Happy Valentine’s day x

Did you know that St. Valentine was the patron saint of bees? I didn’t but I’m pleased to have learnt something new today. It’s not a day that we celebrate these days, but I know lots of friends who still buy cards and flowers or chocolates. We don’t celebrate Father’s day either as we feel that was invented by Hallmark cards as a money-maker 😉 Happily we’ve seen the sun here after a long absence and the garden looks promising – plenty of bulbs ready to flower and primroses, aconites and hellebores already in bloom, offering food to any bees that appear on this day. To be honest, having had a stroll round the garden, I can’t say I’ve seen any as it’s still very cold. Roll on Spring x