Friday, 23 March 2012
New neighbour
I had been coveting the other half plot neighbouring mine for a while. I had visions of it becoming a dedicated area for beehives and wildlife. It was not meant to be. I discovered with some dismay that it had been given to somone else. I watched with alarm as this someone else started clearing it in a rather ruthless and speedy manner. I heard rumours of plans for a shed, and requests for permission to install footings for it.
This was a hard core alotmenteer, and the shed plans filled me with dread. How big would it be, and would it be placed next to my greenhouse, where it would cut off the light and cause my newly sewn seedlings much stress as they strained for the sun's rays? Would it be placed on my other boundary, where it would cast menacing shadows over my crops so they became stunted and inedible? As you can see, I became a little obsessed about it.
When I discovered that the person had been advised by the Alotments Overseer to put his shed in a position which would cut off most of the south facing light from my greenhouse, I knew that I had to take action. I emailed the mystery person, and got a reply from his helper, who assured me that he was going to put the shed totally the other side of the plot in a place where it wouldn't cast light on mine. I was heartily relieved, but I still watch the developments next door with some trepidation. I haven't yet been able to meet the person in the flesh, and am hoping that he might be a hunky young man, or even a male pixie soul mate. It is always best to think positively.
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