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Am I wrong?

I'm now beginning to think that having to go to work is just an intrusion on my allotment time!

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My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

Nope, we both feel like that most of the time too! The allotment is more important, its LIFE! Work is just what makes it possible to pay for everything!

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Blessings
Suzanne (aka Mrs Dobby)

'Garden naked - get some colour in your cheeks'!

The Dobby's Pumpkin Patch - a blogspot work in progress!
Last updated 3rd September 2008 - updated balance sheet!

No you are not wrong but spot on!

I used to be able to get up and feel eager to go to work but with the present climate there, I hate it now.

One of the reasons I took on the allotments was that I was off work suffering from stress, I now find that my plots act as a sanity zone.

I have never been one for being fanatic about anything, never followed football or such like but I am never happier than pottering about on the plots.

But if it doesn't work out SS, there's a career for you in mind reading.

Exactly my thoughts. I'm not one of these people that have many, if any, favourite things, I like lots of things in varying doses, but gardening/allotmenteerigating seems to have infected my very being. Just hope it lasts.

If only there were a gardening related marketing position available....

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A simple dude trying to grow veg.

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my thoughts too.......i sit at my desk fuming cause the weather is fab and i want to be on the lottie,garden,greenhouse but as Mrs D says it pays the bills

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The love of gardening is a seed once sown never dies ...

I love going to my Lottie its very peaceful and sometimes during the day i am the only one there and as my plot is at the bottom of the site, on my right is a guy who works so only see him at weekends, the next two to my left I have only seen once, next to that is a lady who with her husband has just taken on another plot and they have a market stall, then a new one not even started yet they had a look last sunday dont think they will be doing much, then a big chicken one which i cant see past. A few up the site in front of me, its a fairly big site. Right in front of me is a grassy area with a picnic table and apple trees growing down the side .
Lovely. I'm glad I only work one night a week.

Oh for the good life eh!, how many of us would rather be tom and barbara.

I am actually planning on heading over to mine during my lunchbreak today (need to harvest a couple of cabbages and some onions to bring to PIL for the weekend). And I sat here this morning ordering new seeds (think I need to bring back the seed addiction thread!!) on the T&M halfprice sale rather than reading my emails (will check those very shortly!!). Only at my desk for the past 2 hours.....

I've always grown veg but since I was offered early retirement at 57 (and three quarters!) I have been able to take advantage of mid-week breaks in the weather etc. So frustrating when it's gorgeous all week and piddles down at weekends. Although most of the plot holders on our site are retired (it's only a small site in the village - 12 plots in all) I rarely see anyone there but there's always evidence that they've been there.) My half plot is tidier than my garden veg patch - because the water tank is at the end of my plot and everyone has to go past me to get water. Scared of letting the side down - the side being that of younger (yes, even at 59!) ladies.

Yes, it's only now that I don't have to go that I realise how intrusive work was. No Snadger me boy, you're not wrong at all!

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Wow flummery that gives a whole new meaning to keeping up with the joneses. I couldn't possibly worry about what others think of my plot, its still very much a work in progress.

My second child is 11 months. I went back to work (1 day supply teaching when his older brother was a year old and mum had the baby for me) and I did some childminding.

Now I have 2 children, no1 starts school in september (eeeek!) I have a new house (well manky old house but we are working on it) aa big 160 foot garden, 3 chickens and I am FAR TOO BUSY to go back to work. Logistically I do not know how I would get no1 child to school, no2 child to my mums and me to another school all for 9am!

I am enjoying getting the veggies sorted and the house and enjoying my children (most of the time) and cannot imagine having to go back at the mo. I am very lucky that at the mo I don't have to.

It's so frustrating when they weather is nasty and I can't get out and DO things, lol. I wodl much rather be out there withy my children showing them what's what - my oldest boy knows SO much about the garden and the flowers, veggies birds etc now it's amazing! I wouldn't/ couldn't have it any other way at present. I love pottering about and just breathing in the air outside, it's great.

janeyo

At this stage, I work hard in order that the long term dream of stepping off the merry go round may happen in about 10-15 years time. When we will get a house in the countryside on a large plot, where there will be lots of fruit and veg growing and probably some animal raising as well.

Then again, I also love what I do at work (well, in the wintertimes anyway, summer is getting more "iffy") - but I can sneak off at lunchtime or come in late the odd time to go to the plot and I have managed to get a lot more going in the garden this year (despite it being much smaller than last year having built out) so I can feed the soul as well as the body in the meantime.

absolutely.

We are about to have this problem janeyo, both my OH and I work, I am in work from 8am as is she, yet we have to get our DD to school for 9-12 during the first term, at present she goes to nursery three days a week, and at home for the other two.

If both parents work starting a child at school when you live nowhere near family is a logistical nightmare, I think this is one way in which the government are letting family down. My wife is a teacher herself, but her school offer no flexibility to assist during this difficult transition for our DD.

Life is no bed of roses is it. Work really does just get in the way, as you can see I work to live not live to work.

agreed to all above.feel guilty that i'm already resenting my friends lil boys bday party on sunday(as i'm at home mum does that count as work?)it's been really bad weather here for what seems ever,literally not stopped raining all day today & week not been much better,tomorrows forecast dull & wet;but guess what sunday due to be 1st dry day in ages!!would so prefer to be spreading our tonne of cow poo & giving my squash the freedom theyre craving!

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the fates lead him who will;him who won't they drag.

You're not wrong at all Snadger. Work is a great big intrusion in your life. I'm retired and it's wonderful. I can do what I like when I like. But I still don't have enough hours in the day, or days in the week for all the things I want to do.

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From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.

No Snadger, I feel you I really do.... I've ben thinking the same recently too

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Shortie

"There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children; one of these is roots, the other wings" - Hodding Carter

know how you feel, im day off today and was looking forward to spending the day being barbara good, but heyho its raining again!!!!!!
Ive cut down to working just 2 days a week and even resent going in then as it cuts in to my lottie time, I just want to "veg" out all the time.............my family say im obsessed but hey ho..... am i bovvered lol

Put it this way... I have a sicknote from my docs to take me up to next Thursday but I'm fine now to go back. But it' soooooooooooooooooo tempting to stay off and spend it down the lottie

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Shortie

"There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children; one of these is roots, the other wings" - Hodding Carter

I would almost sell my soul to be out of the rat race and have enough land to support us.

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Yo an' Bob
Walk lightly on the earth
take only what you need
give all you can
and your produce will be bountifull

dont know if all companies have the same policy,but where i used to work if you had dr certificate saying you couldnt work then for insurance purposes they couldnt let you back until certificate had expired regardless of how well you were!so i say enjoy your week at lottie!!

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the fates lead him who will;him who won't they drag.

You are not wrong Snadger. I'm finding work stressful lately, which saddens me because I have always loved my job. I work part time which does allow me a fair bit of time at the plot, but I also have the necessary evil of housework etc which is making me resentful that its keeping me from the plot.
Another bugger is the warm, wet weather is helping the weeds romp away, and I'm struggling to keep on top of them got veg in there somewhere.... gets a bit disheartening sometimes.

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I'd rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion.

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updated 14 May 2008

Snadger; no you are not wrong.

I now work from home, and unless I have meetings booked with clients [which means I have to actually drive somewhere] can pretty much get stuff done at any time; so when it is raining I can catch up and get stuff finished - and when it isn't I can get to the lottie and in the garden in between work.

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moon trial underway with onions, lettuce, tomatoes and calabrese.