April 14, 2008

Hijacked by the Garden Monkey

Hello and welcome if you've come here after reading Garden Monkey's celebrity hijack number 11 (although the thought of being a "celebrity" makes me want to do a Thomas Pynchon).

I'd better get on and post something new, hadn't I?

If you have no idea what I am talking about, it's time you checked out The Garden Monkey blog, an anonymous, caustic, hilarious and irreverent headlong dive into the world of gardeners. Oh, and vote for your favourite gardening blogs and websites in the inaugural Fork'n'Monkey awards. You know what to do ...

14 Apr 2008 08:49:51 | Me me me

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Love the Garden Monkey, his inane awards, and your interview.

Posted by: theManicGardener | May 27, 2008 at 05:11 PM

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