Author Topic: What a gift  (Read 2745 times)

happy larry

  • Joined Apr 2011
What a gift
« on: July 04, 2011, 10:37:21 pm »
The woman my partner cleans for has decided through ill health to cut back any growing in her greenhouse and asked for me to go have a look and see if her cast offs would be of any use.Me never to look a gift horse in the mouth went and browsed this morning,aladins cave, you bet.Amongst many brand new seed trays,plant pots and other quality gear,i left with a 6foot greenhouse staging,electric ghouse heater,3 electric propogators,2 brand new in the box gardenia micro drop watering systems price still on the box £59-99 each,a once used polti steam cleaner with all the atachments even squeegies for cleaning windows,it took 2 trips in the landrover to collect my booty.Happy days or what.

Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: What a gift
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2011, 11:10:53 pm »
Well done you! The pressure's on you now though, to deliver the veggies  ;D

Sandy

  • Guest
Re: What a gift
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2011, 11:15:13 pm »
Wow, thats a wonderful gift, she knows its going to a worthy home!!

ambriel

  • Joined Jan 2011
  • Kinlochbervie, NW Sutherland, Scotland
  • Mad, bad, and dangerous to know!
    • Harbour Cottage
Re: What a gift
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2011, 01:10:00 am »

Good haul!

I always have a root through the skip at the harbour when I'm dropping-off junk. Amazing what people throw away.

 

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