Cant say either Pat or I are obsessive about gardening – but we do like the garden to look neat and tidy especially when we are sat in the sun with our feet up, I suppose then it’s fair to say that we have done more ‘work’ in the garden than in previous years – with the main difference being a little and often rather than having to cram things into weekend – so can’t really say it feels like work.

Although the garden is neat and tidy Jack’s table manners continue to cause concern – even for a bone idle cat he didn’t behave like this before we both quit work