Oh --- the good news ...

Harvested the first asparagus of the season from the garden yesterday (probably 2 weeks earlier than I expected) - fantastic!
I think that it's something to do with slow growth and the short season, but there's nothing to compare with English asparagus (and I've eaten asparagus in many countries and on 3 continents). Hoping there'll be enough so I can get bored with it!

Back ...

So, back from a pleasant week in the south of France: the weather could have been a lot kinder though, since there's not a lot to do on a wet Sunday afternoon in Montpellier. Some nice food, Les Trois Plaisirs in Sete was an outstanding meat restaurant in a town that specialises in seafood: a wonderful welcome from the chef and a great evening. The flight home was tricky, with a VERY short transfer time at Paris CDG (made much more interesting by a security scare just before we got through passport control) More later ...