Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
General Subjects => General Forum => Topic started by: Maggi Young on March 09, 2016, 02:04:13 PM
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News of what may well be the Scottish Rock Garden Club Wedding of the Year!
On 5th March those wonderful folks Sue Simpson and George Watt from South West Scotland were married !
There was even a plant connection to the cake........
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and here are the beautiful Bride and handsome Groom....
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Many congratulations to the happy couple - may they garden together for many years - preferably without the risk of flooding!
This is what they faced in December.....
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We hope there is no more of this in the Bright Future of Mr and Mrs Watt !!
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Many congratulations to you both.
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A wet wedding instead of a white one?
Best of luck to them.
I can give you another reason to be cheerful, for me at least. For my 70'th birthday our elder son had my stories printed as books on Amazon. One of only two ambitions I ever had is now fulfilled.
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An exciting gift for you, Eric- what a super idea from your son.
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One of only two ambitions I ever had is now fulfilled.
Can we ask what the other one is?
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I achieved that one about 30 years ago when my third daughter was born. Always wanted three.
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There are many things to be cheerful about in the Sleep household at the moment:
Firstly both of us have completed our recent studies (4 years for me, 2 1/2 years for Darren) and will once again be able to wander down the garden without feeling guilty. Personally I am enjoying reading a book for the sheer pleasure of it, secure in the knowledge I will not be called upon to critically analyse, recall or reference it! 8)
Secondly due to the recent rather wet and windy winter the old greenhouse has finally given up the ghost and now leaks in at the ridge, likewise the covers for the bulb frames sustained damage and require replacing. This coupled with our new free time has given us the excuse to revamp the area - which will give Darren much more protected growing space for his plants.
Thirdly and by no means least, I am married to a very clever and talented person. :) Some of you may of noticed that Darren has put up a link in the events thread to promote the Society of Botanical Artists Exhibition in London next week. What he didn't say is that for the last 27 months he has been studying with them. It turns out that not only does he enjoy drawing but he is in fact rather good at it - in recognition of the exceptional high quality of his artwork Darren has been awarded the Diploma Portfolio Achievement Award. I am extremely proud of him, and no doubt when he reads this post also in BIG trouble! ;D
Susan
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Susan, I am absolutely confident that I am not the only member who is full of admiration for the work you and Darren have put in over the last few years to your "new" studies. Inspirational to see what you have both achieved - we need to get Darren to come out now from behind his easel to show us the fruits of his studies/ labours so we can do a bit of oohing and ahhing!
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Seconded.
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please post pics of the artwork - I just love to see what someone has done
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Definitely - show us some pictures!
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OK, as I've been outed.
I don't have a picture of any of the diploma pieces to hand but here is a rather poor picture of an assignment from last year. Sorry about the very grey background - I need to take a better picture as this was done with the iPad and not adjusted afterwards. I have plans to sort this out but am still permanently short of time.
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This is a detail from one of the diploma pieces - a page of different chilli varieties. They are great fun to draw!
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Now this just proves I need to get here a bit more often.... First, many congratulations to that bride and groom, wonderful news! And second, I take my hat off to you Darren for your talent, these pieces and the ones you put in the other thread are very professional. I'd love to be able to paint like that!
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Brilliant Darren.
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Thank you both :)
Currently making plans to take things further. At least as far as the day job will let me. Lots of garden jobs to catch up with first though!
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Beautiful Darren, especially the Iris. Don't think you planted it deep enough though! ;)
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Well spotted! Came from a garden centre pot :)
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Excellent paintings, Darren.
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Thank you Anne. I have seen your own lovely work at the Kendal show last year and on your website so your compliment is greatly appreciated.
I swore I would take a month off after finishing my final diploma piece but have started drawing again already. I did pick up a guitar today for the first time in months, but my left hand and arm are smarting after I cut the hand with secateurs on Saturday and had a resulting tetanus jab in that arm yesterday. Honestly , I take a week off to work in the garden and hurt myself 5 minutes into the first day! Luckily it is not my drawing hand so am still cheerful :)
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Wow Darren they are fantastic! Congratulations to both of you on finally finishing. Look forward to seeing the plot developing, if you need a hand give me a shout. Having put up 3 greenhouses last year I've got into the swing of it!
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After netting three firsts at Edinburgh last Saturday, got home to find my flutter on the Grand National had resulted in a win of £65. If I'd known I'd have bought one or two more plants!
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After netting three firsts at Edinburgh last Saturday, got home to find my flutter on the Grand National had resulted in a win of £65. If I'd known I'd have bought one or two more plants!
Good luck comes in threes Chris. Buy a lottery ticket!
Nice to hear about your success at Edinburgh. We must try to get to a show in Scotland soon, it has been a few years.
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Wow Darren they are fantastic! Congratulations to both of you on finally finishing. Look forward to seeing the plot developing, if you need a hand give me a shout. Having put up 3 greenhouses last year I've got into the swing of it!
Thank you Dave :)
We might yet take you up on the offer of help.....
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Well now, have I got some really lovely, happy news?!! Yes I do!
Lawrence Peet - doubtless flushed with his successes with his plants this year at the shows has clearly decided that this is his lucky year - and indeed it is! Lawrence and his adored Helen have become engaged!
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How nice it is to have good news - I'm sure you'll join me in wishing Helen and Lawrence a long and happy life together.
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Congratulations!
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A group of sassenachs from Norfolk are having a wonderful long weekend up here. We have been to Branklyn and admired the blue poppies, to Glendoick all too fleetingly with only time for the walled garden and the house garden, to the lovely Henry and Margaret Taylor's immaculate garden where we were all just amazed at their plants. Today to the Explorers Garden at Pitlochry and to the lovely garden at Cluny House (I want to move in!) and the icing on the cake to see a red squirrel leap from one tree to another just as we are leaving. Tomorrow we are at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh, what a wonderful trip this is! Thanks to all who have been so welcoming to our little group of foreigners :D
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Delightful - but no surprise - to learn you are experiencing the traditional Scottish welcome to "furrin folks", Brian.
It's a whirlwind visit you're having - such a shame you hadn't longer to enjoy Glendoick, which is a super place altogether.
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Yes a whirlwind tour indeed, just back to the hotel this afternoon. We had two excellent guides, Rosemary and Margaret, to begin with for the rock garden, and then Elspeth showed us the Alpine department and we had a wonderful behind the scenes visit. Thanks to all three particularly Elspeth for giving us so much of her valuable time, it was a real treat. We have all picked up excellent tips whether beginners or seasoned growers. We head back home in the morning after an excellent taster. I think we all plan to return again for longer visits ;D
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Forgot to say the 'Norfolk Eye' has been hard at work taking more than 700 photos so will have his work load somewhat added to when we return home. No doubt some may find their way here later.
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Forgot to say the 'Norfolk Eye' has been hard at work taking more than 700 photos so will have his work load somewhat added to when we return home. No doubt some may find their way here later.
Best news of the day!
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General feelings of cheerfulness here today - The Bulb Despot and I are celebrating 44 years of marriage - seems incredible since I swear I'm only 27, but hey ho!
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Congratulations! What a great Photo. Youth and happiness and all the anticipations of the life ahead.
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Congrats, Maggi and Ian, neither of you look old enough to be married in that pic! ;D
cheers
fermi
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A great picture of a great couple. Congratulations!
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General feelings of cheerfulness here today - The Bulb Despot and I are celebrating 44 years of marriage - seems incredible since I swear I'm only 27, but hey ho!
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Get some service in! Criminals get less than that for a life sentence ;D Try the dress on again today Maggi? :P
Cogratulations to you both.
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Got the dress out of the wardrobe after someone asked about it, David - but it seems I am even better value, pound for pound (£ for lb) than I was then for the seven and sixpenny marriage licence - so we made do with admiring it!
Quite proud that it would still be a style that would be pretty today - missing a daughter to wear it, of course .....
The fact that whole life tarriffs are probably illegal has been made by others (thanks Blonde Ingrid and Ian) - luckily Ian has not been able to afford a good lawyer so he's stuck with me!
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Oh well, something for you both to listen to with a glass of something later on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfETVe9lqeU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfETVe9lqeU)
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Thanks for the song David, I love Bonnie Raitt, the fen better it lead me to this even better one with Bonnie and the Boss.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rT-FoZt95D4
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Was Ian already a bulbs-holic when you met him?
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Maggi and Ian, take the best wishes for more happy days in good health from
a couple which is 9 years ahead of you.
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Kind thanks to all for your good wishes!
Yann, yes, Ian was partly a bulboholic- but mostly an alpineoholic in those days!
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Such a super photo Maggi and Ian and a gorgeous couple. Very best wishes for the last minutes of your day and for many more to come, years I mean, not just days.
My best wishes too to the others in this thread who have had special events to celebrate, the wedding and the engagement. Wonderful that the Forum is so much a FAMILY that we can all share these occasions and feel happiness for those involved.
And Darren, love your paintings, especially the iris of course but the chillis are really "hot" too.
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... yes, Ian was partly a bulboholic-
I read that too quickly and thought you were saying Ian was bucolic! :D
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Congratulations! Ah, 1972: I was swanning around Europe, North Africa, Iceland etc with no thought of settling down. Donny Osmond, Alice Cooper and Dr Hook were topping the charts, the Vietnam war was raging, miniskirts were in, and Joni Mitchell and Abba were setting the fashion trends. Who says nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
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reading this my wife is now reassured about my case ;D
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Yesterday I posted (somewhere,) that I hoped my Journal would arrive soon. In fact it was already in the mail box and waiting for me to brave driving rain to collect it.
As always a wonderful issue with fantastic photos (I always love the show reports - all those amazing plants we in the far south may not have but it's great to see them), super articles and wonderful places to visit. Including New Zealand! I really enjoyed Kathryn Brathwaite's account of her time here and I do hope that if she returns some day, she will come further south where we'd love to show her the local alpines and mountains. Otago Alpine Garden Group would make her very welcome.
A tiny correction. Leucogenes grandiceps is the South Island edelweiss and L. leontopodium is from the North Island. They may overlap a little but not in general.
(I find that since my weekend upgrade of this laptop and the free upgrade to windows 10 from W7, none of my formatting tools work. I can't use underline, bold or italics etc and can't use the smilies either. Bother!)
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Belated congratulations Maggi and Ian! I will be in time for your 50th!
The title of this picture was: sea otters hold hands while they sleep to awaken together
(in case the current leads them away) You managed to hold hands very well :)
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What a delightful picture of the sea otters, who must be one of nature's most charming creatures. Whatever they do, however they are pictured, they captivate our hearts and imagination. Thanks so much for this photo Gabriela.
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We are great fans of Sea Otters, Gabriela, so your delightful picture is most apt. Ian was lucky enough to see great rafts of around 20 -30 Sea Otters when he was in Alaska. Plenty pairs as well - he was excited to see them in the wild - I was jealous!
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Just received the fourth one of my books to be published. Proof reading it now.
Still chuffed about it.
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Just received the fourth one of my books to be published. Proof reading it now.
Still chuffed about it.
Quite right too ..... we're agog to learn more .....
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Yes Lesley, I agree they are most charming and Maggi - sea otters sightseeing without you it's almost unforgivable ::)
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At last - we have a Doctor in the house! After 10 year's work, my husband Barry has just had his PhD accepted. We're very proud of him. :D :D
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At last - we have a Doctor in the house! After 10 year's work, my husband Barry has just had his PhD accepted. We're very proud of him. :D :D
Woohoo!! Well done Barry!
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This is the book cover.
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As you can see, not a Gardening book!
Well done Doctor Barry!
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At last - we have a Doctor in the house! After 10 year's work, my husband Barry has just had his PhD accepted. We're very proud of him. :D :D
Congratulations! But be aware that PhD stands for Poor, Hungry and Destitute!
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Yeah - we know!!
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Very well done all the same, Barry and no doubt with much support and encouragement from the Daffy Lady. (My smileys aren't working.)
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You may remember this post from earlier in the year.....
Well now, have I got some really lovely, happy news?!! Yes I do!
Lawrence Peet - doubtless flushed with his successes with his plants this year at the shows has clearly decided that this is his lucky year - and indeed it is! Lawrence and his adored Helen have become engaged!
How nice it is to have good news - I'm sure you'll join me in wishing Helen and Lawrence a long and happy life together.
Today the even nicer news - Helen and Lawrence are married ..... and don't they look wonderful?
What a beautiful bride Helen makes - and Lawrence looks pretty good too!
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Live long and prosper, Mr and Mrs Peet!
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I still think that's Harry Hill-lovely bride though ;D