A bath with rose petals

We've all seen those wonderful photos of girls on beds of rose petals. What about candles and rose petals in the bath? I have a candle in the bathroom. I admit that's from last time there was a power cut.

The next step was to add the rose petals. I have roses most of the year. April to November. At least two sets of roses. Standard roses. Beautiful roses. But bring them into the house and you find they have thorns and greenfly. Not what you want in the bath.

They did not supply the rose petals in my bath. I had two small roses from restaurant flower displays, without greenfly.

I kept them in the kitchen. Not the greenfly. The roses. Until the petals started to droop. I didn't want to lose the petals. I recycle flower petals. Especially orchids. I buy them from supermarkets and the are so expensive. I press the petals.

Then I stick them onto cards. I want to preserver them. Some people throw away. Others collect. I'm a collector.

The trend of recycling has swept over the world. Suddenly it is morally right to collect anything and everything.

So I saved my rose petals. For the bath.

I'll tell you a secret. The bathroom light is having bad bulb day.

So I lit the candle. And added the rose petals.

To impress a favourite man. Who I don't see that often.

I admit it. As the car company one said: We're number two. We try harder.

A great day. Something I've always wanted to do.

But now the truth. What really happens? Rose petals stick to you like peeling plasters.

In semi-darkness dark red rose petals look black. White ones can't be seen against a white bath. The only solution is to put the white petals on top of the red ones. If you've got three hours and don't know how to fill them, it makes a change from doing jigsaws.

Okay, so get into the bath. What happens? Lots of floating leaves. It's a bit like swimming in litter.