It rained yesterday. Mum was so happy. I know that\u2019s kind of strange, but she went rushing out with her hoe to work on the vegetable garden with Aristotle. Or at least, it would have been with Aristotle, but he doesn\u2019t actually like being out in the rain, so he said he\u2019d watch from inside. Mum wasn\u2019t impressed by his lack of dedication. It\u2019s all very well him wanting the credit from growing lovely vegetables, but that\u2019s not fair if he isn\u2019t doing the work. Aristotle being the dog he is just shrugged and said it made no difference to the fact he doesn\u2019t like going out in the rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mum is complaining that the front garden, which is the view when she\u2019s working, is too green. She doesn\u2019t mean she wants it all to dry out. And she really doesn\u2019t mean she wants to concrete it over. She wants some splashes of colour. It is not as noticeable when the sky is blue, but when it\u2019s grey the green is just too much. There\u2019s no pleasing some people. Ari said she could have some of his sunflower plants when they come through. Mum said she needs more roses and some wisteria. She\u2019s been waiting until we can improve the drive, which is waiting until we\u2019ve replaced the garage, which is waiting for the man from the planning department to come back from holiday. Maybe she should just put some roses on the windowsill in the meantime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mum has said she wants a lazy day today. She\u2019s asked me to take her breakfast in bed, but I don\u2019t think she is really expecting me to oblige. She knows I wouldn\u2019t be able to resist drooling over it between the kitchen and the bedroom at the very least.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Love<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wilma<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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