My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen

       Finally after a lot of patience carefully watching the leaves turn brown and fall off the original plant the rather fine seed head emerged. Then it began to turn an angry red and despite the two terriers showing no interest in this rather strange traffic light I decided that it was time to go our separate ways and the Lords and Ladies went into the bin.

      As I said the terriers had shown no interest, apart from Barney peeing on it one morning, but maybe the grandchildren when they arrive next week would show an unhealthy interest and curiosity in a poisonous plant so out it came and into the bin. The question now is will it reappear next, we''ll just have to wait and see.