@dick_turpin Saying nothing was my initial strategy
'It's been constantly grey and raining so no need to water'.
'Oh no. In the cold frames, they won't get any rain. You need to check. What else are you doing ?'.
'I'm very busy living on takeaways, watching the CL quarter finals on the big TV, playing The Chameleons very loud and drinking like a fish'.
Long, deep sigh but you're right, I could have omitted the 'slug trail' update and simply licked it all up the day before her return.