HOGWEED

The native kind, not the Giant kind. It's opening up all over the place in Spion Kop cemetery. I was hoping for evidence of forthcoming orchids but couldn't see a sign of any at all. They may be late, or perhaps the rain has made the grass and mares' tails grow so long that other smaller things will struggle to be seen this year.

More things were ticked off the list today. The bathroom chaps should finish on Tuesday morning and then I can go off on holiday next Friday leaving B in a reasonably organised house. He's feeling a bit anxious about fending for himself when his sight has become so bad, but I've planned as much as I can and he insisted it would be fine when we first discussed it, and turned down any suggestions of getting any outside help. I know he'll manage for the week.