A perennial problem with regular garden maintenance – nobody at home when I arrive to do my snipping at the prearranged time. What to do? Charge a missed call fee? Smile and rearrange without a word? Anyway, it started to rain and I dropped in on a friend nearby for coffee and chat, with my [...]
Spent the efternoon pruning ridiculously unruly roses with vicious black thorns puncturing my forearms. The client’s garden changed from a dark canopied urban hideaway into a bright, open social spot. It will be covered again by next year and the whole process will be repeated.
Begrudgingly posted a cheque to my incompetent and aggressive builder for [...]