A little Speckled Wood

Another productive day. Firstly a spot of hoovering - not my favourite occupation but, what with one thing an another, something that has not happened for a rather long time and the spiders are in danger of taking over. I even hoovered under my chest of drawers in the bedroom and was rewarded with a discovery - my favourite cardie that I thought I'd lost ages ago and sorely missed!!
Then a spot of work sorting out the next order of cards - mostly reprints so hopefully I've got everything right.
Then into the garden. My prince from yesterday was still basking in the mint - I left him his own undisturbed bit. More clearing beds, a bit of a dig over and a spot of manuring. The weather was warm enough to sit out and eat pears and cheese for lunch. I browsed through the sunday papers and at one point had this little Speckled Wood butterfly, two mating damselflies and a hoverfly poised on the paper. We were all reading the review of Edna O Brien's autobiography which has gone straight onto my wishlist. She was one of the great influential authors of my youth (Country Girls; Girls with Green Eyes) and considered quite shocking then. Aged 82, she still looks marvellous and her writing is undiminished.
Off to Anna Karenina tonight so will catch up tomorrow.