Write a book, I thought. It will be easy, I said.

Hmmm. Well, that’s partly true, I guess.

I mean, the writing part was just lovely. Shut away in my little office, month after month, eating chocolate hobnobs and tapping away on my keyboard, living and breathing all things gardening and grow your own and channeling my inner Lady Muck Style. Loved it. But all the other stuff that goes with it. Jeez. Particularly when the Publishers emailed me the date of the PR photo shoot. Ugh. You see, I hate having my photo taken. Freeze up as soon as I see a camera. Let photos of my plants, veggies, and beach trips take centre stage, I begged. But no, they were having none of it.

So, last month, I found myself squeezing into my wardrobe’s finest, wandering around my garden and allotment in full makeup, which in itself was hilarious. I mean, who wears makeup out gardening? Lady Muck, apparently - well, at least for the purpose of a photo shoot. Back into my wellies and scruffy jeans tomorrow ;)