I went to Kingston today to do some gardening 👩‍🌾 tidy ups for Mr M. It was unusually dry and warm morning today which made it just perfect to take on some work outside.

I arrived at exactly 9 am 👌 and Mr M opened the door to welcome me even before I managed to ring bell 🔔. We grabbed some tools and shoes 👞 from downstairs and then went upstairs to the balcony. There were four flowerpots there that required a clean up. I removed the bark mulch from the surface, removed weeds and dead 💀 plants, then gave the soil a bit of fluff get it ready for the new plants 🌷 It has taken me about 35 mins.

Then we went downstairs to the front of the house for around 20 mins. I gave it all a little sweep 🧹 (as some of the soil fell down from the balcony) and also removed weeds 🌱 growing close to the building. Mr M wanted to remove the moss from in-between the tiles and showed me his high pressure washer but decided that this could be something to be done next time.

Instead, he led me to the backgarden, where I was first tasked to gather the leaves 🍂 and branches that fell on the ground. Then I cut back some of the brambles from bushes growing in Mr M's neighbour's garden (spiky!). Together with Mr M we collected the garden waste and taken two big bin bags outside to the bin. That's was a great teamwork there.

Mr M used my full 90 min slot 🙂 and he seemed to be very happy with the outcome. He did ask me if he can still ask for help with some additional work in the garden. He was very stubborn to give me some of the tulips 🌷 from his kitchen to express his gratitude. It was a very heart warming ❤️ morning for me.