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General Subjects => General Forum => Topic started by: Maggi Young on December 14, 2018, 04:51:17 PM
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It's that time of year when every newspaper and magazine seems to be full of "Gift Ideas" - I thought I'd share a few suggestions here....
First suggestion, of course has to be a gift membership to SRGC - closely followed by using our Donation buttons to support or online work!
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For music lovers, what about a chance to help protect timber felled by storms in an Italian wood reputed to be the source of Stradivarius's wonderfully rich-toned wood for his violins, and still used for quality musical instruments today. Hannelore tells me that at the end of october a storm damaged the forest uprooting four times as much trees as cut normally. The wood has to be saved, but there is not enough money for that job. So they have started a crowdfunding in order to save as much of the precious wood as possible. The link to the action is:
http://www.ciresafiemme.it/en/component/content/article.html?id=64:crowdfounding-2018-2019-salviamo-il-legno-di-stradivari (http://www.ciresafiemme.it/en/component/content/article.html?id=64:crowdfounding-2018-2019-salviamo-il-legno-di-stradivari)
or there is this "offer" from Kew, to help their seedbank by "adopting" a seed. Kew says it has over 36000 seeds in its Millennium Seed Bank - but you can choose from 38 to adopt to give as a gift ....
https://adoptaseed.kew.org/adopt-a-seed.html (https://adoptaseed.kew.org/adopt-a-seed.html)
I know that this is a time of year when folks like to think about their next holidays, rather than helping out a charity of some kind, so this might hit the spot for some .... I got this message today about Guided Nature Walks in Sicily ...
"I wondered if a group of your members might be interested in coming on a Spring Guided Walks Week in Sicily in 2019? The spring flowers are amazing.
Please go to www.therealsicily.com/nature-walks/ (http://www.therealsicily.com/nature-walks/) for full details.
Carl Gardner
The Real Sicily "
There are a lot of options out there!
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Quite a few nurseries provide Gift vouchers ...
for instance .... Binny Plants....
"An ideal Christmas gift for plant lovers. Binny Plants gift vouchers are now available on our website. Choose from three of our different designs and we will pop it in the post to the lucky recipient. https://www.binnyplants.com/gift-voucher/ (https://www.binnyplants.com/gift-voucher/)"
Most organisations, like SRGC, Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society, to name but two have gift memberships.... see here http://www.srgc.net/site/index.php/extensions/join-renew (http://www.srgc.net/site/index.php/extensions/join-renew) and here ....https://www.thecaley.org.uk (https://www.thecaley.org.uk)
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:) :) :)
I wanted to send some sort of holiday greeting to my friends and colleagues, but it is difficult in today's world to know exactly what to say without offending someone. So I met with my lawyer yesterday, and on his advice I wish to say the following:
Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non addictive, gender neutral celebration of the Winter solstice holiday practised with the most enjoyable traditions of religious persuasion or secular practices of your choice with respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practise religious or secular traditions at all.
I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2019, but not without due respect for the calendar of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make our country great (not to imply that Ireland is necessarily greater than any other country) and without regard to the race, creed, colour, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishee.
By accepting this greeting, you are accepting these terms:
This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for her/him or others and is void where prohibited by law, and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher. The wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year or until the issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher.
All the best.
Michael J Campbell
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Thank you!
Hannelore
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Luna, ready for Christmas. ;D ;D ;D
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Oh Michael, Luna is so pretty! ( With or without antlers!!) ;D
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It should be noted that other Christmas,s are available. :) Best wishes to all for 2019 and good hunting if you are looking to see and photograph wildlife. All being well I hope to be out on the local patch on Boxing Day.
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Thanks, Maggi. :)
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Finland to everyone. :)
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Got this set of stamps from a Czech garden friend and want to take the chance to give
my best wishes to all the forumists for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year with
great plants.
My special thanks to Maggi, Ian and Fred for their good work all the time.
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Good stamps Rudi, not seen anything like them over here for many years.
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With our best wishes to SRGC members, forumists and all those who read these pages,
from Fred, Maggi and Ian
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And all the best for everyone from me too. With any luck we will be moving from here in the New Year, but not holding my breath for it.
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Best wishes for Christmas and the New Year to all my Forum friends, especially Maggi, Ian and Fred who make it all possible.
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Also from us again a nice and peaceful Christmas to all members of the forum.
We wish you a lot of health and time for the beautiful things in life.
Antje & Thomas
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Merry Christmas everyone. Best wishes for 2019 . Hope everyone’s wishes comes true :)
Angie :)
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Happy Christmas everyone.
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Merry Happies everyone!
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A frosty picture from earlier this month - Globularia (Attachment Link)
Like that picture Roma , very nice !
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Merry Happies everyone!
Good idea , with the seedpod Maggi . From wich bulb is it ?
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It's a Fritillaria meleagris pod , Kris. I thought it had a sort of seasonal starry appearance!
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Pinching Maggi's idea - I wish you all a Peaceful and Happy 2019, may you have sunny days, rain at night, and liquid fertiliser once a week!
Fireworks for tomorrow :D
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Anne... what a fantastic floral symbol for the upcoming fireworks. I like people with such fantasy and the "second glance"...my admiration.
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It's a Fritillaria meleagris pod , Kris. I thought it had a sort of seasonal starry appearance!
Sure it is Maggi !
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Pinching Maggi's idea - I wish you all a Peaceful and Happy 2019, may you have sunny days, rain at night, and liquid fertiliser once a week!
Fireworks for tomorrow :D
Like your firework Anne !