2025 - What I did today

Sowed melon seeds.
Emptied a 30 ltr pot and harvested 2 pounds of potatoes .
Mixed the compost from the pot with coir ready for potting up something else.
Weeded and cut back some comfrey. Broke my favourite secateurs - lost the spring from between the blades. After much searching and cursing, I found the spring but it seems to have sheared off.
Looked for another pair of usable secateurs - threw 2 pairs in the bin. WD40'd a couple of pairs in the hope that they'll be usable - but they'll never be as good as my favourite pair.

You should be able to buy a replacement spring. I just did a quick search and lots of options came up.

Thanks for looking. The panic is over - I've found the refurbished Felco secateurs that I bought a while ago and was keeping for best.  I'd put them somewhere so safe that I couldn't find them. 

Back to the Saga of the Secateurs! My OH kept everything, in labelled drawers and boxes in his shed - nails, screws, wires and, you've guessed it - springs. Found a drawer full of springs of all sizes and strengths - two of which fit the secateurs.  He knew everything would come in handy one day!!