Perception

Today Olivia is 11 years old. She wants a treble marimba for her birthday, she's in the Marimba Band at school and is very good. amaAmbush are, I think, the ones who teach at school and out. They are promoting an African music style and it's really great. Do take a look at their web site.
You may recall that Olivia also took part in the Great Potato Challenge, an exercise in patience and gardening skills. We scored full marks for patience but sadly our skills came to nought.
I was the first to uproot my spud on account of the fact that it appeared to have drowned, poor thing. Olivia was proclaimed the winner until she dug out her sad excuse for a potato. Clearly we have a lot to learn about growing potatoes but, we will persevere. Sara-Jane was a late starter in the race so we have yet to see her prize veg.
My potato (yes, there was only one) is only slightly bigger than a marble, or slightly smaller than a human eyeball (euch). However, as I am fond of making dioramas and have one of a garden shed, I have placed my minute potato into a box in the miniature garden shed and voila, it looks like a prize winning huge spud.
I'm quite proud of it now.