I've ruined yet another laptop. Honestly, I can't be trusted anywhere near them. My previous laptop was killed by me spilling a cup of tea all over the keyboard, and this one died a death when I dropped it. The screen looks like an abstract artwork. It will probably be futile but I'll enquire about getting it repaired. In the meantime I'll have to look at the small print on my contents insurance to see if it's covered by accidental damage. It's not like I even dropped it from a great height, but it's massively annoying. Anyway, enough of my whingeing. What's done is done. The weather was mild and dry enough for me to venture down to the allotment for the first time yesterday. I pruned back brambles and a wild rose, and have the scratches on my arms to prove it. There were a few purple crocuses flowering, and thankfully the weeds haven't got too much out of hand over winter. Back home I finished re...