Postcards from Thailand #57: Neighbours. Everybody Needs Good Neighbours...
I may have mentioned before how we don't appear to be on the best of terms with the owners of the land next door. How much of this is family paranoia and how much is true is open to question but regardless, the latest issue was my old mango tree that was encroaching across to next door.
It's got to be cut back said the FiL
And so it came to pass that two old blokes with a step ladder and a little saw turned up to hack at the guilty, trespassing tree.
I'd have just chopped the whole thing down. All it does is drop leaves all over the garden and it's mangoes are tiny and rubbish. However, despite being master of all I survey, there are darker forces at work to override my decisions!
The wife.
Their tactics appeared to be cut half way through a branch then swing on it till it snapped, leaving a jagged splinter effect.
As for the bits they cut off, they were just dumped round the back of the house waiting for some fairies to chop them into little logs and burn them...
They could be there a while...
Next job,of course, is the privet hedge which is cheekily casting a little twiglet across into enemy territory. That's a job for me and my shears. A glorious two hours turning myself into a lobster thermidore in the 37C heat.
That's it for my seasonal reappearance. You can't beat a good moan to a captive audience that cares not!
I hope everyone is happy and healthy and having a great week.
Best wishes
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