Angus!  Stop!

ANGUS! STOP!

What…..?

Pardon….?

What am I doing? Well, I’m just doing a bit of gardening – you said you had a lot of gardening to do Mum, so I thought I’d help out.  See, I just have this little bit here.  Right?

Attached to…?

Attached to what………..?

Oh… THAT?  The clematis? Well, you see, I thought it was looking a bit shabby and needed a little pruning.  Well alright… a LOT of pruning.   OK <sigh> “ripping to shreds,” if you MUST put it like that……..

Angus