Forgive me A4A for I have sinned. It has been eight months since my last visit here... :-[
I have of late grossly negleted my allotment. So much so that the council served me notice of reposession before christmas. This last year has been difficult for us and a new baby and new house have meant that time has been at a premium. I grew nothing last year save a few gooseberries and some brambles (I do quite a nice line in nettles too). Luckily the council were sympathetic and withdrew the notice.
I would like to publicly apologise to my allotment for the wanton neglect it has suffered and I give it my upmost assurance that it will not happen again. By the end of this spring you will be tidy & well cared for with an abundance of life within you.
My lottie, I'm so sorry :'(
you are forgiven my son 8)
Now as pennance you must say 500 times
" A4A is great, I am but a bad allotment neighbor and i solemnly swear to do better next time and weed till i drop!â€
hehehe - Dont panic we all lapse at some stage!!
Cam
To achieve forgiveness my son you must do the following pennance
the next 5 night time feeds you must read a page of the Real Seeds Catalogue to your child
For every unpacked box in the garage you must sow a new to you vegetabe
and for evey bramble bush you must cultivate at least one stick of rhubarb and aquire one cooking apple from a fellow plot holder to make most excellent crumble
Then you are forgiven
It's been that long I might have to get a book out to remind me how to dig!
I'm planning to go up there on Sat morning. I shudder to think what state it's in. I'll try to get a 'before' pic so I can see what progress I make throughout the next month or so.
It won't be too bad if it's only been left for a year. We won't require you to put on sackcloth and ashes and walk barefoot to Jerusalem for a first offence.
Nelson, you realize of course, if you backslide and fall off the turnip wagon AGAIN,
you'll need to produce a SECOND baby TOOT SWEET to gain forgiveness of the Lottie General.
That should put the fear in you.
QuoteIt's been that long I might have to get a book out to remind me how to dig!
After the penance and the forgiveness comes the rehabilitation...
what time shall I expect you round my plot?
;D
hopefully it won't be to bad too dig, when I got my allotment no-one had use in two years and I am rubbish at digging, and we managed to get most of it sorted, lost a couple of pounds in the process, but thats the fun
Quote from: Nelson on February 14, 2008, 13:59:38
Forgive me A4A for I have sinned. It has been eight months since my last visit here... :-[
My lottie, I'm so sorry :'(
As pennance you must dig my lottie and remove all weeds ;D ;D ;D
point your finger and say the following hell mary verse!!
" SHAME ON YOU!!
Walking barefoot across the Jerusalem (Artichoke) stalks can be very painful...
;D
*cough*didn'tquitemakeituptherethisweekend*cough*
Have taken tomorrow off work to make up for this :-[
Quote from: Amazinwhat time shall I expect you round my plot?
Just as soon as mine looks like the mental image I have of 'Nelson's Perfect Allotment', I'll be right round. ;D