Rural idyll

While I was away in London for the seminar, the theatre company in Wigton had a read through of the play called 'The Throstle's Nest' that I helped to write with other members of the North Cumbria Scriptwriters. It seems the company liked the play and are beginning rehearsals. I shall miss the actual performances but hope to drop in on a rehearsal some time in late May.

primroses

And now Easter is upon us. Flowers are out in the hedgerows ...

violets

... and lambs are out in the fields.
In Greece they end up on spits over fire pits for the Easter feast. In Britain they end up in plastic packaging in the supermarket. I've been a veggie for almost 20 years, and can now look them straight in the eye ...