Well done for growing your two snowdrop bulbs and now you have Geoff’s contribution, as you rightly say, ‘in the green’ you’ll be well way. In our new garden here there are masses of primroses so if you want you can take a a few roots back to complete your spring garden. They’re fairly promiscuous once settled so you’ll get more each year.

On the subject of Cromer crabs, we have already discussed your forthcoming visit with our very helpful fishmonger. He says it’s not impossible but there’s been none yet. Apparently the long winter has meant they haven’t emerged yet and he says until it warms up they don’t taste very nice and sweet because they ‘hunch’ up. It was about a week or so ago we asked him so maybe with the warm weather things might change. The good news is, if there are any available he will dress them for us. So we’ll pop in this week and have another chat. Just wanted to warn Guy as I know he’s set his heart on a Cromer crab.