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fredbassett ([personal profile] fredbassett) wrote2011-10-13 05:26 pm
Entry tags:

Drabble, Trowel and Error, Jenny/Nick, 12

Title : Trowel and Error
Author : fredbassett
Fandom : Primeval
Rating : 12
Characters : Jenny/Nick
Disclaimer : Not mine, no money made, don’t sue.
Spoilers : None
Summary : Written for [livejournal.com profile] reggietate as her team fest prize for this pairing and the prompt autumn gardening.

Jenny stared around her at a scene of complete chaos.

Leaves and branches were strewn everywhere, roses had been hacked at haphazardly but the weeds still appeared to be triumphant.

“What do you call this?” she demanded.

“Gardening?” Nick offered, plonking himself down on an up-ended bucket.

“Making a bloody mess!” she countered, rolling up her sleeves and grabbing the secateurs.

“Never took you for the gardening sort,” he commented as she started pruning.

Jenny sighed. “You haven’t met my mother, have you? She’s been in love with Alan Titchmarsh for longer than I care to remember. Now start sweeping!”

[identity profile] reggietate.livejournal.com 2011-10-13 04:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Eeeeeeeeeee! Oh, that's funny, and lovely, and just right :-)

Thank you!

[personal profile] samueljames 2011-10-13 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Very sweet and loved the title.

[identity profile] kerry-louise.livejournal.com 2011-10-13 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh dear, poor Nick probably won't sit down now until everything is just right *g*
cordeliadelayne: ([primeval] abby and cutter)

[personal profile] cordeliadelayne 2011-10-13 06:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Aw, very nice!

[identity profile] eriah211.livejournal.com 2011-10-13 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not good at taking care of flower, plants or ... any green stuff so I can understand poor Cutter here ^_^

[identity profile] bigtitch.livejournal.com 2011-10-13 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
LOL! And *groan* for the title!
ext_27141: (Jenny)

[identity profile] telperion-15.livejournal.com 2011-10-13 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
To be honest, that's probably what my attempts at gardening would look like! If I had a garden and could stop being lazy long enough to tend to it! *g*

And what is it with mothers and Alan Titchmarsh, hmmmmm?

[identity profile] freddiejoey.livejournal.com 2011-10-13 07:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Nice one.

My own mother's Aussie version of an Alan Titchmarsh is Peter Cundell and my mother has the greenest of thumbs - I totally relate

[identity profile] talliw.livejournal.com 2011-10-13 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, they are going domestic.:)

[identity profile] knitekat.livejournal.com 2011-10-13 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Lovely. Poor Nick won't be sitting down for some time ;)
clea2011: (Default)

[personal profile] clea2011 2011-10-13 09:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Lovely :)

Although it is a perfect description of my garden :)

[identity profile] rodlox.livejournal.com 2011-10-14 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
I'm going to guess that Titchmarsh has a gardening show (the UK version of The Victory Garden?)

terrific title pun, and a fun read.

some might think Nick's approach to gardening paralels his life. :)


edit: though one doesn't need to be a gardener, Nick, to know a mess when they see it.
Edited 2011-10-14 01:57 (UTC)

[identity profile] kristen-mara.livejournal.com 2011-10-14 09:14 am (UTC)(link)

LOL - he's very lucky she stopped by!

fififolle: (Primeval - Jenny)

[personal profile] fififolle 2011-10-14 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
LOL!!
And my one thought was... Damn! I need to prune my buddleja. *headdesk* *is afraid of Jenny*

:D
celeste9: (primeval: lester)

[personal profile] celeste9 2011-10-15 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
LOL! I can totally see Nick making a mess of everything.

[identity profile] deinonychus-1.livejournal.com 2011-10-16 04:07 pm (UTC)(link)
hee! Lol at Nick's attempts at gardening.

[identity profile] lsellersfic.livejournal.com 2011-10-18 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Aww! Terribly cute.