I bought it at the village garden party in June and it is flowering, still, in December.

The delphinium has put out a second wave of flowers too.

If it stays mild then can we expect flowers all year round?

In September a friend gave me part of an alpaca fleece. I started to spin it a couple of days ago and I really like the colours and texture. I am mixing just a little Jacob wool in with the fibres as they are longer than alpaca and help to hold it together.

Spinning is a winter pursuit when the days are short and the nights long and I need to keep idle hands busy as I sit by the wood burner otherwise I doze off in the heat.