Sub optimal in the sun

Felt increasingly sub-optimal as the day progressed, and was streaming and shivering with a fever in the evening. Lorraine mostly busy in the garden, planting things like beetroot and kale, and putting foxgloves, and native plants into our wildlife patch. I am bored of feeling ill.  Lorraine read the first draft of Gordon Road, and liked it.

Watched a bit of the FA cup quarter finals. Talked to Mum, who got the Mother's Day card I sent to her, and was going to Lidl.  Pat and Maureen were going to come around today, but decided to swerve my lurgy. I put a chicken in the oven and we watched Death In Paradise.

Below. It was a beautiful day. The little red chaenomeles flowers in the front garden are gorgeous, as were the magnolia flowers now unfurled.