Tuesday 7th April

Well, what a splendid weekend that was.  Unbelievable.  The first time in years we have had lovely weather over a whole bank holiday weekend.  In fact, it was almost too lovely.  The English aren’t used to it, and almost feel they don’t deserve it.  After all we do rain and wind and cold well, but sunshine….ooh not so sure about that, guv.   Actually at times it was almost too hot, too sudden I would say.  We have been bounced straight out of Winter and headlong into almost Summer.  Spring has been condensed into about two weeks, and the plants are all confused.   The daffodils have only been out a couple of weeks and aren’t ready to fold up their petals yet, and the trees are full of blossom already.

But enough moaning; I like everyone else simply enjoyed it.  The simple pleasure of sitting in the sun, we have almost forgotten how to do it in this country.  Last summer it rained and rained with hardly a decent weekend after April.  And the rain and cold continued right through the winter.   But we have just had a couple of lovely weeks of sunshine culminating in a glorious bank holiday weekend.

And everywhere people were out in shorts and tee-shirts and smiling, and sitting in the park, or walking lazily along the river or having barbecues and drinking wine in the garden.  And everyone was happy.  What a change.  And it brought to mind that wonderful Small Faces song ‘Lazee Sunday Afternoon, ‘aint got no time ta worry – close my eyes and drift away.’

And yes it is work tomorrow (today), but as long as the sun is shining who cares, for two days we have had a Lazee Sunday Afternoon.