MOVING HOUSE

What do we and David Beckham have in common?  Not a whole lot you might think, at first glance.  But some years ago Mr I decided that the greenhouse was beyond the hope of economic repair and that the time had therefore come to Do Something.  Many months of indecision followed, and then one day he announced that people were coming in a few hours to dismantle the wreck in preparation for installing its successor a week later.  All hands to the pump, and we emptied everything onto the hard standing and then bit by bit to various points around the garden – including into the equally derelict cold frame – relocated the spiders, and the frog from the sump, disconnected the electricity, had a bit of the stone base rebuilt, and we were ready.  In shortish order the phoenix arose from the ashes and we are now the proud owners of a gleaming glass monument to self sufficiency and greenness.  And the best news is .. that Sir David has exactly the same one, made by the same people!  I feel we have arrived.  We are Lincolnshire’s answer to the Beckhams, without doubt.  And I’m about to send him and his Lady wife a picture of our sparkling edifice, and a bundle of our divine new Plant Labels as a housewarming present.  You can have some too, and so be like a Beckham - but you’ll have to pay for yours: check out the website.  Our pleasure!