Serendipity (again)

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I know I’ve written before about how things we need often turn up at just the right time. We have a short aluminium step ladder which I use in the garden, it’s OK for tying up the shorter roses and jobs like that. But for picking grapes, if I stand on the top step I can easily reach the lowest bunches, and I can just about reach some of the ones higher up, but it’s quite a struggle and when the bunches are tangled around the branches and need two hands it’s really rather precarious. And then there are still others I can’t reach at all. Cue a neighbour down the road obviously having a clear-out. Outside their house, with a big sign saying ‘FREE’ they left a box of plastic plant pots and a big wooden step ladder! I went past a few times and didn’t think I needed a big old ladder, but then once the grapes needed picking I looked at it again and decided to give it a go. I carried it home and tried it out and it was just perfect; easily tall enough - twice the height of the smaller one - very stable and not rickety at all! So now it’s my special grape ladder and I’m very happy with it All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2026.