Everybody's getting frustrated

So small, so blue, in grassy places
My flowers raise
Their tiny faces.
By streams my bigger sisters grow,
And smile in gardens,
In a row.
I’ve never seen a garden plot;
But though I’m small
Forget me not!

My other half Madam Arcati is basking in a moment in the "blog spotlight", it seems, courtesy of the ever-reliable fellow gin-fanatic, Mistress Maddie, who took particular joy at seeing the extensive gardens here at Dolores Delargo Towers in its Spring glory. We have been working damned hard this week [as we do all year round, truth be told] - making the most of the unseasonably warm weather - to tweak the hell out of the winter-neglected perennials and make the garden into something even more special in preparation for summer. The Madam meticulously charts our progress every month in his own blog, and heavens, it is a useful almanac to remind ourselves how lucky we are to have such a faboo outside space...

Over here, we were obviously somewhat diverted from our usual "Thank Disco It's Friday" moment yesterday by the pressing need to feature [as every year] fluffy Easter bunnies and reverent hymnals [ahem!]. Let's make up for that fact with a bit of a bop, shall we?

Sharing a birthday as she does with the likes of the lovely Cerys Matthews, Joel Grey, the much-missed Shirley Stelfox, AIDS pioneer Michael Callen, Big Country lead singer the late Stuart Adamson, Jill Gascoine, broadcaster Dan Maskell and fashion maven Oleg Cassini, we wish many happy returns to "the girl from Rochdale" Miss Lisa Stansfield today - so, with a song that's eminently suitable for our current lockdown, here she is!

Coldcut featuring Lisa Stansfield - People Hold On

Everybody's looking for a meaning
Everybody's doing their own thing
And nobody's solving the problem
Ain't nobody helping each other

Some people give into fear
Some people give into hunger
Some of us live for the future
And some of us wonder

Give a little light, give a little love
Maybe there's enough for everyone
Give a little hope, and a little trust
Maybe there's enough for everyone

People hold on
Don't do yourself wrong
People hold on
We've got to be strong
People hold on

Everybody's getting frustrated
Why should we live with this hatred
We've all dancin' on a thin line
They're makin' out we're having a good time
So who's gonna give us the answer
Sister and brother

Givin' into life, givin' into love
Maybe there's enough for everyone

People hold on
Don't do yourself wrong
People hold on
We've got to be strong
People hold on

People hold on, people hold on to it
You know you gotta do it

Give a little light, give a little love
Maybe there's enough for everyone
Give a little hope, and a little trust
Maybe there's enough for everyone

People hold on
Don't do yourself wrong
People hold on
We've got to be strong
People hold on

Indeed.