Long time no see

I feel like it was two minutes since last spring and I have been away from my plot except to deliver fresh vegetable peelings to the compost bin. The Asparagus I planted looks like it is in a bed of cement and I feel doubtful that it will grow. My husband has taken enough nagging and finally started to build me some raised beds and levelled the soil. I have bought loads of seeds and feel that this year will be more organised and productive.
The kids are a year older and hopefully I wont be picking up a screaming toddler out of the manure by the ankle.
The shopping bills have been massive due to the large orders of vegetables and I cant wait to be taking my food home again in a bucket. There is something really magical about it all.
I am going to plant some flowers this year to brighten the plot up a bit and make it a bit girly.