Saturday afternoon
Grandad October 17th, 2009
“Would yiz ever go and remove that ivy from the end wall” says Herself.
“Nah,” says I. “It’s holding the wall up.”
“Don’t be smart,” says Herself. “It looks terrible. Go out and remove it.”
I did.
Now I have to rebuild the end wall.
*sigh*
- Around the garden
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See, there’s a new career for you. Bricklayer.
No thanks. I’m already a gardener. That’s enough at my age.
Isn’t it usually a bad sign when the plants are what’s holding your house and everything surrounding it together?
Bad sign of what? I’m being ecologically friendly. Sustainable building materials and all that….
You need to have more conviction!
Of course the new wall will lead to a new roof, a new chimney…
I guess someone has to stimulate the economy.
You gave in. I don’t believe it. You should have guessed that all she wanted was a new wall. Or maybe you have a very good life policy which covers death from falling bricks.
It’s called ‘proving a point’. I won’t be asked again……
Nice move
a sledge hammer and pick axe to remove the ivy – part of an easy retirement strategy? course she won’t ask you again!
Probably just her plan to make you build an extension…
What would we need an extension for? Are you implying that the coal-hole isn’t big enough for her?
Well, with winter coming in you’ll need more room for coal…