A Housewarming Tomato

Today a friend dropped in with his new puppy and a housewarming gift... a tomato plant! The perfect addition to our food garden! There is a story behind the housewarming tomato. We took the beagles to Phil and Jo's house a while back and they proudly showed us their vegetables growing in the garden. As we turned our backs to refill our champagne glasses, Chilli was in there, sucking one of the four lonely cherry tomatoes off their much-pampered bush! Phil and Jo politely laughed. Until Chilli went back for a second one. The laughter got quieter and more forced, until the beagles had eaten every single tomato off that poor plant.

The housewarming tomato came wrapped in shiny paper with a ribbon and everything! Sadly the beagles were more interested in the tomato than socialising with the new puppy! Here it is in it's new home:

 

Thanks guys!