There has been a strange occurrance in the front garden of late. Everything is looking healthy, and on our weekly inspection a couple of of months ago, I said to The Husband "Look at this! We've got a cabbage growing!". He eyed me suspiciously, with a kind of contempt reserved soley for one of my practical jokes. He didn't believe me until I showed him, but sure enough, there were the beginnings of a cabbage plant. Then, in a look of utter shock, I noted that the plant growing not 3-feet away from it was a cauliflower! If by now you're thinking that I'm on drugs, you might be right, these plants have settled themselves into the most improbable place possible - but what stumps us is where they have come from. We haven't ever grown cabbages or cauliflowers, although that doesn't seem to make a difference in the slightest!



On returning from honeymoon, I looked out of the living-room window, and said with complete alacrity "Darling, there's a tomato plant in the front garden". By now, my husband has given up even questioning my bizarre statements, and just takes them on board. Yes, indeed there was a rather healthy tomato plant sat in a crack of earth not two-inches wide, growing very happily. Next to it, there is a self-seeded sunflower. We can only put these magical, strange occurances down to Vegetable Fairies, little elfin creatures who come to our front garden at the darkest of the night, and merrily plant cauliflowers, cabbages, sunflowers and tomatoes! Not that we're complaining, I can't think of anything I'd rather have growing there!