The Gardeners Rest #12 (2017)

[Lumpy]

which was the ring tone on Snoops phone.

You Hooooooo! said a trumpeting voice on the phone it's me Lumpy.

I thought you would like to know that the daft bull elephant (Whumpy the head of the herd) is slowly getting over his chest infection so.............

With a very bad imitation of Arnold Swimmieburger Lumpy said I'LL be back as soon as I can find a box big enought to post myself in.

With that the phone line crackled and went dead.

The Tardis continued to vibrate and then suddenly started spinning around like a demented top...........the doors flew open and................

[Snoop Puss]

out popped Lumpy, followed by Flumpy.

"You know, it really is bigger on the inside than the outside", said Flumpy.

"Where is everyone else?", asked Lumpy.

"Just what we want to know", said Cadalot, Rary, LD, Snoop and Talullah, who now felt more like an honorary Grape than the barmaid.

"And something else I want to know", Cadalot remarked, "Is what's with that phone ringtone, Snoop?"

"Should we go and look for the others?", Lumpy hurriedly asked, hoping to steer the conversation in another direction...

[JanieB]

I think they're all recovering from Christmad and New Year in the GR suggested Janieb. Anyhow, when is Nicos going to chuck us out and lock the doors and is there any way to stop her?

[Nicos]

Nicos looked at the key in her hand....12th night is so nearly here she sighed....still...plenty of time yet to get these decorations down . The mistletoe was looking rather limp and the tree was dropping needles everywhere. We could make a start in the morning if everyone is around....maybe I should make a pile of bacon butties with drippy egg, a large bowl of porridge, and a pile of toast and jam for breakfast...I think there are some fresh croissants somewhere ....I wonder who is baking them.....?....

[rary]

Have you got that fry-up ready yet Nicos, I will have that with a big cup of strong tea, and that's me off the drink till next year, well unless someone wants to buy me some, when's Chinese New Year? I am a bit disappointed VC never bought me a lot of drink this festive season, ah well there is always next year, when she will get the chance to redeem herself, now to look forward to a new gardening season

[Nicos]

At that moment Tallulah and Ball Hollywood walked into the bar with huge dishes of baking.
No soggy bottoms here said BH winking at Tallulah.....rary reached out for one of the (whisky cured )bacon n'egg butties ..mmm...10/10 for this he said...

[lottie dolly]

Ld looked in to thank Rary and Snoop for the coffee and bayleys,just the ticket,thankyou both,then smelt the toast and homemade jam???,awe thankyou Nicos,someone else can have my share of bacon,anyway how is everyone doing now we all back together again,and hope the tardis sorted it's self out,ere just a minit,where is VC,has the tardis been tacken without her knowing,and where has she been left....................

[Nicos]

...lifting up the trap door to the cellar to collect the empty Xmas decoration boxes LD gave out a happy yelp.....

[veggiechicken]

"Its me, LD. I've been locked in here for days, never thought you'd find me and I'd be here 'til next year. I've been whiling away the time ..................

[Nicos]

...just checking through this huuuuge box of seeds ...you'd never guess what I've found!....

[Snoop Puss]

"Can I see them?", Snoop asked, when what she really meant was "Can I have a bacon butty without the egg?"

[Nicos]

.....drinks all round ...cried rary....holding a very wobbly tray of tea and coffee mugs......

[veggiechicken]

I'll have the bacon-less butty please - Snoop can have the bacon and I'll have her egg
Meanwhile, I have to tell (bore) you with the contents of my seed box. It has everything we need to grow Christmas 2018.
There's mistletoe seeds for Nicos, GYO Bailey's kit for LD, Snoop has the Grape Vine for wine and fruit for the pud and rary has a Money plant.
For Lumpy..................

[Nicos]

...a most wonderful Elephant's Trunk chilli...look!
https://www.magicgardenseeds.co.uk/V...et_language=en

..for Cad....

[Lumpy]

an armadillo shouted Flumpy who was too young to follow the seed idea.

Everyone looked at him. He started shuffling his feet and swinging his trunk in embarrassment well it is armoured he said defensively.

Sighing Lumpy picked up the thread and said for Janie what about a..............