Full Petal Jacket

Mrs T met GoodGymers for the first time and was not sure what they were capable of. To test the waters, she led them to the back garden and gave them the most Zen task one can imagine: sweeping cherry blossoms.

"I swept them three times. And they will come back." - Mrs T.

It was windy (so windy that Sevan and Kash put their jackets on), and the petals kept dropping from the tree on the street and flying into Mrs T's garden. The GoodGymers were ready to sweep the petals anyway but were curious about what else they could do.

"Would you like the grass cut?" asked Sevan.

"Oh, I wouldn't mind that! I didn't know if you could do it" replied Mrs T.

Kash had a new power tool to play with, a lawnmower that reminded her of a stagecoach from Westerns. Later, that inspired her to act like a Wild West sheriff on the flowerbed. Mrs T admitted she didn't know much about gardening, so Kash decided to bring her own rule into play.

"Do you think it's a weed?" asked Kash.

"It's quite big, maybe it is a plant", said Sevan.

"I don't think it should be here. It doesn't look like a legitimate plant."

"You're right, it's quite ugly."

Kash went through the good, the bad, and the ugly plants and left the flowerbed rather bare. After Sevan raked the leaves and big petals, the bed resembled the Colorado Plateau Desert. Mrs T appreciated the tidyness.

"It is a great service, isn't it?"

Mrs T was delighted to get help after her gardener reached retirement age. She enquired about the possibility of future missions and whether the GoodGymers could trim the bushes and sweep the roof of her garage.