News Break, the Par Kid's Garden

Hi Nesa and
All,
Well, It never fails, whenever there is publicity some idiot has to jump in for
the glory.  We have three of them .The kids call them the "grouchy old ladies".
One who did some work, two who did nothing, since the newspaper article this
trio has taken over.  No one but them is supposed to go near the garden.  The
kids will wreck it and the rest of us don't know what we are doing.  I wonder
where they were when we where getting
filthy?
However, I put in a small plot for the kids by my house and they're having fun
anyway.  As far as I'm concerned, if this trio wants to do all the work by
themselves, GREAT!  The kids will still get the credit and we'll have two
gardens!  As long as everyone's happy that's all that
counts.
How's your project, Nesa?  Is everyone else out there"in the ground"?  Is anyone
else having problems with" selective beetles"?  They don't pick any particular
plant and they pop up here and there.  I've been spraying them with a
combination of dry mustard and horseradish water, seems to take care of them and
it is safe around the children and pets.  Well I'll let you go for this evening
and I'll forward the article for your perusal.                   Good night
everyone.                   "r"

Nesa wrote:

> You'll still be hearing from me. Maybe a little less though...We have a 2
> year old boy Ryan. Two of the pics I brought along to show the MP had him in
> it with the watering cans. One actually was a pic we took with our MP at our
> tree planting day. My son really won hearts that day as he was the youngest
> resident there(only 20mths) and was carrying a red watering can . My hubby
> as office bearer planted a guava tree and Ryan watered it immediately after,
> our Mp was concerned he'd fall or get hoed in! But he sure got lotsa
> attention and I think it(the image) stuck!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: rena falcone <renabean@noln.com>
> To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 12:28 PM
> Subject: Re: Nesa's garden- EARTH SHAKING NEWS
>
> > Nesa!
> > What wonderful news.  The only sad thing is that you and your baby (is
> > it a son or a daughter and what the name) will be so busy we will miss
> > your letters.  But, that's okay, we understand. Tell your husband I
> > said, "Job well done."  "r"
> >
> > Nesa wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >  Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 9:10 AMNesa's garden- EARTH SHAKING NEWS
> > >  With the MP's help, my husband has got the Town Council to reverse
> > > their decision. I get my patch back and more.They're giving me a
> > > BIGGER PLOT (I can decide on the size, hubby has told me not to get
> > > carried away but pick a manageable size), will bring in good topsoil
> > > for me and fence it up for free! Isn't that wonderful? They are still
> > > keen on the Gardening club community plot which they want me to be in
> > > charge of and my hubby who's in the committee will officially have
> > > power to make decisions. They will provide labour to help maintain
> > > that as well as finance it.What do you think?I think what really
> > > turned the tables in this matter was our MP. He was impressed with
> > > pics I had taken of my garden as well as a 3 page letter I brought
> > > along and left with him which gave details of my EXOTIC plants (seeds
> > > from all over the world, the Sungold for e.g is exotic here). Also
> > > I've got to say that my hubby is a master negotiator(natural
> > > politician!) who is already an office bearer in the committe and he
> > > pulled off this miracle. The horticultural officer who came and saw my
> > > plot before the destruction also supported us.Well guys and gals, I
> > > wanna really thank you for your support, prayres  and encouragement at
> > > this time too, for helping us not give up.And I hope now you guys will
> > > know that good things do happen in Singapore. Sometimes when you go
> > > through the right channels things do work out well. Our authorities
> > > can be reasonable.In this case it was a matter of the people on the
> > > top not knowing what was happening. The other neighbours who lost
> > > their gardens can also get plots back provided they undertake to care
> > > for them and my husband now has the power to make decisions on this
> > > matter.All's well that end's well.This story has a Happy Ending!
> >
> >
> >
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