Let me introduce myself ...

[kap-horn]

Thank you very much for the warm welcome between elegant and ageless steam engines 

Karin

[Paul T]

Welcome to Gunilla and Karin, from way down in Australia where it is most definitely summer.  Somewhat different from your winter. 

Glad to have you both with us. 

[Gunilla]

Not much winter here I'm afraid, just dark, wet and windy.  It would be nice with some snow for Christmas but there is not much hope of that. 
Thank you for the warm welcome and I want to wish you all A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year.

[Lvandelft]

I have seen so many trains in this Topic. So I thought I could add another one here.
If you need some late Christmas shopping on the market, don't go to Bangkok!

[Paul T]

Egads, I have spent 40 days on this forum...... that is rather scary when you think about it..... 40 x 24 hours...... 

Maybe I should start a new introduction...... Hi, my name is Paul, and I'm an SRGC forum addict!! 

[Maggi Young]

Egads, I have spent 40 days on this forum...... that is rather scary when you think about it..... 40 x 24 hours...... 

Maybe I should start a new introduction...... Hi, my name is Paul, and I'm an SRGC forum addict!! 

Or, given the number of mentions of trains lately... You're Paul, you are  a Rocket.... I'm, Maggi, I'm a Rockette!!
What we need is a twelve step programme.... luckily that's just about how many it takes to get me to the nearest alpine house!! 

[Jo]

Hi Maggi, 

I'm Jo Hynes and with my husband Tom and kids (19 & 21 ) have about an acre of garden in North Devon. ( Kids both at uni so don't count )

I am mostly a keen gardener, of everything, and open the garden for the NGS for snowdrops, Cyclamen etc in February and in summer for general flowery stuff.( For details, ngs.org,  Cherubeer Gardens.)

 I am a provisional holder of an NCCPG national collection of Cyclamen ( not the florist ones ) and I've been a keen snowdrop fan since being given a few named ones in 1988 so this must be my 21st aniversary of Galanthophilia

Computing skills minimal

Jo

[Maggi Young]

Hi, Jo, I'm very pleased to "meet" you! 
That's some busy gardening life you have there.... I bet you were relieved when the offspring went off to university... that must have freed up a couple of hours a day??!!

Your introduction has given me a pleasant picture of warm summer days with garden visitors in sunny Devon... just the tonic for a cold wet January day in Aberdeen.... thank you!

 To see the Cherubeer links ( SUCH a wonderful name!!) at the National Gardens Scheme site...  www.ngs.org.uk

[mark smyth]

Jo are you going to the Gala or CGS Snowdrop Group days?

[Jo]

Yes Mark, I'm planning to go to both. Got my gala ticket already, saving pocket money up now.

I wish it was warm sunny Devon on a lovely evening, 

[Lesley Cox]

Egads, I have spent 40 days on this forum...... that is rather scary when you think about it..... 40 x 24 hours...... 

Maybe I should start a new introduction...... Hi, my name is Paul, and I'm an SRGC forum addict!! 

How can you possibly have spent that long here, when I have only spent 18 days?

[Maggi Young]

Egads, I have spent 40 days on this forum...... that is rather scary when you think about it..... 40 x 24 hours...... 

Maybe I should start a new introduction...... Hi, my name is Paul, and I'm an SRGC forum addict!! 

How can you possibly have spent that long here, when I have only spent 18 days?

I think perhaps he logs on then falls asleep, Lesley.....

[Martin Baxendale]

Yes Mark, I'm planning to go to both. Got my gala ticket already, saving pocket money up now.

Have the gala tickets started arriving in the post? Haven't had mine yet.

[maggiepie]

I think I am in trouble, I only just found the place and already have 1 day, 14 hours and 17 minutes

[mark smyth]

I've been here 23 days 16 hours 

Jo make sure you say hello to those of us who will be at the Gala