The yard has started to produce a small handful of strawberries. Today’s haul gave us two bums.

This week has been all about gathering things, mostly lovely conversations with friends. And also some stray thoughts because my life is all about gathering virtually useless information.

Strawberries are not called strawberries because they are habitually grown on straw to protect from slugs. The name comes from the Anglo-Saxon language when they had a descriptive name of Stray Berries because they throw off runners to create new plants.

I also learnt a new acronym.          ‘ There we are then’ a really polite phrase that neatly responds to the news that someone has behaved in a particularly vile or unpleasant way.

Another offering from the yard for Friday is sharp evening shadows . White Agapanthas and my newly white painted wall.

Random thoughts for a Friday.