You carry on rabbiting chap - you're in a place where the people you're talking to actually want to hear about it! My wife is exactly the same.

I've seen linkages that are fitted to a din/schmidt plate on the front of mogs. Maybe that could be an option? It could be fitted and removed very easily so wouldn't have to be there at all on play days. I've also seen plenty of front mounted mowers too as it's something I would really like to do myself. Something like this...