Anyway, he let me know in time that I could gather up enough paperwork to wallpaper most of the street and pop in to see him on the way to fetch Sherlock.
Mrs Hudson had said she'd do it, but I'd promised Sherlock I'd go and see his painting from art club, and I'm not sure when I'll next get the chance, so I thought it'd be nice if I went.
John seemed mainly pale and tired and trying to convince me he was fine when I came back to change and drop work off. So...well, sleep was probably more useful than anything I could do.
Sherlock and I went up to the allotment. I dug out a veggie bed. Sherlock dug a deep hole.
A lady was working nearby, tying up canes. Sherlock, being Sherlock, headed off to interrogate her.
She was very nice. She has an exceptionally neat allotment. Which is something we aspire to. Only ours has more holes which look like bomb-craters.
I'm not sure why she has a row of flowers. I mean, no reason why not! but maybe they're good for something else she's growing. I'll ask.
She also asked if I was Sherlock's Dad, and if 'the other young man' who'd been digging our patch was his big brother! Sherlock found this hysterical. And promptly outed us by telling her that John and I were getting married. She clearly thinks I'm a cradle-snatcher now.
She recovered quite well. "Like Elton John!" (except with more hair, I'd like to point out.)
Anyway, yes, I think we'll be going back to her for some top growing tips, because everything of hers looks rather healthy and organised.
We have now fertilised ready for planting our own asparagus next week!
In completely unrelated news - had one of these today.
They're made in Brixton Prison. Inmates can learn about baking, get some skills, then hopefully go straight once they're out. Bloody lovely it was, too. (Lemon treacle slice, if you were wondering.)
Work's still a bit tough. Dealing with cases where children have died is always hard. And some of what's coming out it's...close to home.
I'm just very happy that John and the boys have made my life so great now. Every day I'm thankful to them all.
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I remember mum saying you were supposed to plant marigolds with tomatoes... It keeps...something away.
also she's mad, I do not look anything like that young.
love you. thank you for being so nice today. except when you offered me marmite which was cruel
Full of healthy vitamins and stuff, Marmite.
Want me to get your stiffyscope and listen to your innards?
I think she might be a little mad, yes. But she's probably only seen you from afar, and you do look young!
That allotment is impressive, she must really know what she's doing and someone who can give you good advice is worth a lot I always think.
I'm sorry works rubbish Greg and that its one of those cases that travels around in your head.
Hope you're on the mend John :-)
Sherlock's going to start calling it a stiffyscope too you realise
And everyone will know he got it from the doc in his life. Why would I ever be talking about a stiffyscope?
How are you feeling? You look slightly less...grey.
You mean apart from everyone who knows you?
I feel...extremely empty. It's not bad.
...I don't know that many people.
Want a cuddle? It may involve me resting paperwork on you...
If Sherlock is curious about why she's growing flowers with her vegetables he can look up "companion planting". There are some good combinations to discourage pests and attract the useful bugs at the same time. A lot of herbs work, I've read, which is why we think of certain foods going with certain herbs for flavor.
Glad you're feeling a mite better, John.
And I need to erase "stiffyscope" from my brain before I say it in front of the kids.
rsf
L - yes please
I was the one curious, RSF. Like I said, I meant to ask her, but we got distracted.
Danger, want more tea? soup? for me to stop resting files on your head?
what kind of soup?
we've got...homemade chicken, lamb or tomato, or broth...which is...animal flavoured. forget what.
Or out of a tin...mushroom, more tomato, minestrone (weird word - it just means soup!) and some miso.
Ah, that's what I get for drive-by blog reading.
rsf
tomato please.
...Any chance you can get it wtihout moving at all? psychically maybe
home made tomato or tinned tomato?
And I would...but I can get up now, prize what will eventually be a large black sparkly pom-pom chicken out of Sherlock's hands and put him to bed while the soup's heating... multi-tasking, then return?
your tomato. We have a lot of soup.
Okay. Can I have tea too?
Course you can.
Hope we grow lots of tomatoes for more soup. Way better homemade, don't you think?
Sherlock demands you be better by tomorrow. I've told him Mrs H might take him to school.
Much better.
will do my best to be better by tomorrow
LESTRADE PUTS MARMITE IN HIS TOMATO SOUP
grass.
Bed! Sleep. I'll see you in the morning and give you a sick doc update.
I don't mind as long as I can't taste it.
You can taste it. it's the yumminess. And what makes it better than tinned stuff.
C'mon, bed for you, too. I can do paperwork in bed with you dropping off on me just as well as I can here, and then you won't have to get up again.
mmkay
Marmite in tomato soup? Is there a recipe? (Homemade tomato soup is always better than canned.)
Maybe she's growing flowers to feed bees!
Nice idea, that Brixton bakery. Needs to be more initiatives like that.
Hope you're feeling better quickly, John.
How do you have that many homemade soups at once? I don't even have that many store-bought soups at once. (Are they fresh, or do you make them and can or freeze them for later? I'm curious now.)
Feel better, John. :)
Freeze them in serving sized portions :)
Am doing early morning paperwork. My life is so exciting...
VERY early morning! O_O The only way I'm ever coherent at 4:00 am is if I haven't been asleep yet.
Yeah, it was. Had to get it done though.
How goes the day Greg and how many coffees have you had so your eyes are still open? ;-)
I hope you're feeling better today John and that you're having a good day :-)
I've had four coffees. Day is...okay.
John definitely looked more his usual colour this morning. Don't know who won the battle of taking Sherlock to school though.
Speaking of colors, why is the T-rex at the London Museum of Natural History purple?
rsf
Four doesn't sound all that much coffee for such an early morning!
I'm glad your day is ... okay :-)
RSF - it's not, but it is coloured by dramatic lighting. You can see clips on youtube.
I've had another 2 since...
You feeling better love?
My niece just posted a picture -- that must be one heckuva big purple lightbulb, then!
rsf
RSF: the lighting *is* pretty full on. I took some pics, you can see the lighting change colour if you click through.
L - yeah, mostly. Just tired and trying to get my appetite back. How are you doing?
John, do you have any applesauce around? It's a bit better than dry toast, and usually stays down.
rsf
We've probably got some apple sauce from when we last had pork ... Maybe?
I think that may've been a while ago. Found it just now and it was growing a faint green goatee. I'll stick with the marmite-contaminated tomato soup.
Did you save any of the goatee for Sherlock to examine? Or are you trying to avoid any fun with fungi?
Ah, I didn't think of it. Probably should've, but I'm sure our fridge will produce more for him soon enough.
Don't diss the marmite or you won't get more soup.
And I'm doing okay. Migraine threatening. Just going into interview for a bit.
Are you interviewing the man who pretended to have a gun?
No mate, sorted him out yesterday. This was a witness to something. I'm done now though.
What are you up to? Are you looking after John?
Yes even though he fell asleep again and it's boring but I'm being really good. Are you coming home soon?
Well he needs to sleep to get well for a fun weekend, so is say that's a fair trade for being boring now.
Is he asleep right now? What are you doing - apart from being good.
I'm drawing frogs what are you doing
I've been watching the news from Boston - hoe all our Boston people (RSF, KHolly, I know - anyone else?) are OK.
Glad you're feeling a bit better John.
I'm filling out paperwork for the interview I just did.
Echoing Nameless in hoping all you Bostonites are okay. We got the message of an officer down this morning. All sounds a bit chaotic. Hope it's wrapped up soon with no further casualties.
Drawing frogs sounds interesting, Sherlock--and very considerate of John, for sure! Do you have tadpoles in your pond at school now, or is it still too early?
I hope your threatened migraine has receded, L.
One of my Boston friends was on lock down last I heard, since she lives in an affected area, but so far safe. Apparently they are after a group of people, and pretty much know who they are going after. It's...I'm not sure what it is.
I'm stuck in the house. They've locked down the entire city and more towns nearby. It looks like the zombies are about to arrive out there. (Except by my house, where the stupid contractors are still doing their noisy construction things.)
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/19/17826502-an-empty-metropolis-bostonians-share-photos-of-deserted-streets?lite
rsf
Yeah, I heard it was total lockdown for the whole area.
I guess it's one way of trying to reduce casualties. It's not something we ever do here, but I hope it works.
Stay safe, rsf!
It's not like it's common here, only happens when there's a big manhunt on where the suspect has been rampaging. Hopefully it won't last too long. I think they will get this guy eventually, one way or another, but I hope they take him alive and without anyone else getting hurt. It would be nice to have some answers eventually about why everything happened the way it did.
I think they're concerned because the guy they did get had explosives on him. I just wish the one who is still out there would surrender.
rsf
if I were there I would catch him and then everyone would be okay. the dogs could definitely find him.
We don't have tadpoles yet :(
I know you would Sherlock thank you for the offer.
I snuck out for 5 minutes to walk the dog and there were 2 dozen assorted people loitering in the park and the ice cream truck went by. What is wrong with these people? If the law enforcement have said it will make their jobs easier by staying inside then STAY INSIDE!!
I'm ok, just kind of freaking out listening to the sirens in the distance for the last 8 hours or so.
Stay safe, kholly! (I know what you mean about the sirens. I'd just as soon never have to listen to fighter jets flying over Central Park again.)
I'm sorry you don't have tadpoles yet, Sherlock, I guess it's a bit too early yet. If you know when you saw them first last year, you'll have an idea of more or less when to expect them this year. Your school will practically have a menagerie before the schoolyear ends, what with all the pondlife and also chicks!
Sherlock - have you and John bought some dinner, or planned some? Or do you want to tell me what you want?
Can we make risotto? John likes that.
course we can.
Is he still asleep? Is he on the sofa or in bed? And does he look comfortable? Don't wake him up as long as he looks okay.
I'm awake now, mostly. Risotto sounds nice.
I hope everyone in Boston is... as okay as you can be, under the circumstances.
Kholly, I know what you mean. I've got a construction site nearby and I can hear them clanging along like nothing is happening.
John, I'm doing okay. Cleaning house, actually. So silver linings. And my friends in town are all managing well too.
I hope you're feeling much better tonight.
Sherlock, we have lots of dogs here helping to look, but I bet you're right that your dogs would be excellent at the job.
rsf
Good, because it's what you're getting :) Be in in a second.
Glad you're okay, KHolly, RSF.
Danger, you up for some risotto stirring for a minute?
Sure, I can do that. What kind is it?
It's pea and asparagus you have to keep stirring or it sticks that's what risotto does Lestrade's being sick make sure you put parmesan in loads.
Oh no... Ask him if he's all right?
He said he was fine and I shouldn't hang around toilets.
just a headache i'll be fine in a minute.
...Right. Well, come and stir risotto with me instead then.
Oh, heavens, that doesn't sound good :-(
L - all right, love. I hope you're okay. Let me know if you want anything.
I'm fine, I'm back. Sherlock, hope you did a good job being stirring supervisor.
Is it that the migraine's attacking you again, L? Feel better.
Are you two sure you're not sharing something besides risotto?
rsf
We share many things.
As long as it's not pathogens...
rsf
food poisoning vs. migraine. Think we just share bad timing.
Well, I hope you both feel better by morning.
The stay home request has been lifted in Boston but they haven't caught the guy yet. Going to be an interesting day tomorrow.
rsf
Well I was listening to the radio until I couldn't take it anymore...and my internet won't let me stream police scanners. Listening to them set up something around the boat where they think the suspect is. I hope they find him without any further casualties; there's been quite enough death already.
Very much hoping all my Boston friends are okay, and feeling rather concerned for all policemen and firefighters ever. Heard some reports that some of the dead at the explosion in Texas were first responders.
I hope you gentlemen feel better soon.
According to the news, they have him cornered and know where he is now, RSF. Hopefully this gets resolved quickly and no one else gets hurts.
Just heard, they recovered the guy alive. It's over. Thank God.
*whew*
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GO BOSTON.
Lestrade, could your folks at the Yard have gotten that done quite so neat? Twenty-six hours from announcement to capture. Tell me that's not pretty good.
(Am leaving aside the lockdown and the chaos. I'm still really proud of my friends.)
PS, hello, I've been lurking.
PPS, so sorry about the grammar, Mycroft.
I'm glad it seems to be over - and that there were no further casualties. Good news to wake up to.
Olli - impossible to say! Yes, it is good. Although London has, at times, suffered very heavily from terrorism related bombings, and individuals using bombs, you can't really draw comparisons.
What are you up to today Sherlock? Is it nice and sunny with you?
I hope work treats you ok today Greg :-)
Yes it's sunny and we're going to go to the allotment in a bit so John can see the hole I dug and so we can check on our seeds we planted and maybe we can plant other things too and I hope there are other people there we can ask what to plant and we might have to get some net to stop creatures eating OUR vegetables.
Cheers, AnonyBob.
Have fun, Sherlock. And you, John.
Are you going to plant a tree in the big hole, Sherlock?
I want to put an apple tree with a different sort of apple growing on every branch in it that would be the best.
That would be cool. It's great that there are so many kinds of apples out there, and that you can graft more than one kind to a single tree. My favorites are Macintoshes, Granny Smith's and Winsaps. Which varieties do you like, Sherlock?
rsf
You out at the allotment, Sherlock? Has John buried you in the hole? Met any other allotmenteers?
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