Sophie and Ellen met at the home of Mrs S on a mild autumn Saturday. This was their first older person's mission since lockdown, and it was fab. We met the lovely Mrs S who had moved from London years ago, and told us a bit about her family and background. It's always nice having a quick chat with those we help - we meet the most interesting people!

But we had to get on with the task - mowing and strimming the considerably overgrown lawn. She showed us into her tidy garage - amazingly she had 2 lawn mowers and two strimmers, including a push one! Plus a brand new rake and garden broom, to sweep up clippings. We were in garden tool heaven!

Sophie took to the lawn mower, and Ellen handled the strimmer. But first we had to move a few garden ornaments out if the way, including a pink ceramic tortoise (Sorry, no pic - I'm so out of practice!) But then, after just over an hour, we had the lawn looking much tidier, so that Mrs S could safely go outside and enjoy her garden without fear of getting her walking frame snagged in the long grass. Result!

The lovely Mrs S was so grateful, she offered us each a box of chocolates! Of course we declined, but it was nice to know we had made a positive impact on her quality of life. 😄