ALLOTTED TIME: TWELVE MONTHS, TWO BLOKES, ONE SHED, NO IDEA (edit title)

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Liked It Rated 4 stars “This is not a gardening manual. It is a year of someone's life - dealing with his family, his friends, his personal thoughts, and spending a year on an allottment trying to grow some veggies. It's warm-hearted, funny and insightful. It's a pleasure to read, easy to read, and fun to read....” see full review » see other reviews »

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  “This is not a gardening manual. It is a year of someone's life - dealing with his family, his friends, his personal thoughts, and spending a year on an allottment trying to grow some veggies.
  
  It's warm-hearted, funny and insightful. It's a pleasure to read, easy to read, and fun to read. Occasionally he will ramble a bit, but that's what happens when you transfer your thoughts onto paper.
  
  Nevertheless, this was enjoyable from start to finish, and might even get you into gardening yourself.
  
  Robin was a non-gardener too before he decided to have a bash on his allottment. His caricatures detailing the people he met and how he gained gardening knowledge is amusing. Ken, the alarmingly real character with the walking stick is a hilarious part of the book.
  
  I also liked the fact that through his allotment he was able to overcome a really bad depression. Just goes to show that gardening can be good for us! I even picked up a few tips for our own allotment.
  
  And as with all men, there's even a whole chapter devoted to the shed!
  
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  Jilly wrote this review Monday, July 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No