VRV - Lecture day on November the 5th at the Gent University Botanic Gardens

[Maggi Young]

For some pictures from Bruges check out this week's Bulb log if you have not done so already.

[ranunculus]

It has been our great honour to be invited to present the next series of lectures to the VRV in Ghent on Saturday 17th November 2012 and, in anticipation of this, we spotted the attached promotion blurb for the event on the web:-  http://www.tuinagenda.be/events/index.cfm?fuseaction=eventsfiche&ag_id=408
With great interest (and a total lack of language skills), I filtered the message through a Google translator and the result is printed below. Please don't eat whilst perusing, choking could ensue!!! LOL.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

I can assure every reader, that the text in Dutch is far better than the Google translation.... 
There's no mentioning of "canned AGS shows"...    or Cliff's honor being "violated"  ... 
It comes to this, that we (the VRV) are very happy to have Cliff and JohnyD come over to entertain us with their lectures... 

[ranunculus]

John and Clare and Sue and I are back from our wonderful weekend in Gent, where we were shown tremendous hospitality, a very warm welcome and such pleasing responses to our three presentations.  VRV are a hugely enthusiastic organisation and it was a great pleasure to meet old friends, both from the forums and from past encounters in person, and to greet a host of new friends from Belgium and the Netherlands.
Many thanks to you all for your kind assistance and support and special thanks to Luc, Kris, Wim and Danny (and, of course, John and Clare) for your warmth and humour.
A few images from our visit ...

[krisderaeymaeker]

John and Clare and Sue and I are back from our wonderful weekend in Gent, where we were shown tremendous hospitality, a very warm welcome and such pleasing responses to our three presentations.  VRV are a hugely enthusiastic organisation and it was a great pleasure to meet old friends, both from the forums and from past encounters in person, and to greet a host of new friends from Belgium and the Netherlands.
Many thanks to you all for your kind assistance and support and special thanks to Luc, Kris, Wim and Danny (and, of course, John and Clare) for your warmth and humour.
A few images from our visit ...

Thank you for the pictures and  the kind words Cliff ! A better compliment is hardly possible ! For us it is also a great motivation to go on this way .
As you know we are a smal group , but I never mind about that . I rather hope we keep going for quality rather then only for quantity ... And that's why we ask you to give this lectures .....As we told you before we where extremely happy with your performance and the lectures as wel. And not only yours but also John's lecture. Again this was a big day in our short history .
After Arthur and Ian you deserve our VRV-star to.
It was  great to ,to have the opportunity to speak and see each otter after the lectures and drink a beer and have dinner together with some other friends . Not only plants are important but even more al the people , the warmth and yes oh yes ...humour must be always our best neighbour ....

[Leiomerus]

It was indeed a marvellous show of splendid pictures of beautiful alpines and not only these from the Dolomites, but also many other jewels of the alpine world.
Pictures of outstanding quality and many great ideas were presented in a mostly humourous way, which made this a great day.

I have only been a member of the VRV for almost a year, but I couldn't be without it.

This last thing is what I always tell my wife too .....

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Good to hear you all got back safely Cliff !
So glad you had a good time with us and for sure, we were very happy to have you all.

The lectures were superb and will long be remembered by all the attendants.  I'd like to point out that the picture showing the hall gives a wrong impression about the audience... it was taken during the break, when a lot of visitors had left for a sanitary stop..    We were very happy with the number of people attending !   

And as Kris already pointed out : we're so happy to have made some new friends !!

[David Nicholson]

.................  I'd like to point out that the picture showing the hall gives a wrong impression about the audience... it was taken during the break, when a lot of visitors had left for a sanitary stop..  ..........................

It's an age thing Luc and seems to happen particularly when quantities of good beer have been drunk!

[ranunculus]

    They are a very young group, David ... but they DO like their beer!!! (Thank goodness).   

Many thanks Luc.