The Plotting Sheds

I'm a girl with riches - the proud possessor of two sheds. The first one is at home. It was pretentiously called a Summerhouse at 'Shedworld' in Bristol where we bought it, but dubbed by us as 'The Shed with Windows' ever since it's been gracing our lower patio. We bought it in 2001 and NAH managed to erect it pretty much all by himself, though it was a bit touch and go when the roof went on and so our neighbour was called in to help. Naturally it's a favourite with our two cats, who spend quite a lot of time up there chilling out and birdwatching - thankfully not bird catching.

Men at Work - April 2001

When I got my allotment in late 2003, I was delighted to find my plot already had a shed. It held traces of the previous owner - I still use the wellies, but have replaced the coat. The shed sort of hunkers down at the end of my plot. It looks like it might fall down at any moment, but surprisingly has remained dry inside and has TARDIS like qualities as far as storing some of my 'useful stuff for later' is concerned. I don't store anything of value up there as we've had a couple of break-ins over the years. The first break-in resulted in me acquiring a new pair of gloves. This gave me visions of a kind of 'reverse burglar' in operation - finding what's lacking in allotment sheds and donating the goods. These were then taken during the next break-in as was the unlocked padlock on my door. I've also had to quit my shed during the past three springs as I've had robins nesting above the door. They've rewarded my consideration by doing a good job in keeping the allotment pests down to a minimum.

Clockwise from top left:
1. General view 2. No shed is complete without ladybird drawing pins! 3. Guess how often I've worn these (they've been in there for over a year)? 4. Shed interior