Sunday 3rd July 2022
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Report written by Karolina
Well, they got on pretty well until the streamer decided to have a bit of a rest day. If it weren't for Mrs J, Andrew and Karolina would be cutting grass by hand and scissors. Here is what happened!
Karolina and Andrew arrived on time and were greeted by Mrs J who warned us about the state of her garden. They didn't really believe her until they saw nothing but tall beautiful grass and bags of recycling piled up at the entrance to the garden. Frankly, the garden was not accessible and even the washing couldn't be hung on the line. Some poor-looking plants were in need of space and good old trimming. Worse still, the cat of Mrs J had to walk through all this grass which meant he ended up covered in seeds and insects.
Andrew and Karolina were given two instructions: clear the path so the cat can walk through the wild area and, stream around the washing line.
While Karolina got on well with tidying up, Andrew was stalled by the streamer. The streamer was very moody and no matter was Andrew and Mrs J did, it would not work. At some point, they all thought the streamer is cursed so Andrew went old school. But, Mrs J wouldn't give up. She remembered that to keep it working, Andrew had to 'Bump it down' and 'stream on top'. And so, to the rhythm of Mrs J's instructions, which went like this, 'Bump it down, bump it down, bump it down' Andrew achieved exactly what Mrs Julie wanted.
In the meantime, Karolina was moving things around and reorganising the space so that Mrs could make the most of the garden.
To their surprise, 90 mins flew by and it was time to say goodbye. Mrs J was so pleased with the results she shed a few tears of joy. She could not believe that two complete strangers could achieve so much in so little time. She was really moved because at last, she can now enjoy the garden she loves so much.
Karolina and Andrew will definitely remember Mrs J and of course to always 'bump it down .
Mon 4th Jul 2022 at 11:21am
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