Gardeners Rest #6 (2011)

[Nicos]

Suddenly Nicos's ultra sensitive antennae picked up the scent of freshly made shortbread tucked away in mothhawk's pocket
" Oh dear- I'm so sorry- I appear to have crushed your latest batch of home made shortbread Were those for the Gardeners Rest??"

[mothhawk]

"Not to worry, I'll make cheesecake with them"

Cardiffsteve had finished putting up the Christmas lights and was furtling in the big box of decorations. VVG wandered over to admire his balls....

[Nicos]

Scarey had finally arrived in the hamlet

[Jeanied]

hotly pursued by a collection of grapes all keen to find out..

[mothhawk]

...how big Cardiffsteve's balls really were. "Help him carry them into the Gardener's Rest", said Scarey, "then we can unpack them properly and decorate the tree".

Just then there was a loud yell...

[VirginVegGrower]

From VVG for she had never seen such HUGE baubles. Nicos, Scarey and Mothhawk all...

[Currysniffa]

covered the eyes as

[Aberdeenplotter]

they turned away from the spectacle as Piskieboots passed by on her way to

[VirginVegGrower]

Fetch Zazen quickly. She was in her bush tomatoes, as usual but would know what to do about VVG and...

[Florence Fennel]

her obsession with all things spherical. Meantime, behind the bar, there were stirrings ....

[VirginVegGrower]

As Binley staggered to her feet. She was asked to provide pickled onions and had instead got pickled with Aberdeen Plotter, who had shown her his prize winning onions. She gasped at the sight and...

[Florence Fennel]

started waxing lyrical about her gherkins

[Jeanied]

'Gherkins?' piped up Dark Crow. 'Did anyone mention gherkins?'

He had a specific reason for asking about gherkins, due to ...

[VirginVegGrower]

His penchant for his upside down vegetable collection. With gherkins you know where you are. There's no wrong and right way to hold your gherkin up, he informed Binley. ChrisMarks and Two Sheds were close by and overheard. They couldn't believe their ears as Binley told of...

[Glutton4...]

The numerous jars of Chutney she had managed to make this year for the Millennium Garden.

Just then ...