Gardening

I have loved having a garden for as long as I can remember and I first owned my own garden in 1983. It was tiny and I went from complete tripe to overwhelmed by one kind of flower to mediocre. My garden in Malawi was fantastic: real credit to our garden boy and, of course, my estate management skills. Ahem! I am taking back control of my garden here, now. We inherited some trees and bushes and they are still here. I laid a lawn front and sides of the house and whilst they don't sell what I call grass here, it looks like a lawn and I mow it from time to time to keep it neat. I love kitchen gardens and have now taken control of that aspect too. Mrs W is prone to planting a hundred seeds of one plant that then grows and overwhelms us with a harvest we cannot appreciate: she gets things to grow, at least. I am taking a more measured approach now and have planted a lot fewer seeds and bulbs but will plant again in a few weeks' time to get a proper flow of plants going. Let's see how it all works out. I will report back from time to time. DW

Love Actually ... well, no, actually

I bought the DVD of Love Actually at least twice and I watch it just about every year. So, it's time to watch it again. Except, of course, Windows 10 in all its fantastic glory will not allow me to play it. Who knows what the problem is? Genuine DVD. Played several times already. Not scratched or damaged in any way. Very frustrating DW