Whooosh... brum brumm.

Oops. Whoosh, there goes April. And most of May. Time flies...

The grass and weeds are growing like crazy, and I spent far too much of my time last year mowing grass. So I decided to procure mechanical assistance. Item 1, petrol strimmer. After a few false starts this proved to be a lot better than my old battery powered one, no surprises there. Grateful thanks to Wise Mike for the gift. I have to say it is the noisiest thing I have heard for a long time, and have to wear ear defenders just to look at it. Brumm, brum! Or, WAAAAAAAAAAAGH more like.

Item 2, petrol lawnmower (oops, whooosh, there goes my carbon footprint). This came from someone else called Mike, and I haven't tried it yet. It is the sort that goes along by itself so I can't help being a bit worried about careering over all my crops by mistake. We'll see what happens. Long grass beware! Here I come! Poop! Poop!*

*(that's a Mr Toad reference in case you didn't get it)

No mention of April should go by without mentioning my wonderful wife, who as a birthday gift painted my whole shed, and provided me with all sorts of domestic items to keep in it, like cups, washing up liquid etc. and a box to keep it all in. A merry little scarecrow is also now standing outside. I was particularly impressed yesterday to find a jar of instant hot chocolate, so I had a cup whilst waiting for a long rainstorm to pass.