Hi Steve and All,

I received the dandelions from Withycombefair; re-packaged and shipped them off to Steve.

They went by courier on a Vincent Black Shadow to Land's End; where they were handed over to a long distance, deep sea swimmer. They are as we speak, ploughing their way through the North Atlantic, luckily too early for the winter storms.

When they make landfall in either Nova Scotia or Labrador, they will be handed over to the first of a succession of runners who will toil day and night to bring them to Steve's door. By then, of course, any residual moisture from the long immersion in the North Atlantic will have evaporated.

They will then arrive looking fresh as a d d d Dandelion.

Or, unromantically, they left by airmail and should be with you, Steve, very soon.

Regards

Chas
who prefers the first version