BOGOF: An Extra and Seasonal Greetings

I worked yesterday morning. It was just for an hour or so, but it still constitutes a renege on my sworn, cross my heart, pinky promise, signed in blood, sealed with salty tears, sabatical.

In my defense it was an extra, not one of my real clients, just a daliance. Perhaps you will be kind in this season of good will.

In July, as I shared in my post Fist Pump, I planted up my neighbour’s raised beds, shall we call him Percy Porche. Since then I have only visited once for a little primp. I could see over the fence that the cosmos were doing well, the grasses were growing and the lilies bloomed beautifully. The plants were good quality and I had faith all would be well. PP seemed to think that he could cope and promised to contact me if necessary. Although at times my curiosity was excruciating, I decided to leave him to it with minimal input from me.

That is until the stickified cosmos were poking their heads above the fence and their ragged limbs were taunting me. I messaged Percy, offering my horticultural services, and after several weeks of incessant rain I managed to find a window of opportunity, before debauchery got into full swing. It took just an hour to assess, weed, tidy and make plans for the spring. I am very happy with how things have fared, a couple of specimens are “lost in action”, but on the whole it has been a great success. Although I dreaded getting out there again, I thoroughly enjoyed myself, I’m already looking forward to starting back again in February.

We should consider more pressing things. It is time again for indulgence and indigestion, or is that just our house? I am eyeing up the Twiglets and I am not sure how much longer my resolve will last. We are ready, we are eager, let the celebrations begin. But first it is time for the latest tree decoration reveal. This ceramic bauble was made by my good friend Sarah. I am blessed with clever and talented friends who incessantly impress me with their many and varied skills. Much, much, more than that, and with far greater importance, they are compassionate and loyal and my greatest allies. I consider myself extremely fortunate and I should say it more often. Happy Christmas to all of you, thanks for being who you are, thanks for being in my life, please keep on doing what you are doing, you have got this friendship lark down to a tee.

Whoever you are, friend, aquaintance or just someone passing through, I wish you all peace and joy and love. See you on the other side.