I know one doesn't make a summer, but somehow when he appears the corner has been turned.

I've heard that too. Am a big fan of bananas anyway, also turkey and lettuce sandwiches, full of tryptophan (?). But no matter what, some nights I just don't sleep

Cripes, I couldn't cope with that It must be awful just lying there for hours on end

May be hereditary, my dad had same problem. DM this week had the fascinating theory that your fish brain comes into play when you can't sleep in a night away in a strange place. Hmm, yes, but in my OWN bed?

Mind yourself and mini, go smell the bluebells x

I'm knackered but i just am not falling asleep it's so frustrating....busy brain at the moment
funnily enough i bought some bananas today but there's no way i'm eating the peel


i know exactly what you mean i wasn't joking (well not totally ) when i said it's summer! I'm the same when i hear the curlews i love their song there's something about it that makes my heart smile.


Never heard of the fish brain is that different to the lizard brain? Ooooo i might see you wondering the threads at 3am then tk? it will be nice to have some company.

I just lurk. Would love to wander, but then would fall asleep. Actually, could be the lizard brain (are they so dissimilar?) Dad loved fishing x

Eek wandered a bit now to sleep x

sleep well tk xx

I hope you ladies managed some kip. I feel bad saying I probably had the best night I've had in a week I still woke coughing a couple of times, but nowhere near so bad. I think mini twass may also have slept relatively well as I only heard her cough a bit.

Smelling the bluebells should be on prescription! That will certainly be happening.

Right so the day before yesterday it was a whitout blizzard, thick lying snow roads like ice rinks, yesterday snow and hail, today sitiing out in the garden in my nighty having breakfast

glad to hear you got some sleep Twass and are feeling a bit better!!! lovely bluebell smelling...the sun on my wallflowers is making them smell divine!!

It's about 15 degrees warmer here today! It's glorious! Feels like Summer We've been to the bluebell woods and they were just awesome.

Did you manage any shuteye?

Oh that sounds lovely!!! Glad you are up and about again how are the eyes?
It's warmer here today but there's a cold wind!!!

Had a couple of hours thanks Twass it's cold now though brrrrrr still better than all that snow and hail

I've set my phone alarm to remind me of the eyedrops now, cos my eyes are no longer reminding me themselves which is good. I have to use the drops til Monday morning.

We shall be lighting the fire shortly. It's Beltane for us, the fire festival of the coming of Summer, this weekend. We made a beautiful little altar with forest flowers, herbs, ivy etc.

That's a good sign at least they aren't all sore any more HOORAH!!!

Happy Beltane!!! are you doing THIS round the fire?

Sounds very pretty....are there special Beltaney foods to scoff?

*Lurks*

i can see you *raises eyebrow*

We're not well enough to be prancing about skyclad!

I've just started cooking our dinner, nothing special about it really...salmon, new pots, peas But I have got the orange sorbets from Lidl for pud!

sounds lovely OH MY GOD those orange things are delicious!!!!!

Guard your dinner from CHins, he's lurking

It's safely in our tums. The orange sorbets are divine! I'm hoping to get another box of them before they all go....the scent of oranges as I opened the pack was heaven! And the sorbet lived up to that smell

So glad you enjoyed them i would have felt awful if you'd bought them on my recommendation and you thought they were rubbish....

I think I can rely on you as a good food critic I now have two little empty oranges sitting here.....seems a shame to chuck them out

i agree with you about the smell by the way got me salivating !

I hope you've got a nice dinner waiting or have scoffed it already

was just away cookiing and eating Twass!! it was lovely I love those really fine french beans so i stir fried some with red onions, sweet corn and chicken, coriander, garlic, chilli, soy sauce, hoisin and i can't remember what other spices ginger and paprika bunged some rice on and yumyum!!!

i may have eaten too much

Cor! That sounds amazing Just sit still and try to hang onto it