Spring is bursting out all over....

Hi there folks.

The sun is shining and the daffodils look spectacular along our road. We even have some in our garden, along with some primroses and a few crocuses. Just seeing them and feeling a bit of warmth from the sunshine gives a whole new perspective on life.

Not that I am much of a gardener to be honest. It seems to me that the more work you do in a garden the more you have to do. Our garden isn't huge and my Dad likes to come and do stuff in it which is great and relieves me of the burden of non-gardeners guilt.

As much as I may say that I am just leaving the garden to grow as God intended it I do tend to wander down the road looking with unhidden admiration on my neighbours gardens with their perfectly mown lawns, their beautifully trimmed roses and their immaculately gravelled pathways.

I wonder if the state of peoples gardens reflects the state of their minds? Neat, tidy, possibly a tad too neat or, like me, chaotic, untidy and shambolic? I bet people have done studies on stuff like this, even PHDs.

It is my theory that you can tell a lot about a person by their cutlery drawer. Now here is no room or excuse for untidiness or shambolics. A cutlery drawer should be a work of art where thing are put away properly and in their rightful place. I get very, very upset when my cutlery drawer is messed about with; it's not a pretty sight. And I'm sure there are PHDs on that using words like"Fruitcake" and phrases like "needs to get a life."

My linen cupboard however is a tip. Maybe this balances me out and makes me as normal as the next person, but then everyone is normal til you get to know them.....

Signing off dear people.

Much love,

Rachel.