Congratulations on getting the plot in the community garden! There are usually waiting lists for allotments here. Not that I'm tempted to apply for one, not being a big fan of hard physical work and summer and the ever-present local deer population eating my peas.

You can send us your five days of rain, if you like. The sun just keeps shining here, and it is so boring. I miss our usual miserable weather - heavy rain is like a licence to be gloomy, and that always cheers me up.