Topic: Bye old friend

[shirlton]

We have just heard that an allotment friend died this morning.He has been on the site for years.He was at his plot every morning and always had a smile for us.When we first got our plot he gave us some of his own parsnip seed which he had been saving for years and which I have been saving since. He couldn't remember the name of it so it became  Brians seed which I have since been sharing with others.
He died while getting ready to go to his allotment. We will really miss him being on his plot when we go to the site. RIP .Brian

[caroline7758]

How sad, you will miss him, but sounds as if his end was quick and he was probably thinking about his veggies, so that's something x

[macmac]

What a lovely way to go.
We remember fondly a chap called Arthur 1 (there's another one (2) ), he gave us plants when we first set up and showed the OH  a better way of digging spuds.His name is always mentioned when the earlies are ready.RIP Arthur and Brian

[Jeannine]

I bet he is forever remembered,

XX Jeannine

[Squash64]

Sorry to hear about Brian, but how nice that his parsnips will live on.

[manicscousers]

Sorry to hear about your friend, Shirl. Glad you have a reminder of him  :)

[grannyjanny]

Sorry you have lost a good friend Shirl :-*.

[flowerofshona2007]

So sad, but he has left a great memory for you (((hugs)))

[betula]

Sad when we have to say goodbye to these people.

Hope he is on the Allotment made in heaven :)

[antipodes]

Unfortunately, as allotmenteers tend to be, err uh-hum, of the senior citizen persuasion, there are occasional "passings" - last year a very old gentleman (over 90) who was still faithfully gardening, passed away after a short illness, and another gardener lost his battle with cancer. Their good gardening skills are attested by the fact that their mates "swopped" and leapt onto their plots as they must have spent time  making the soil better! I admit that sometimes I still expect to see them hoeing, then I remember they are no longer with us...

Sometimes I think it would be nice to just fall down in between two rows of spuds, on a bright sunny day, but I hope to be gardening for many a long year yet!! It shows that it is a good thing to save seed though, because you leave something truly living behind to remind others of you. It's sad, but great that you are carrying on his seed, shirl.

[Borlotti]

I was thinking that the other day, I see old friends at the allotment nearly every day, and have good chat, better than talking to OH, who doesn't listen to me anymore.  :( :(  Allotments must be good for health and the 80+ are still going strong but would really miss them if they weren't there anymore.  If I go missing well probably be found picking blackberries on the allotment and it wouldn't be a bad place to die.  A happy life is all one can wish for.

[pumkinlover]

Sounds the best way for Brian to go, and one we all would like for ourselves.

Sad but happy memories, and you will value those parsnips. :)

[Mr Smith]

When I first took on my allotment I got to know a couple of old boys who have unfortunately passed away in the last couple of years, really missed one of them who was called Bernard , I would often see him down town having a pint or in the bookies, :(