In sickness and...

Yes, thanks the Medical Establishment - T's been sick since she had her last (yippee) MMR vaccine last week. A measle-type rash all over her, headache, stiff neck. Hmm, perhaps the nay-sayers have a point after all? So, with varying amounts of grace, on both sides, we have made towns out of card-board, then cities, then, hell, why not an entire world? Painted nails, made a fairy garden, repotted all my planted herbs (we've been given notice to move house by the land-lord and I'll be buggered if he gets to keep my parsley) and watch, yes, an awful lot of TV. Cheetos have been high on the menu, and strangely not too much broccoli, but it seems she is pulling through.

Suddenly everywhere is beginning to get really green. When we did an Ester-Egg hunt last week in the garden, we managed to get several plastic eggs full of very cheap candy (which, and I just don't know how seemed to disappear each time T averted her gaze) along with a tic each. Luckily they are the large ones (and hence not Lyme's disease-y) but it is still a surprise when you flick one off your scalp. Lots of mosquitoes around too - the price you pay for an early spring. At least I've managed to get daffodils this year (is it churlish to also dig those up?).