I'm in the Telegraph

[Chantal]

I've just been given a right telling off by my mother for not telling you lot that I was interviewed by the Daily Telegraph a couple of weeks ago. It's National Allotment Week next week and today's Telegraph Gardening Section has a feature on me and my plot etc. I feel thoroughly embarrassed about the whole thing 'cos I was expecting a small article and it's not, it's a big one (and I HATE having my photo taken.

However, now you know; it's out today and has a photo of Rocky too, which makes things slightly better.

[Johnboy]

You naughty, naughty, naughty girl!!

[Jenny Green]

Woohoo! I'm off to buy the Telegraph! Endless material for winding up Chantal!

[oldherbaceous]

Dear Chantal, well done.
If you,ve got it flaunt it, and you certainly have, i've seen you in the K.G magazine.
Your getting more famous by the day.

Kind regards Old Herbaceous.

Theres no fool like an old fool.

[Johnboy]

Hi Chantal,
Just picked up my newspaper and I think it's wonderful. Well done! Will come to the Malverm Autumn Show armed with half crowns in order to speak to you!
I saw the wheelbarrow but not the monorail it runs on!

[seedling]

Just wondering if I can still grow my humble vegetables next to Chantal now that she is a media star. It is a great article though and Chantal looks so happy and content. Hopefully it will encourage others to have a go at allotments.
Seedling

[Jenny Green]

That was a great article, Chantal. Fantastic encouragement for others to have a go. I love that newspaper hyperbole, though. Were you really 'thrilled' to find you'd done 7km on your pedometer?

[Chantal]

Thanks guys.

JB, I have a monorail that runs right round my plot which my wheelbarrow scoots around on. It's a brilliant system which avoids bouncing around on all that uneven ground.

Jenny, thrilled is NOT how I felt at the time. Gobsmacked that I could have walked that far certainly. I put the pedometer on out of curiousity 'cos it always felt like I'd walked for miles; it was 6.8Km to be precise. What I can't understand is that I walk that distance quite regularly and with all the other exercise I get digging, cycling, etc, WHY do I not lose weight?

Tim IS thrilled with his part of the article and is carting round a copy of the Telegraph to show everyone. I suspect the customers at the Casa Loco will get more than they bargain for tonight.

Rosie cat has allegedly told Tim that she is horrified that Rocky (or Cockroach as they call him) is getting all the publicity and she isn't. They are plotting his downfall as I type.

Ah well, tomorrow's chip paper...

[Compo]

When I read it today I was impressed, reminds me of me and my Missus, although she has just grounded me for a week (except for watering and picking duties!) so I can refurbish the bedroom, final coat of paint going on tomorrow but it has been a big job!!


Well done Chantal, celebrating allotment life!!!


Compo

[Piglet]

Read it today Chanters at work, Nice piccies of your plot, yourself and the KFC to be. I wish I had time to sit in a chair though, to many jobs to do and not enough time to do it in.

Isnt it scary to be in print?

[Chantal]

Hi Piglet

I didn't have time to sit in a chair either and the chair is out of my garden; I use plastic chairs on the plot but they're not photogenic enough!

Yes, very scary.

[Jenny Green]

Hi Piglet

I didn't have time to sit in a chair either and the chair is out of my garden; I use plastic chairs on the plot but they're not photogenic enough!

Oh, that's ruined the image now!
Never believe what you read in the papers!

[Chantal]

Sorry Jenny, but if I left my rocker there for one night it would be nicked. Someone even stole some skanky old plastic ones a few weeks ago.

Seedling and I do in fact spend some considerable time lounging around in the plastic chairs when it's too hot to do anything else.

[Tigger]

Wonderful article Chantal - I've brought it in to work this morning to show everyone.

[Chantal]

Which is more than I've done Only my boss knows as he reads the thing.

I've had some emails from colleagues around the country, the best being one saying "while you are being self sufficient, tell Tim to buy non-iron shirts..."