Sad Decision

[Mimi]

I have had to think long and hard about struggling to keep up with my lottie.  I work full time (as a lot here do I know) and have a large garden to maintain.  Now also have aged Ma in law coming to re cooperate after an op and just didn't know how I would fit everything in.  When something pleasurable becomes a chore I do tend to worry about it (stupid I know, but that's me)  So I have made the decision to hand over my allotment.  Luckily our secretary is going to take it over and buy my shed from me so it is going to good hands.  She has also told me that should time allow at a later date to just give her a ring and she will sort some space out for me.  How kind are peeps.    I have given the scaffolding planks to one of the pensioner gardeners he has had his eye on them for a while  (with the promise of some nice fresh french beans as payment)  So all in all its a sad day, but I do feel better without the worry, and can concentrate on all that I have to do.  May even try a bit of mixed planting in the garden too.  Hope that this means that I am not banned from A4A now that I am allotmentless 

[wardy]

Sad to hear that Mimi    You can mix plant in your garden.  I do it all the time.  I put veggies in all over the shop.  I do tend to forget them but usually they thrive on the neglect and do well.  Herbs look great in the herbaceous and roses too.  Good luck with everything, specially the ma in law 

[tim]

Keep that little 'ray of sunshine' coming our way??

[Granny_Smith]

Don't leave us Mimi.  Hope all goes well for MIL - was this the lady that broke her leg at your daughter's wedding?

Keep us up to date with your garden.

[Clayhithe]

Stay with us,  mimi.
I haven't had an allotment for years.

In fact,  the letter offering us an allotment,  after 5 years waiting,  arrived on the day we moved to the other end of the country.

[busy_lizzie]

Sad for you Mimi    but you have made the right decision.  A lottie is a big responsibility and you do have to be fully committed to it.  Your time will come again though, when things are calmer in your life, and as you say you still have your garden. I am sure you will feel as though a weight has been lifted from your shoulders now that you don't have all that pressure.  We would all miss you, so keep coming back.   busy_lizzie

[dibberxxx]

so sad to hear that u have had to give up your lottie but u must do what is best , and u have proberly made the right choice , But u have a garden and u will be able to grow allsorts  i dont have a lottie i still come on here i find peeps are lovely helpfull and very caring lottie or no lottie good luck Mimi

[kitty]

ahh...mimi{{{hugs}}}
dont leave us!
i havent got a lottie either-i have no intention of getting one-but i use our garden as one-mixed planting -theres a bit of everything in ours from dahlia to cabbages...from gladdys to beans..so stay with us-everyone needs a bolthole now and again!
best wishes with the garden and the mil!
kitty
x

[RSJK]

Don't you dare leave us Mimi, you was one of the first person's I spoke to in the chat room when I came on this site and you, along with a few others made me very welcome, please stay and I hope every thing works out well for you .

 Love Richard. xx
                                 

[waggi]

keep up the garden and we will see you in the massive global world wide allotment

[Palustris]

Well you can always come and scrounge a few veg from us when you are down here. Mind if people without allotments are 'removed' I am in real trouble, not got one and worse still never had one either! We will have to start our own site  'Nonallotments4All'?

[maz]

Looks like Mimi aint gonna be allowed to go then! 

Mimi we have a lottie but hubby does it. I look after a small backyard. He never comes here . I do. Nuff said! 

[BAGGY]

Mimi.  I have a plot and a half so you can 'virtually' borrow some of mine.  Stick around coz I for one like to hear form the likes of the experienced types.  I think you have made the right decision.  I reckon If you were to get a letter saying it was not up to scratch you would probably worry.  Get you priorities right  - folks come first.  (then flowers and veg etc)
xx

[Roy Bham UK]

What a shame Mimi, you don't have to go, you can be tea-lady in the shed and open up the shop two days a week, might even let you run the BBQ's weekends

I would take your secretary's offer of the bit of space if it's going

[kitty]

1 sugar in mine-and heavy on the bourbons mimi!

[Lily]

It's always sad when someone gives up their plot, but I can understand if something becomes a chore then it is the right thing to do at the time. 

I am sure you will come back to it at a later stage in your life.  By then you will be so experienced with your mixed garden planting and it will be nice to hear how you are getting on, perhaps you can give us a few tips from time to time.

Good luck

Lily

[Multiveg]

That is a shame Mary, but you do have such a nice garden to keep you occupied gardening wise. Have trundled by that plot site and wouldn't touch it with a barge pole - what with all those stones... Perhaps now, if we have a glut of something, you'd like to take some of it off our hands  

[Mimi]

Thank you all so much for your kind words.  I dont know how to thank you all for your support         See you have me blubbing now  I hope to read a bit more about mixed planting and maybe try a few veggies in between all the flowers.  Roy thank you for the offer of being tea lady... I'm shoving in the two rollers underneath my head scarf as I type............just got to master the baggy tights now        Be round with me trolley at the weekend.

[BAGGY]

just got to master the baggy tights now 

You can borrow then anytime !!!

[lorna]

Like a lot of other people I wish you all the best. I don't have a lottie but so enjoy this forum , I have been tolerated whose knowledge on veg (AND  FLOWER GARDEN) is zero imagine how you would be missed Kind regards Lorna