One way to get over a mild hangover is to do physical work, of course, and today a brief window of semi-un with the promise of mild rain later prompted me to get out into my garden. I dug and raked and planted salads, spinach and basil as well as doing some overdue nurturing of the coriander that I planted in the autumn that is battling through anew. And, perfectly, a little light drizzle started at the exact moment I finished sowing and covering my seeds - exactly the kind of rain that one feels will gently germinate the seeds.