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[IBC] Back on for a bit...
Hello hello,
For those of you who have been on a while, you may remember me. I moved from Chicago, IL to Savannah, GA just about a year ago. I love Savannah and the warm weather. Fantastic. Work has simply been keeping me overly busy since I arrived, no time for much anything. However, I'm on the move again! I met a wonderful woman on an online support group for folks who were widowed young (of all places!). After talking for nearly a year, we realized that some feelings had developped, and she came to visit to see if what was online translated in real life. It did, beyond our wildest expectations. Since I cannot sponsor her to move here, I'm moving to her. To New Zealand. I am able to bring my Big Blak Wunder Dawg, Wix my service dog. She won't have to do quarantine, but that was quite a bit of hoop jumping and endless blood tests. I am unable to bring my trees :-( I looked into the import requirements of some plants (rosa and acer in particular). It's just wild. Tempting as it is to sneak something past, it's just daft so, I won't do it. I'll be transporting my pots, and cross fingers and toes that there isn't too much damage. Tempted to label them "fragile", but then my cynical self tells me that the shipping folks will only be tempted to drop the boxes labelled fragile!!! The good thing is I'm going to marry a woman who loves plants, roses in particular. She's also had her garden go untended for a while after her late husband passed away, which means we can build a new garden that belongs to us, that will have rose area, bonsai areas, growing beds, and all that good stuff. I'm looking forward to learn about the local trees that do well as bonsai. I'm looking forward to meet the local folks. I understand Reiner will be in NZ just as I arrive there myself, alas, there's no way I can meet with him or go to that conference in Christchurch :-( I'll be going to Palmerston North, in the North Island, about 2 hours North of Wellington, 7 South of Auckland. I leave Savannah right after Labor Day weekend (trying to avoid traffic), drive to Montreal on Sept. 2 to say bye to parents and friends, then Chicago for a few days. Fly out of Chicago on the 18th, stop in Los Angeles, and arrive in NZ on Sept 20. Sooo, here I am for a while! Cheers Nic Savannah, GA, en route to New Zealand. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Mike Page ++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Back on for a bit...
I'll be going to Palmerston North, in the North Island, about 2
hours North of Wellington, 7 South of Auckland. I leave Savannah right after Labor Day weekend (trying to avoid traffic), drive to Montreal on Sept. 2 to say bye to parents and friends, then Chicago for a few days. Fly out of Chicago on the 18th, stop in Los Angeles, and arrive in NZ on Sept 20. Sooo, here I am for a while! And good news that all is. And the world being what it is today, you don't even have to leave the IBC (we have a small IBC "chapter" in NZ (don't know which islands they live on).) Tho, alas, we won't get that lunch we planned some time as we drive up to visit our son in N.C. (And just think, you get to enjoy another Savannah summer ;-). Good luck, Nic. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - "People, when Columbus discovered this country, it was plum full of nuts and berries. And I'm right here to tell you the berries are just about all gone." -- Uncle Dave Macon, old-time musician ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Mike Page ++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Back on for a bit...
Best of luck to you Nic. Be sure to stay on the IBC after moving.
and, be SURE to finally get over to "Mrs. Wilkes boarding house" to eat before you leave Savannah! Dale ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nicolas Steenhout" Subject: [IBC] Back on for a bit... Hello hello, For those of you who have been on a while, you may remember me. I moved from Chicago, IL to Savannah, GA just about a year ago. I love Savannah and the warm weather. Fantastic. Work has simply been keeping me overly busy since I arrived, no time for much anything. However, I'm on the move again! I met a wonderful woman on an online support group for folks who were widowed young (of all places!). After talking for nearly a year, we realized that some feelings had developped, and she came to visit to see if what was online translated in real life. It did, beyond our wildest expectations. Since I cannot sponsor her to move here, I'm moving to her. To New Zealand. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Mike Page ++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Back on for a bit...
Nicolas Steenhout wrote in message . .. Hello hello, Wotcha Nic. Good to hear from you and that you are on form. For those of you who have been on a while, you may remember me. I moved from Chicago, IL to Savannah, GA just about a year ago. I love Savannah and the warm weather. Fantastic. Work has simply been keeping me overly busy since I arrived, no time for much anything. However, I'm on the move again! I met a wonderful woman on an online support group for folks who were widowed young (of all places!). After talking for nearly a year, we realized that some feelings had developped, and she came to visit to see if what was online translated in real life. It did, beyond our wildest expectations. Since I cannot sponsor her to move here, I'm moving to her. To New Zealand. Oh dear grin it'll be cooler than Savannah. I am able to bring my Big Blak Wunder Dawg, Wix my service dog. She won't have to do quarantine, but that was quite a bit of hoop jumping and endless blood tests. I am unable to bring my trees :-( I looked into the import requirements of some plants (rosa and acer in particular). It's just wild. Tempting as it is to sneak something past, it's just daft so, I won't do it. You should see what the poor Defence Forces dogs have to do to come back into Australia! Our and NZs Customs/Quarantine services are VERY hard on any plant or animal life that comes in from 'outside'. This means we are respectively free of lots of nasties though, Big Blak Wix *s* (are there pics?) will not have to have another rabies shot whilst in NZ and you will be able to bring her over to Aussie with no probs. Don't even think of bringing in any plant matter the penalties are horrendous. Australia has some really cute Beagles who sniff for that stuff in all our airports and I'm sure NZ has something similar. On the other hand think of all the NZ native species you can have a crack at. Acers and Rosas will exist in NZ (and grow quite well) so you can re-establish them as well. A good intro site for bonsai in 'Asia' (Aust. and NZ included) is Bonsai in Asia Guide http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Palace/7574/ the applicable page of NZ links is http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Palac...ewzealand.html written by John Oldland, who's my club's president. WA Bonsai Soc. http://members.iinet.net.au/~jold/bo...ety/index.html Find the NZ Government site, if you haven't already and you should get buckets of info. A good job site is www.nzjobs.co.nz I use it and it is well put together. Cheers and Welcome to the Southern Hemisphere in advance. Heidi Aussie PS. The Rugby World Cup is on this year. |
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[IBC] Back on for a bit...
Nicolas Steenhout wrote in message . .. Hello hello, Wotcha Nic. Good to hear from you and that you are on form. For those of you who have been on a while, you may remember me. I moved from Chicago, IL to Savannah, GA just about a year ago. I love Savannah and the warm weather. Fantastic. Work has simply been keeping me overly busy since I arrived, no time for much anything. However, I'm on the move again! I met a wonderful woman on an online support group for folks who were widowed young (of all places!). After talking for nearly a year, we realized that some feelings had developped, and she came to visit to see if what was online translated in real life. It did, beyond our wildest expectations. Since I cannot sponsor her to move here, I'm moving to her. To New Zealand. Oh dear grin it'll be cooler than Savannah. I am able to bring my Big Blak Wunder Dawg, Wix my service dog. She won't have to do quarantine, but that was quite a bit of hoop jumping and endless blood tests. I am unable to bring my trees :-( I looked into the import requirements of some plants (rosa and acer in particular). It's just wild. Tempting as it is to sneak something past, it's just daft so, I won't do it. You should see what the poor Defence Forces dogs have to do to come back into Australia! Our and NZs Customs/Quarantine services are VERY hard on any plant or animal life that comes in from 'outside'. This means we are respectively free of lots of nasties though, Big Blak Wix *s* (are there pics?) will not have to have another rabies shot whilst in NZ and you will be able to bring her over to Aussie with no probs. Don't even think of bringing in any plant matter the penalties are horrendous. Australia has some really cute Beagles who sniff for that stuff in all our airports and I'm sure NZ has something similar. On the other hand think of all the NZ native species you can have a crack at. Acers and Rosas will exist in NZ (and grow quite well) so you can re-establish them as well. A good intro site for bonsai in 'Asia' (Aust. and NZ included) is Bonsai in Asia Guide http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Palace/7574/ the applicable page of NZ links is http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Palac...ewzealand.html written by John Oldland, who's my club's president. WA Bonsai Soc. http://members.iinet.net.au/~jold/bo...ety/index.html Find the NZ Government site, if you haven't already and you should get buckets of info. A good job site is www.nzjobs.co.nz I use it and it is well put together. Cheers and Welcome to the Southern Hemisphere in advance. Heidi Aussie PS. The Rugby World Cup is on this year. |
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[IBC] Back on for a bit...
Hi Nic.....
Not long after you moved to Savannah, I moved to Georgia. I'm temporarily living in Suwanee (35 miles northeast of Atlanta) and soon to be moving again. I'll still be living in the Atlanta area, approximately 40 miles north of downtown. Before you leave we should get together one Saturday. I'm sorry to hear that you won't be able to get down to Christchurch to see Reiner and Craig Coussins this year on the south island. Maybe you'll be able to make it to Hamilton on the north island in 2004 to visit with me at the NZ convention. Congratulations on your upcoming marriage and move!!! Best Always Gary Marchal http://www.cajunbonsai.com "Nicolas Steenhout" wrote: Hello hello, For those of you who have been on a while, you may remember me. I moved from Chicago, IL to Savannah, GA just about a year ago. I love Savannah and the warm weather. Fantastic. Work has simply been keeping me overly busy since I arrived, no time for much anything. However, I'm on the move again! I met a wonderful woman on an online support group for folks who were widowed young (of all places!). After talking for nearly a year, we realized that some feelings had developped, and she came to visit to see if what was online translated in real life. It did, beyond our wildest expectations. Since I cannot sponsor her to move here, I'm moving to her. To New Zealand. I am able to bring my Big Blak Wunder Dawg, Wix my service dog. She won't have to do quarantine, but that was quite a bit of hoop jumping and endless blood tests. I am unable to bring my trees :-( I looked into the import requirements of some plants (rosa and acer in particular). It's just wild. Tempting as it is to sneak something past, it's just daft so, I won't do it. I'll be transporting my pots, and cross fingers and toes that there isn't too much damage. Tempted to label them "fragile", but then my cynical self tells me that the shipping folks will only be tempted to drop the boxes labelled fragile!!! The good thing is I'm going to marry a woman who loves plants, roses in particular. She's also had her garden go untended for a while after her late husband passed away, which means we can build a new garden that belongs to us, that will have rose area, bonsai areas, growing beds, and all that good stuff. I'm looking forward to learn about the local trees that do well as bonsai. I'm looking forward to meet the local folks. I understand Reiner will be in NZ just as I arrive there myself, alas, there's no way I can meet with him or go to that conference in Christchurch :-( I'll be going to Palmerston North, in the North Island, about 2 hours North of Wellington, 7 South of Auckland. I leave Savannah right after Labor Day weekend (trying to avoid traffic), drive to Montreal on Sept. 2 to say bye to parents and friends, then Chicago for a few days. Fly out of Chicago on the 18th, stop in Los Angeles, and arrive in NZ on Sept 20. Sooo, here I am for a while! Cheers Nic Savannah, GA, en route to New Zealand. |
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[IBC] Back on for a bit...
Nic,
This is way cool! Congratulations! Now you can visit Cedar Lodge Nursery in New Plymouth...alot of pine trees! Best regards, Alan Blue Mountain Bonsai Ontario, Canada Zone 6 |
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