Special Invite To Forum Members - 2012

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  1. Scrungee

    Scrungee Well known for it

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    I did want to attend, but unfortunately have 3 plant sales this coming weekend, 2 (Sat & Sun) to raise funds for my daughter's World Challenge trip, + a neighbour's charity plant sale on Sun, so maybe next year.

    In hindsight, perhaps I should have sown lots of extra giant tomato & pumpkins, so they could have been collected by/dropped off to by an attendee, for sale to prospective GC competition entrants.
     
  2. shiney

    shiney President, Grumpy Old Men's Club Staff Member

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    What a pity :sad:. I was looking forward to meeting her. :)

    I guess you won't be coming to the Indian with us :frown:
     
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    shiney President, Grumpy Old Men's Club Staff Member

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    Scrungee, it would have been nice to see you :dbgrtmb:

    What's your daughter's World Challenge? :scratch:
     
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    We'll have Ziggy's meal, that's if there's room after all the cakes!!!:biggrin:
     
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      Sounds like you are all going to have a great time. Glad the weather is going to be kind after all the effort you have put in. Have a fab day - looking forward to the pictures :cool:
       
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      Shiney and Mrs. Shiney, I hope you have a wonderful weekend and everything goes well. :dbgrtmb: I'd love to be there to meet you and everyone else but it's just not possible this year. With T.T. starting this weekend it would cost me 500 big ones just to get off the island. :thud:

      Next year, fingers crossed. Have a good time! :)
       
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      Thinking of you lucky GC's - all getting ready for the MEET. I shall be there with you in spirit . Please remember to raise your glasses to all absent ones and send us your photos - it will help to lessen the longing,
      you are a lovely bunch,
      Jenny xx
       
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        You could always swim across :heehee:

        Thanks for your good wishes :dbgrtmb:
         
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          Thanks, Jenny, we'll think of you :dbgrtmb:

          Probably! :lunapic 130165696578242 5:
           
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          Was great to meet all of you face to face finally :)

          Roll on next year.

          I'll post the sly video I took earlier whilst giving a tour of your garden to GC members/staff.

          Nathan
           
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            Jenny namaste Total Gardener

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            Whoooo Nathan,
            thank you - can't wait,
            Jenny namaste
             
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              How much will it cost for you to lose the video? :hate-shocked:

              It was brilliant to meet everyone :dbgrtmb:

              Moyra was great as she coped really well with getting here and miraflores arrived as well - by train :thumbsup: .

              Nathan turned up together with Bananaman :biggrin:

              Mr and Mrs Folly Mon drove all the way here and are now on their way back. What a lovely couple :)

              Everyone else (Mr and Mrs Strongy, Ziggy and Willow and ARMANDII) have gone back to their B&B's to rest and freshen up before going to the Indian. GCQ and Newey are here with us as they will be going home straight afterwards afterwards.

              Got a lot of sorting out to do and we'll be ready to start all over again tomorrow. :phew:
               
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                Sounds as
                Sounds as though you've all had a wonderful day Mr and Mrs Shiney et al. I will leave you to get ready for your Indian slap up - enjoy, then :snooze: and then off you go again. You are excused from thread posting this weekend both of you,
                Jenny:ktykss:
                 
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                Thanks Shiney so much for a lovely day. Steve said how did you get on was it ok and I said ok it was brilliant! It was lovely to meet everybody. Tell Mrs S that her hands worked magic on my knee. She is so good at what she does. I am so tired now I could sleep for a month! Have a good meal tonight with those who stayed on and another wonderful day tomorrow. :)
                 
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                  Thank you Shiney! :spinning: All was organized beautifully and sandwiches were delivered as promised.
                  Michael and wife Ann are really friendly and nice. Ann is really into growing plants and therefore she is the one more present at the plant stall to follow the sales.
                  The weather was absolutely gorgeous and a variety of seating areas were available, all well sheltered from the sun.

                  I got there early so i had a good choice of plants of which my favourite i believe is called lamb ears because the leaves are so soft, covered in a fluffy layer.
                  Towards 11 o clock Armandii arrived, followed after a while by Nathan, Bananaman, Ziggy, Willow, Strongylodon and wife, Greencuisine and fiance', Moyra, Folly mon and wife.
                  Anyway we were quite a bunch from GC there aside from many other visitors.
                  It has been a lovely day.
                  :hapfeet:
                   
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