Growing

 I love this author, so I expected a good plot, I did not want to put it down, your worse nightmare is happening and your only child is involved, you find another parent who is in the same position, work together, it's dangerous. Book 23 read this year.

Another new author, and a different plot, most of the narrative was in her own head, to the point where you start to think is she just paranoid, no true facts, just thoughts, it's a very clever modern tale. Book 24 read this year.

I stitch most evenings, there is very little to watch on TV, this is growing and looking good, although it's a full design it will only make up part of my piece. It's very satisfying to make, for now just using 4 colours, with the addition of white soon. 

It's a disappointing year for Amaryllis here, the expensive bulb my daughter gave me for Christmas has lovely leaves but no flower stalk,  the cheap reduced bulb infront has grow a stalk, but as yet it shows no sign of opening, they are in the same spot as previous years, just not thriving.

Tuesday I did housework for most of the day, I was in the mood to clean, so I got the whole house done, hubby was out so I was undisturbed, cleaning windows in sunshine is bliss, it's the sort of task you can be so pleased with once finished. I can now be outside without any guilty feelings, no that I feel guilty being in the garden.

Molly and daughter visited on Wednesday morning, they did not stay long, George's school called he was unwell, we did Will's school run at 3.20pm after a quick visit to our favourite garden centre, back home for an evening together. 

I have a propagator in my spare room, I have set Alicante tomato and mini cucumber seeds, I also got a pack of mixed mini tomatoes and sliced three and planted in hope I get some different plants, seeds are so expensive, so I am trying the sliced method. My potatoes are starting to chit, so I've started my growing season. I'm not using my greenhouse yet as overnight temperatures are still low, we have had a frost every morning.