The glorious weather has given us the chance to spend a lot of time outside. We are lucky enough to have a garden and I've been out there most of the time. I have pulled out the odd weed and even used the lawnmower. Okay, I admit that a lot of the time I'm reclining on a lounger reading a book or a newspaper. Sometimes I'm just thinking. The plot for my latest book gets planned, ideas are formed, and paragraphs are written in my head. A quick dash inside to the laptop follows