My friend Alex 'Pip' Paton has sent the above plan after hearing my news. Despite his aristocatic background, he is not afraid of getting his hands dirty and knows a thing or two about gardening.
I particularly like his suggestion of a barrel of 'gardener's fuel' with adjacent pint glass. However, I fear I will have to reject it in favour of hard work.
In the circumstances, I will not be paying his suggested consultancy fee. But he may get some broad beans in lieu of cash.
His wife Alison intimates (in a polite way) some incredulity at my project. My friends know me all too well.
She suggests soft fruit and asks if I want raspberry canes and strawberry plants.
Mm, more food for thought. But what's really needed is a bit of action on my part.
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