Oh dear Scully. You have my sympathies re the headache. I have had one on and off since Saturday. Still not quite got around to sorting out the jostaberries. They are quite big so will need to buy a jiffy bag. Will try to do it today.
I just went out the back to put some bird food out and noticed that these are coming out. I think probably a third of what I planted, but still a nice surprise insofar that I had not noticed they were in bud:

Possibly generally about a third of what I planted (or less) has come up). Mainly Farmer Gracy and Sarah Raven, so not cheapies. Ah well. My naysaying neighbour did say he'd stopped bothering with bulbs because of this sort of thing.
Some of my tulips are in bud too. (Others coming up blind, I fear - but those would be last year's. I should have fertilized, I suppose.) edit: RHS says I should be feeding them now. Will have to wait until the weekend, I think.
I got an envelope of lots of seeds from Sarah Raven yesterday - mainly sweet peas. If anyone would like a free postage voucher code I have one. Not compatible with their current 20% off offer alas. It is a dangerous thing, getting interested in flowers. Vegetables are self containing/more limiting in terms of spending potential../.
Might try to take Basil to the vet's today. He's still not eating. Interested in the concept but only taking a little bit. I am wondering if his mouth is sore.
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer." Albert Camus