Tuesday, May 02, 2006

That grass needs mowing

Said my neighbour.
What's the problem? I like it a bit longer. Seems greener that way. One doesn't notice the bald spots, the mossy spots and all other sort of spots that way. Besides, this is not a golf course, it's my back garden.
And you've got lots of dandelions in your lawn, you really ought to use that weed 'n feed stuff I told you about - she continued.

Well, I don't want to use that feed'n weed see-ar-ay-pee, cos I want to encourage wild flowers to colonise that back garden, and that includes dandelions. Plus, these dandelions look really cool in my long grass. Plus, apparently dandelion leaves are really good in salads. You can pluck some for your
salad, if you like.

She didn't like.

I think I just added to my "strange old bat" reputation here.



2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Every neighbourhood needs a strange old bat. You've fulfilled a social obligation by stepping into the role. Make dandelion wine, I say, get the neighbour pot-faced on it.

jj said...

Ha! Vangie, you crack me up.

That neighbour won't be drinking no dandelion wine o'mine - she's a clean living cow, she only drinks unadulterated chemicals from Asda (part of the Walmart family)