Thanks, Lou. Getting better – much sadness because one of our tortoises died on Saturday. He had been a bit slow for a few days; we put him out in the garden and he was showing signs of recovering then, well, he just died. Was relatively young – only 20-something (have had some who went well north of 70 years.) Most un-tortoise-like. They normally give you a great deal of warning of illness. We were about to take him to specialist vet this week! So, had to make the funeral arrangements – he’s now buried in front garden, guarded by big stone Buddha. May seem silly to some that one can get upset about losing a reptile but we both have a great deal of respect and affection, for our shield-creatures. They’ve been around for millions of years – thousands of times longer than hom sap.
Back on the plant front, the tomatoes are leaping along now. At least ten of them peeking through. The types are piccolo cherry variety and some (alleged) Spanish ones of the big and beefy type. As ever with tom’s you never really know until they start to fruit.