So there I was doing the ironing... I know, domestic God me... and this van drives down the street bellowing from its speaker system "this is Welsh Water please be aware due to a burst water main domestic water will be turned off in this area imminently..." I'd better fill my jug, I thought... don't want to run out of water while I'm ironing... so off I toddle to the kitchen to fill my jug... meanwhile back in the lounge... I like to watch TV when I iron 'cos it makes the time pass quicker... I pick up a shirt and arrange it on the ironing board... phht! the power goes off... oh bugger! Now I can't finish my favourite chore...

Of course the water hasn't been turned off all day, but the power was off for an hour or so... so I'm a bit confused... is there something Welsh Water aren't telling me? Or have I been getting my water from the wrong power outlet all my life?

Sorry James; I saw these yesterday morning and immediately thought of you...

I'm not sure what the thing on the right is, but it doesn't look as though it has been used for some time...

I'm never sure... is the Snowdrop a harbinger of Spring, or a reminder that Winter still holds us within her grip?

If the former, then Spring must surely be around the corner... there were simply hundreds of these little beauties smiling at me yesterday.

If the latter, I fear we're in for a hard time given the abundance of snowdrops I passed on yesterday's walk.