the birthday party went extremely well, although we have no photos as the video camera was stolen from the car whilst salix slept... thank goodness they left me my son! Football was played, the hokey cokey, pass the parcel, and pin the tail on the donkey. great fun was had by all, and now we prepare for the party end may. lots of tractor work, strimming, new parks for the sheep, and goats! Thanks due to Jura for helping justin out on an almost daily basis. Yay! The children are on a day outing with other local schools, the sun shines, the seedlings are all germinating nicely, the greenhouse is exploding in colour - thanks again to Razvan the romanian! and friends. more soon