Tony. New member, old gardener.
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Kleftiwallah
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Good morning all, Kleftiwallah here (a.k.a. Tony). "If I can make it, rather than buy it" that's my motto. (got to go and do the dusting, vacuuming and the kitchen floor needs washing)!Cheers, Tony.
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Wecome to the forum Tony, my dusting, vacuming and kitchen floor needs washing too, but i'm going to leave it and do some planting, thats a lot more exciting. 
Kind Regards, Old Herbaceous.
There's no fool like an old fool.
There's no fool like an old fool.
Hi Tony,
I'm a new member here myself too and they're a friendly bunch on here with some great tips and years of experience.
Once you've done yours if you want to pop up to sunny sheffield and do my hoovering, dusting etc.....
I'm a new member here myself too and they're a friendly bunch on here with some great tips and years of experience.
Once you've done yours if you want to pop up to sunny sheffield and do my hoovering, dusting etc.....
Life's a journey, not a destination - Aerosmith
Don't you guys have a hard life?
Chantel has got her priorities right - what's a bit of dust between friends.
Beryl.
Chantel has got her priorities right - what's a bit of dust between friends.
Beryl.
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Kleftiwallah
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OLD as my tongue and a bit older than my teeth as my old Dad used to say. 59 years old. Made redundant last May when Bowyers lay on their backs and kicked their legs in the air. As I'm suffering from type 2 (late onset) diabetes, and the present economic climate....you could call me an early retiree. Pity I do not have a huge Company pension!
Got the allotment 3-4 years ago as I've 'bummed' around the world care of H.M.t.Q. and never had the chance to garden, apart from trying in the back garden of a few married quarters.
Won quite a few 1st,2nd and 3rds at the Village Horticultural Show and Fete for my veg. Going down to the Town Hall tomorrow night to see if there is enough enthusiasm for a gardener's club in town. Cheers, Tony.
Got the allotment 3-4 years ago as I've 'bummed' around the world care of H.M.t.Q. and never had the chance to garden, apart from trying in the back garden of a few married quarters.
Won quite a few 1st,2nd and 3rds at the Village Horticultural Show and Fete for my veg. Going down to the Town Hall tomorrow night to see if there is enough enthusiasm for a gardener's club in town. Cheers, Tony.
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oldherbaceous
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Congratulations on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rds Tony, i bet you were very pleased.
Hope you get a good response to a gardening club.
Hope you get a good response to a gardening club.
Kind Regards, Old Herbaceous.
There's no fool like an old fool.
There's no fool like an old fool.
Hello Tony and welcome
Out of interest I checked up on your forum name (Kleftiwallah) and it apparently means 'petty thief'. Does this mean we should all keep a very close eye on things when your around!!!
John
Out of interest I checked up on your forum name (Kleftiwallah) and it apparently means 'petty thief'. Does this mean we should all keep a very close eye on things when your around!!!
John
The Gods do not subtract from the allotted span of men’s lives, the hours spent fishing Assyrian tablet
What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning Werner Heisenberg
I am a man and the world is my urinal
What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning Werner Heisenberg
I am a man and the world is my urinal
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Came across that term whilst doing my National Service in Egypt.
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garden_serf
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I have come across Kleftiwallah with reference to a house-boy (a man servant undertaking household duties), and a carrier (like a porter).
I remember these references from army life overseas.
I remember these references from army life overseas.
Maybe a person's time would be as well spent raising food as raising money to buy food - Frank A. Clark.