Daphne

Dear Daphne, she is so loyal and is always first into bloom in the spring. Quite what she is doing in flower in February is anyone's guess, especially as she lives on the bottom terrace alongside the windy gully. We suspect that her sister on the top terrace has not made it through the winter. Here sister on the chestnut terrace, meanwhile, is showing no sign of life.

Party time

It was someone's birthday - no more special than any other - and so we celebrated with a party. Here we are towards its end, doing what one does at a party.

Not bad for, what are we, something over forty isn't it?