About time
I have been making my own birthday cards all through lockdown. I have not been able to get to the shops, so I have tried my hand at producing homemade greetings. Now, I am not so sure it was a good idea. No one has said they do not like them; it is just that they have not said anything at all. My efforts were not a great success. It is my sister’s birthday and this time I have resorted to buying on the internet – having learnt my lesson. But even that is not as easy as it seems there is such a variety. In the end I plumped for a selection of wildlife pictures which will surely do for anyone. I chose one with a butterfly on for my sister, but I was late which is surprising as I have nothing else to do. The card needed to get there the next day. The little box on our lane did not have a collection so off I went to our main post office. There I was on the pavement which I last stood on a year ago. I rushed to the box and heard the plop of the card before darting back to...