Today's been hot, hot, hot! I mean, it's lovely, don't get me wrong. Wall to wall sunshine makes you feel good, but - but - you see, the gardener in me is pining for rain. A deluge. A downpour. Thunder and lightning would be an added bonus as I love a good storm. The garden and allotment are desperate for rainfall, and the two water butts by the back door have barely a thimbleful left in them. I keep topping up the makeshift bird bath, and refilling the bowl of pebbles and water left out for bees, wasps and other fluttery, buzzing creatures, and I worry that lots of people aren't doing the same. Our thirsty wildlife need all the help they can get. At least I can turn on the tap when I'm in need of drinking water, but the poor things can't do the same. Anyhow, on to craftiness. I've started patching up a shopping bag. It's one of those just-in-case bags that I bet most of us have lying around. It's unblea...