Is it lettuce?
Wahey, we have our first teensy green shoot - the basil. I’m ridiculously pleased about this; as someone who has a thumb of - what’s opposite green on the colour-wheel? - anyway, I’m traditionally the kiss of death to anything involving leaves and soil. As I mentioned before, a couple of last year’s plants are growing back too: one of the strawberry plants and - well, anyone know what this is? Are the two shoots even the same plant? Can you tell what an expert I am? 
We went to the library this morning, then ran some errands in town and I treated the boys to lunch at McJunk. The woman behind me in the line looked familiar, and when she started talking to me, I realised why - we met her on our way to the library one day over a year ago and got chatting. She was there with her kids because they’d just finished school for the day - as had the entire school down the street, and I think most of it was there buying burgers - argh. I really must start paying more attention to the schools’ dates.
Have just picked up an email from France (again). Barney’s still unwell and stayed home from school today. He’s been withdrawn and uncommunicative for the last couple of days too - maybe that’s because he’s ill, or maybe he’s ill because of stress? I just want to jump on a plane and go and hug him 
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Hang on in there, Deb. Give it a couple more days and then have a good chat to him. Hugs to you all.