Bonsai tree

The first sweet pea shoot has surfaced in the kitchen, the red and yellow stripey tulips are out in the computer room. Inside, all is riotous colour which makes up for the fact it is spitting icey rain outside.
Edith de France is coming round later so I can show her how to change guitar strings. I can't remember where I learned to do string changing but I do remember one snapping into my face.
I know the lettering is in the wrong place in the speech bubble but I can't be bothered to change it. The only thing you need to know is that he is called Almanzor and is not a manumissionary.