2009 SRGC Discussion Weekend

[Maggi Young]

Glad to hear that there isn't an Aberdonian chocolate famine.

Yes, that's a bit of luck, isn't it?  I had thought of sharing with Jean and Liz as a thank you for all their efforts to produce such a fun weekend for us all.... but they are so figure conscious, I felt that would not be a kindness to them..........

[ichristie]

Hi everyone, I did enjoy our D.WE very much we were able to share so many good speakers and good food but best of all are the people. I must admit I felt really terrible, our grandchildren kindly gave me some dreaded bug no not swine flu someone told me you know when you get this you come out in a rasher. I said on the Sunday that when I post on this forum it is like speaking to you all in person and that you are all part of the huge SRGC family, cheers Ian the Christie kind.

[Liz Mills]

Oh Maggi, I'd never be so figure conscious as to turn down the offer of a nice chocolate.  When I saw the box, it was looking awfully empty so I didn't dare ask for one!
Hope everyone enjoyed the weekend - and I will wear my Forum badge when I go down to Ponteland on Saturday - even though I hardly ever post anything, I do read a lot, especially anything about lilies and more recently about the Dolomites.
Now that the Discussion Weekend is over, I might have time to work out how to send you some of my distinctly poor photographs from my trip to the Dolomites this summer.
Liz

[Maggi Young]

Oh, Liz, I'm sorry about the chocs!  We'll all be looking forward to your Dolomite pix though!

[ChrisB]

Sorry I'm a bit late with my pics, and they probably are not as good as most in this thread, but here goes:

What a lovely weekend.  The food, the place, the people, the talks, the plants, the show, and the camaraderie.  Thanks to everyone who made it the great success it was.  I am so grateful.

The people.  There were many people there, but I only got a few photos of them.  You will no doubt recognise most of them.  

 Luit.jpg
 Jean-Wyllie.jpg
 Sandy-Levin.jpg
 Diane-Clement.jpg
 Stan-DePrato.jpg
 Sue-Gill-Cup-1.jpg

[ChrisB]

Here are a pair of ostentatious shoes, and a rare sight they are.  These shoes didn't stand still for more than a millisecond the whole weekend.  Anyone care to guess the owner of them, other than those of us there of course?

[ChrisB]

And now a few photos of the show

 Allium-thunbergii-Ozawa-S-G.jpg
 Alstromeria-hookeri.jpg
 Crocus corrected= Colchicum -macrophyllum-D-Ranki.jpg
 Cyclamen-graecum-ssp-anatol.jpg
 Cyclamen-graecum-W-Sleep.jpg
 Cyclamen-mirabile-S-Gill.jpg

[ChrisB]

Few more of the plants

 Cyclamen-rohlfsianum- from Glassford-Sprunt
 Gentiana-Compact-Gem- from Roma-Fiddes
 Huge-gentian-container-Humprhies
 Jovibarba-allionii- from Harvey-Shepard
 Shortia-uniflora-grandiflora
 view-of-show

[Brian Ellis]

Anyone care to guess the owner of them, other than those of us there of course?

Perhaps the BD?

[Lvandelft]

We are lucky to have at last some internet connection. We tried all week and today the first time I got in and had a look at just this Topic.
We ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF THE DISCUSSION WEEKEND!
Such a great welcome when coming in at the door of the hotel the first time and such good company and meeting so many people and even met people we had not seen for ? 25/30 years.
All very, very nice.
THANKS TO ALL PEOPLE WHO ORGANIZED THIS MEETING!

I saw a picture of myself here too and looking at my face at that moment, I must have been thinking of where to get a good and cheaper wine. And indeed that helped a lot on the next evening after shopping early in the morning 
And now about these Mozart Kugeln:

Robin,
I understand that the chocolates for Maggi were 'Mozartkugel' from Austria. For those with limited German it translates as Mozart balls. 

Actually I am not aware how big the balls of Mr. Mozart were  , but the right translations might be
"Mozart Bullets" 

I dont' know when I have a chance to join in again but will try to send some pictures too.

[tonyg]

Anyone care to guess the owner of them, other than those of us there of course?

Perhaps the BD?

My thoughts also!

[David Nicholson]

It has to be the BD, he's the only one with the "guts" to wear shoes like that

[JohnnyD]

I reckon it was IY!

[ChrisB]

You are, of course, absolutely correct.  It was so hard to take a photo of them because he moves at the speed of sound all the time, so in the end, I had to ask him to stand still for a minute 

[Maggi Young]

Well done on spotting the shoes of the Bulb Despot .... here is a photo of said footwear, showing "Bulb Despot" sign on each to prove they are really his! I had them made in colours of my choice, with the Bulb Despot embroidery for a gift last year!

At one point during the weekend, Sandy Leven said, why don't we just call Ian "the Despot"....... at last,  others are seeing the truth!