Jus' Diggin'.....

... We surprised one another as I tiptoed through the shrubbery today, but the digging was clearly more pressing than my presence as the blackbird  continued undeterred in the lovely early evening light. 

I've had (I thought) a largely unproductive day. I was speaking to a cousin at the weekend, who said, 'well, of course no one writes letters any more', and I thought, 'I do'... Today I have written a few. I suppose the letter writing will, inevitably, come to an end (when there are only young people left). At present I write to friends and relations of the Elderly One, who are all delightful people and, I'm discovering, have lead much more interesting lives than I ever imagined when we only used to speak occasionally on the telephone. 

Long may the old-fashioned letter continue. 

(Not at the expense of e-mails, because they are considerably easier and quicker, not to mention the price of stamps these days, which are fast turning into luxury goods).