Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Yet more on.....

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.......brilliance of me at Malvern 2010.....you will all tell me if you think I'm going on a bit won't you? I was dead happy to get ...
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

As I end the third full day.....

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............of my low-profile year long reign as the greatest tomato grower in the Midlands and Anglesey (and probably certain parts of York...
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Monday, September 27, 2010

4x4 collection class

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No ticket in this hard fought class of about a dozen entries but I was happy that I entered a worthy exhibit. Dave Thornton also entered thi...
Sunday, September 26, 2010

Behold my magnificence!

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Right, sod off you lot, i'm off to play with my new best friends at the NVS top table! Only joking! What a weekend! We've not long g...
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Friday, September 24, 2010

All set

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In the end my cucumbers didn't make it so I only have 19 entries at Malvern. But I've spent as long preparing them as I would 50 for...
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Thursday, September 23, 2010

Different meanings of the word 'wow' !

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I am a happy chappie tonight. It takes a lot for me to impress my missus when it comes to veg. In the past I have often beckoned her into th...
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Keep it going!

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With Malvern now looming large on the Smithyveg horizon I need to congratulate Kev Broxholme for winning a class of dahlias at Harrogate las...
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Sunday, September 19, 2010

Today has been a good day....

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.......for a 12mile walk across boggy peat in the rain. We decided not to attempt the whole 18 miles round Kinder Scout but a shortened ver...
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Thursday, September 16, 2010

Celery lessons to learn

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I came 2nd at Seagrave in the any other veg class with a couple of Redstar celery. These aren't great specimens and in fact I was beate...
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Countdown to Malvern 2010

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Today I posted off my entries for Malvern, 10 in the NVS Midland Championships and 11 in the Malvern Championships. Last year I did brillia...
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Monday, September 13, 2010

Seagrave 2010

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My 'other' local show that I am quite heavily involved with was another huge success with 350 entries which was a record. It's ...
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Sunday, September 12, 2010

Littleover 2010

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Last year was meant to be the last show as the organisers retired after many years of sterling service, but happily Colin Nicklin and Graham...
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Friday, September 10, 2010

2 more shows.

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Not long back from staging at Littleover in Derby where i've put in 18 entries.This is a lovely little high quality show where every tic...
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Monday, September 06, 2010

El ranto

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During the course of the last few weeks I've visited several local shows as I try to form a Leics DA of the NVS. I did a search on the i...
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Sunday, September 05, 2010

Sutton Bonington Show 2010

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A busy weekend. This is the show I'm most involved with being on the committee, and the one i've been most successful at over the ye...
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