Who inspired you to garden/grow veg?

[BilboWaggins]

I love the story about the phone Bilbo. I remember if we wanted to use the phone we had to go across the road to our neighbour who had one.

Ah, but this was a Party Line (go on, who else is old enough to remember them?) If we picked up the phone to make a call and old Mrs Jaquest* next door was talking, we had to put it down quick and wait!

* how come I remember the neighbour's name from nearly 50 years ago but cannot go shopping without a detailed list?

[BilboWaggins]

that sucks - sorry to all who suffer this luckily i have a very supportive and drooling OH

Ah ha - he says that now - you wait till he's tasted said carrots/peas/spuds/insert as appropriate. 'Specially new potatoes and tomatoes in my view.

i'd eat them in front of him smothered in butter and herbs and all things good but refuse to let him have a bite

Thanks all, but I've known him for 20 years and he doesn't do enthusiastic, ask Flummery! In his defence, he is not a complete philistine but as far as he's concerned, food is fuel, plain and simple. Which is odd for a chap who makes a point of watching every episode of every series of Masterchef . . .

As for refusing to let him have the home-grown stuff, not going to happen. (a) because it would mean I'd be cooking two lots of veg and (b) he's the one out working his socks off so I can stay at home, and THAT is enough to forgive him many things, including not getting excited about muddy carrots!

[selfraising]

Ah, but this was a Party Line (go on, who else is old enough to remember them?) If we picked up the phone to make a call and old Mrs Jaquest* next door was talking, we had to put it down quick and wait! That could have resulted in a few embarassing situations!

* how come I remember the neighbour's name from nearly 50 years ago but cannot go shopping without a detailed list?

Short term memory is definitely the first to go, I'm hopeless when it comes to shopping

[BilboWaggins]

Short term memory is definitely the first to go, I'm hopeless when it comes to shopping

Splutter!
And that's meant to make me feel better? *
How exactly, please explain?????

* I wanted to put LOTS more smilies in here but apparently can only use 4 per message?

[selfraising]

Well I do start making a list and as the week goes on I add to it, problem is most weeks I forget where I've put the list!!! So then I have to guess and end up ordering everything I already have and nothing from what I really need!! Memory in general is defo going downhill. Yesterday I went into town and left my cheque card behind, went home to get it and then got to the cash point and forgot my pin number, knew the numbers but put the wrong combination in!! You have to laugh tho or you'd go insane