching across the sky. All is right with the world...
