Practically spring!

There was an hour or so this afternoon when it wasn’t raining, it wasn’t freezing cold and the sun was shining. In fact it was just a little bit warm. Tiny steps, people.

And this is one of the new roses I bought myself last autumn - Lady Emma Hamilton. Have decided to be a rose name person. I have never had any previous knowledge or paid attention to any names (of roses, am not v good with people either tbh). Growing nicely, just as well, the snow and cold last week seems to have killed off the last of the nameless hard root cuttings.

And Ella brought us profiteroles round this evening, an Icelandic pre- lent tradition I am v happy to benefit from. As long as I don’t have to eat the smoked lamb that happens tomorrow.