Galanthomania - the book

[Paddy Tobin]

Purely out of interest, I wonder where the photograph of 'Lady Moore' came from.

Paddy

[Hans J]

I have just received a friendly answer from Hanneke :

"Sorry the picture is not right. We always write down where we take pictures, so we will ask where they got or bought your snowdrop.
 
All the specialists who checked the snowdrops and names missed it.
We really tried to get it as perfect as possible but such things can always happen.
 
I will make a note so I can correct it in a second version."

I would be interest to hear from which person came this wrong named plant / or pic

Hans

[KentGardener]

Here is a "fresh" picture from today :

Hans guck in die Luft

Enjoy
Hans

And a picture of one flower still holding onto it's petals in my garden this afternoon Hans (in the rain).  My very last flower on the clump but there have been many flowers for a long time and it increases very well.     

thank you 

[Hans J]

Thank you John F 

here was last night -7° C .....and this morning I had "Hans in the ice" .....

[johnw]

I had "Hans in the ice" .....

Just had a very good laugh.  The German word for ice slipped my mind so I went online and what a hoot the translator says "intercity-expresszug".  Then somehow I saw eis in the I.C.E.  The old mind is a bizarre thing.

johnw

[Hans J]

 

[Brian Ellis]

On the subject of the photographs of snowdrops in the back of the book.  I noticed yesterday that there is a photograph purporting to be Lady Fairhaven, what a shame that this myth is being continued in a book which will, no doubt have a wide distribution.

[steve owen]

The story of "Johnny, Head in the Air" is here, a translation from the original German by Mark Twain:
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/12116/12116-h/12116-h.htm#The_Story_of_Johnny_Head-in-Air

Paddy

and..      For Johnny   
by John Pudney


Do not despair
For Johnny-head-in-air;
He sleeps as sound
As Johnny underground.
Fetch out no shroud
For Johnny-in-the-cloud;
And keep your tears
For him in after years.

Better by far
For Johnny-the-bright-star,
To keep your head,
And see his children fed.

[Hans J]

and..      For Johnny   
by John Pudney


Do not despair
For Johnny-head-in-air;
He sleeps as sound
As Johnny underground.
Fetch out no shroud
For Johnny-in-the-cloud;
And keep your tears
For him in after years.

Better by far
For Johnny-the-bright-star,
To keep your head,
And see his children fed.

Thank you Steve 

Sorry - but my english is not so well so I can not understand all 100 %

Hans

[steve owen]

Lieber Hans
Die gereimten kann nicht gut übersetzen!

Nicht verzweifeln
Für Johnny-Kopf-in-Luft;
Er schläft als gut
Als Johnny Unter Grund.
Bring aus keine Leichentuch
Für Johnny-in-die-Wolke ";
Und halten Sie Ihre Tränen
Für ihn in späteren Jahren.

Bei weitem besser
Für Johnny-der-hell-Sterne
Um Ihren Kopf halten,
Und seine Kinder sah zugeführt.

Gruss
Steve

[Hans J]

Dear Steve ,

now I'm really surprised 

It seems your german is very well 

ahhh ....not only Maggi speaks german ....

maybe in future I could more write in german - thats much easier for me 

Thank you !
Hans

[johnw]

Can anyone recommend a European site where I can purchase this book in Dutch for a friend in Holland?  A Dutch friend here can help me navigate the language.

johnw

[Maggi Young]

Can anyone recommend a European site where I can purchase this book in Dutch for a friend in Holland?  A Dutch friend here can help me navigate the language.

johnw

Well do NOTuse  play.com, John, I'm still waitng for my copy.  

 Edit: Now I've cancelled the order.... never again!

[Paddy Tobin]

Maggi,

Is there any truth to the rumour, doing the rounds in personal messages, that you have pre-ordered and pre-paid for the next edition of the snowdrop book?

I dismissed it as incredible fantasy but many believe firmly in the suggestion, several wagering quite large amounts on it.

Paddy

[Maggi Young]

Maggi,

Is there any truth to the rumour, doing the rounds in personal messages, that you have pre-ordered and pre-paid for the next edition of the snowdrop book?

I dismissed it as incredible fantasy but many believe firmly in the suggestion, several wagering quite large amounts on it.

Paddy

Paddy all I can say in reponse to these mischievous allegations is this: do you think I am made of money?  


I can recount that on Tuesday 22nd I  even returned "part1" back to the local SRGC Group Library