Gardeners Rest #13 ( 2018)

[veggiechicken]

............something special was going to happen in the bar tonight..........could it be..........

[Aberdeenplotter]

that the free tapas (sponsored exclusively by Rary) would be ..............................

[veggiechicken]

............more generous than one nibble per person (like last year) or that there would be...........

[Aberdeenplotter]

a reduction in the price of the condiments because ...............

[Greenleaves]

A final call of ......

[Nicos]

"Last orders!" was about to be called...

[veggiechicken]

Quick, everyone, what will you have? The Drinks are on ..............

[Nicos]

Rary...

Everyone started tucking into the tapas( who could resist a freebie from rary??!)
Empty glasses and dirty plates were being washed, VC got out her broomstick...( oops!...sorry -that should read brush) and started to...

[Aberdeenplotter]

tidy her plumage. Noteably .................

[veggiechicken]

........her ruffled feathers after the incident in the hot-tub.
Brush in hand, she swept the ashes out of the fireplace and into her cauldron, I mean ashbucket for the compost heap in the GR garden. By next Chr****** they would be ready for spreading on the............

[Aberdeenplotter]

beds over by .....................

[Nicos]

..roses...cos everyone know we all like a box of roses to eat at Christmas...
( Miss, Miss, she's already said the C word and it's months away!!)
Plates were being stacked, clean glasses were being put away and the bustling pub started to quieten down as Grapes started calling goodnight to each other and ,muffled up , braved the cold outdoors....

[veggiechicken]

............Should we leave a message for Lumpy as she'll be upset (again) if she misses the last night at the GR and she doesn't have much time left now............

[Nicos]

..."Lumpy...lumpyyyyyy" everyone started to call....

[Nicos]

"Wherefore art though Lumpy? We need your trunk to pack things away"

AP was very carefully ( but not very successfully) balancing pots and pans on his head and passing the Christmas decorations over to GL to store away until next time.
(Miss miss! ..she said the C word AGAIN !!!)

Huffing and puffing like the young man that he was rary was blowing out the candles ...