Any Gardeners or Picklers?

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The house I live in was built by a childless couple in the early 1950s. The surviving spouse died around 2000. Their only hobby was tending the flowers in their yard. They didn't like trees, never traveled or drank. The husband was a bookkeeper and the wife a secretary at a local company. Apparently, both of them, on their knees, tending the yard and flowers was typical. They were known to have high expectations of their neighbor's yards............

After I and my wife moved in, a neighbor stopped my wife and asked if she liked to garden. My wife responded honestly........ "She likes the concept of it, but isn't practicing". The neighbor responded........."Oh dear God, Thank You! I've lived in fear of the previous owner for nearly 20-yrs" .............