the garden is overgrown. i like it like that, but it has got a little out of hand. it looks like a parched prairie right now, lots of'straw'i guess. i tried to use a hosepipe to dampen it down, to avoid it catching fire. the hose wouldn't make a tight fit with the outside tap. resorted to using a bucket and a cylindrical biscuit tin, like a squat, metal pringles'pipe'if you will, to scoop water. now i've moved all the piles of dead leaves from a weeding / clearing session and poured water on them, moved the wooden bench away from the window but i'm still worried. the clematis vines look pretty flammable to me, and they climb across the back wall. why are posties and delivery people out working in this? i want to order a massive watering can but i don't want to make work for delivery drivers. i've got a fan on 24 - 7 so the next electric bill will be grim. where are all the grown - ups? where are the politicians? where is the opposition? there is a cost of living crisis and the planet is on fire! 