Enthusiasm has returned!

[sharonmd]

Hi all,

I haven't posted for a while as I hadn't been down to my allotment for a while either, apart from to fix my not so permanent shed roof!!

O/h had a bad motorbike accident back in October and things have been a bit mad since really, but yesterday we both went down to the allotment! Lloyd, my o/h was going to 'supervise' me digging my beds - I even took a chair down for him to sit in whilst 'supervising'! - but he said that he'd have a go at a bit of digging (he's had a shattered femur, is having knee problems and had spinal surgery before the accident!!) and it was amazing! It wasn't too painful at all, so he was well away! I did think he would suffer today, but he said it's not any more painful than it was before! So, I think digging is the answer!!!

Anyway, we got loads done - I now have three beds to plant up a bit later, plus the one I already have containng overwintering onions and garlic! Have two more to dig at some point!

Have decided what to plant and I have the seeds and today ordered some potatoes so I feel that my enthusiasm for the plot has returned! Yay!!!

We're off on hols in a week's time, so will look forward to lots of planting when we return - as long as it's not snowing!!

Sharon

[mandyballantyne]

Hi Sharon,

Glad to see you back and in the growing mood. I am sorry to hear about your other half, I hope he is getting better.

Good luck with your plot, Mandy

[Mrs Dobby]

Glad to see you back Sharon! Hope you continue to enjoy GYOing on the plot!

[nick the grief]

It's great therapy Sharon just tell him not to do too much as it could hinder his recovery but if he can go down for an hour or so then thats all that is needed and it will strengthen the bits that haven't been used for a bit.

Hope you are both OK now & enjoy the fruits of your combined labours

[Hazel at the Hill]

So, I think digging is the answer!!!

Good to see you Sharon - perhaps digging as a form of physiotherapy will catch on - in fact if Johnty Greentoes can set up a clinic in Hull for patients this would also solve his dock-infested plot problem!

[NEWTO THE PLOT]

glad to here things are on the up sharon,hope your OH continues his recovery, nothing like getting down to plot and feeling some sort of regained energy

[jimbo]

sorry to hear of your troubles, but growing gets into your blood, its really addictive. take care and good advice is little and often. at least that is what the physio said to me. i think she meant exercise?? jimbo.

[Earthbabe]

Glad things are getting better and your enthusiasm has returned. Also good to hear Lloyd is on the mend. Agree with NTG about him not overdoing things. But it does a person good to get out and get back to the earth. Maybe gardening as a form of therapy for things other than mental health problems will take off.