In article ,
David in Normandy writes:
| In article C37F4B08.60BAE%
| , Sacha says...
| Someone starts this every year so I'll give it a try this year - what
| gardening related gift would you wish for if your wildest dream could come
| true?
|
| If I won the lottery I would love to design one hell of a
| landscaped garden. A sort of cross between between a
| fantasy park, The Kew gardens "Princes Diana" glasshouse,
| an Eden project dome and a set from the film "Raiders of
| the lost Ark". There would be lots of flowers and tropical
| plants, lots of nooks and crannies with places to sit and
| relax plus a few Barbara Hepworth and other contemporary
| type sculptures.
|
| I think that's spent a few million?

I can relate to that, as our transpondian friends say.

But, if I won the lottery, that would require a miracle. Like many
people of my background, I have never bought a ticket, discourage
everyone from buying me one, and intend to continue in that line ....


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

In message , Nick Maclaren
writes

In article ,
David in Normandy writes:
| In article C37F4B08.60BAE%
| , Sacha says...
| Someone starts this every year so I'll give it a try this year - what
| gardening related gift would you wish for if your wildest dream could come
| true?
|
| If I won the lottery I would love to design one hell of a
| landscaped garden. A sort of cross between between a
| fantasy park, The Kew gardens "Princes Diana" glasshouse,
| an Eden project dome and a set from the film "Raiders of
| the lost Ark". There would be lots of flowers and tropical
| plants, lots of nooks and crannies with places to sit and
| relax plus a few Barbara Hepworth and other contemporary
| type sculptures.
|
| I think that's spent a few million?

I can relate to that, as our transpondian friends say.

I was thinking of a botanical garden, and funds sufficient to provide
operating expenses, but David may have topped me.

But, if I won the lottery, that would require a miracle. Like many
people of my background, I have never bought a ticket, discourage
everyone from buying me one, and intend to continue in that line ....


--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

In article , Nick
Maclaren says...
But, if I won the lottery, that would require a miracle. Like many
people of my background, I have never bought a ticket, discourage
everyone from buying me one, and intend to continue in that line ....


I have no problem parting with 2 euro's a week for a
ticket. The amount of money is neither here nor there. It
provides a modicum of entertainment for the Mrs when she
checks the numbers on a Saturday morning. We win the
occasional small sum. A big win would be nice though :-)
--
David in Normandy

In article ,
David in Normandy writes:
|
| But, if I won the lottery, that would require a miracle. Like many
| people of my background, I have never bought a ticket, discourage
| everyone from buying me one, and intend to continue in that line ....
|
| I have no problem parting with 2 euro's a week for a
| ticket. The amount of money is neither here nor there. It
| provides a modicum of entertainment for the Mrs when she
| checks the numbers on a Saturday morning. We win the
| occasional small sum. A big win would be nice though :-)

I object to subsidising a swindle. Honest gambling is one thing;
the National Fleecery is another.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 7/12/07 21:09, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote:


In article ,
David in Normandy writes:
|
| But, if I won the lottery, that would require a miracle. Like many
| people of my background, I have never bought a ticket, discourage
| everyone from buying me one, and intend to continue in that line ....
|
| I have no problem parting with 2 euro's a week for a
| ticket. The amount of money is neither here nor there. It
| provides a modicum of entertainment for the Mrs when she
| checks the numbers on a Saturday morning. We win the
| occasional small sum. A big win would be nice though :-)

I object to subsidising a swindle. Honest gambling is one thing;
the National Fleecery is another.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.


Nick, will you for heaven's sake let go and just go mad for a minute or six!
I'm getting over a rotten cold, I'm stuffed to the eyeballs with
Paracetathingies and antibiotics and I want to hear some fun stuff. Tchah.
IF someone else won the Lottery and bought you whatever you wished, what
would you wish?!


--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

In article ,
Sacha writes:
|
| Nick, will you for heaven's sake let go and just go mad for a minute or six!
| I'm getting over a rotten cold, I'm stuffed to the eyeballs with
| Paracetathingies and antibiotics and I want to hear some fun stuff. Tchah.
| IF someone else won the Lottery and bought you whatever you wished, what
| would you wish?!

Well, I did - by echoing David in Normandy :-)

But, to go REALLY over the top, I would like to be able to look
out of my windows and see lynx controlling the deer, rabbits and
other vermin (down, Mike).

Or, to post something that got me flamed some years ago (and please
read this CAREFULLY before doing the same!), I look forward to the
day when more children are killed in Cambridgeshire by wolves than
by motor vehicles.

In my dreams ....


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
...



Or, to post something that got me flamed some years ago (and please
read this CAREFULLY before doing the same!), I look forward to the
day when more children are killed in Cambridgeshire by wolves than
by motor vehicles.

That would be REALLY good.

Mary

On 8/12/07 14:19, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote:


In article ,
Sacha writes:
|
| Nick, will you for heaven's sake let go and just go mad for a minute or
six!
| I'm getting over a rotten cold, I'm stuffed to the eyeballs with
| Paracetathingies and antibiotics and I want to hear some fun stuff. Tchah.
| IF someone else won the Lottery and bought you whatever you wished, what
| would you wish?!

Well, I did - by echoing David in Normandy :-)

;-) Okay, I suppose you're allowed that one!

But, to go REALLY over the top, I would like to be able to look
out of my windows and see lynx controlling the deer, rabbits and
other vermin (down, Mike).

On that subject - kind of - we were talking to a wildlife artist friend a
few weeks ago and he told us that even before the well-publicised 'release'
of wild boar into the Devonshire countryside, he'd known of several small
groups (herds, flocks??) for many years. He's a London man who started his
Devon career as a river warden so he's been close to what goes on on
Dartmoor and its surrounding area for thirty years to my certain knowledge.
He also believes quite certainly - as do many of his acquaintances who have
seen it - that the famous Black Cat is indeed around and about. It only
takes one person to buy an inappropriate pet and release it into the
wild......!

Or, to post something that got me flamed some years ago (and please
read this CAREFULLY before doing the same!), I look forward to the
day when more children are killed in Cambridgeshire by wolves than
by motor vehicles.

In my dreams ....


The latter wish could be repeated all over the country. ;-(
In fact, ISTR on reading one of Nicholas Evans books (he's now a 'local',
BTW, though I've never met him) that there is no real evidence of wolves
actually killing anyone in very many years, anywhere. I'm assuming this
must be affected to some extent by what other food sources they have,
wherever they are.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

On 9/12/07 17:04, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Sun, 09 Dec 2007 16:57:38 +0000, Sacha
wrote:

On 8/12/07 14:19, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote:


In article ,
Sacha writes:
|
| Nick, will you for heaven's sake let go and just go mad for a minute or
six!
| I'm getting over a rotten cold, I'm stuffed to the eyeballs with
| Paracetathingies and antibiotics and I want to hear some fun stuff.
Tchah.
| IF someone else won the Lottery and bought you whatever you wished, what
| would you wish?!

Well, I did - by echoing David in Normandy :-)

;-) Okay, I suppose you're allowed that one!

But, to go REALLY over the top, I would like to be able to look
out of my windows and see lynx controlling the deer, rabbits and
other vermin (down, Mike).

On that subject - kind of - we were talking to a wildlife artist friend a
few weeks ago and he told us that even before the well-publicised 'release'
of wild boar into the Devonshire countryside, he'd known of several small
groups (herds,
SOM lonely swineherd, so herd.

I rather like the idea of a 'belligerence of boars', myself - bit like a
murder of crows and a parliament of rooks. ;-)

flocks??) for many years. He's a London man who started his
Devon career as a river warden so he's been close to what goes on on
Dartmoor and its surrounding area for thirty years to my certain knowledge.
He also believes quite certainly - as do many of his acquaintances who have
seen it - that the famous Black Cat is indeed around and about.

The famous Whitby Black Cat turned out to be a black Labrador.

Oh yes, it still could be and in fact, that happened here quite recently,
too. But I think what he and his friends are talking about is a bit too big
for that - and yes, I know Labs can be big, though modern ones rarely are -
and the paw marks are - apparently- wrong.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

On 7/12/07 19:46, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote:


In article ,
David in Normandy writes:
| In article C37F4B08.60BAE%
| , Sacha says...
| Someone starts this every year so I'll give it a try this year - what
| gardening related gift would you wish for if your wildest dream could
come
| true?
|
| If I won the lottery I would love to design one hell of a
| landscaped garden. A sort of cross between between a
| fantasy park, The Kew gardens "Princes Diana" glasshouse,
| an Eden project dome and a set from the film "Raiders of
| the lost Ark". There would be lots of flowers and tropical
| plants, lots of nooks and crannies with places to sit and
| relax plus a few Barbara Hepworth and other contemporary
| type sculptures.
|
| I think that's spent a few million?

I can relate to that, as our transpondian friends say.

But, if I won the lottery, that would require a miracle. Like many
people of my background, I have never bought a ticket, discourage
everyone from buying me one, and intend to continue in that line ....

In your wildest dreams, Nick, not Lotto related ;-) (Bah, humbug!)


--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
...


But, if I won the lottery, that would require a miracle. Like many
people of my background, I have never bought a ticket, discourage
everyone from buying me one, and intend to continue in that line ....

Same here. I've quite a tidy sum in the bank by doing that :-)

I wonder what your background is though. Mine is a bookmaking family, I've
seen literally a rags to riches transformation made on threepenny and
sixpenny bets (and a lot of hard work). I don't want to be part of that
though.

Mary

In article ,
"Mary Fisher" writes:
|
| But, if I won the lottery, that would require a miracle. Like many
| people of my background, I have never bought a ticket, discourage
| everyone from buying me one, and intend to continue in that line ....
|
| Same here. I've quite a tidy sum in the bank by doing that :-)
|
| I wonder what your background is though. Mine is a bookmaking family, I've
| seen literally a rags to riches transformation made on threepenny and
| sixpenny bets (and a lot of hard work). I don't want to be part of that
| though.

By training, I am a statistician :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On Dec 7, 7:46 pm, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
In article ,
David in Normandy writes:
| In article C37F4B08.60BAE%
| , Sacha says...
| Someone starts this every year so I'll give it a try this year - what
| gardening related gift would you wish for if your wildest dream could come
| true?
|
| If I won the lottery I would love to design one hell of a
| landscaped garden. A sort of cross between between a
| fantasy park, The Kew gardens "Princes Diana" glasshouse,
| an Eden project dome and a set from the film "Raiders of
| the lost Ark". There would be lots of flowers and tropical
| plants, lots of nooks and crannies with places to sit and
| relax plus a few Barbara Hepworth and other contemporary
| type sculptures.
|
| I think that's spent a few million?

I can relate to that, as our transpondian friends say.

But, if I won the lottery, that would require a miracle. Like many
people of my background, I have never bought a ticket, discourage
everyone from buying me one, and intend to continue in that line ....


If you do not buy a ticket, that means that your chances of winning
the big prize are *roughly* the same as if you do i.e. *aproximately*
zero.

Des "speaking of priors rather than my posteriors" Higgins


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

"Des Higgins" wrote in message
...
On Dec 7, 7:46 pm, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
In article ,
David in Normandy writes:
| In article C37F4B08.60BAE%
| , Sacha says...
| Someone starts this every year so I'll give it a try this year -
what
| gardening related gift would you wish for if your wildest dream
could come
| true?
|
| If I won the lottery I would love to design one hell of a
| landscaped garden. A sort of cross between between a
| fantasy park, The Kew gardens "Princes Diana" glasshouse,
| an Eden project dome and a set from the film "Raiders of
| the lost Ark". There would be lots of flowers and tropical
| plants, lots of nooks and crannies with places to sit and
| relax plus a few Barbara Hepworth and other contemporary
| type sculptures.
|
| I think that's spent a few million?

I can relate to that, as our transpondian friends say.

But, if I won the lottery, that would require a miracle. Like many
people of my background, I have never bought a ticket, discourage
everyone from buying me one, and intend to continue in that line ....


If you do not buy a ticket, that means that your chances of winning
the big prize are *roughly* the same as if you do i.e. *aproximately*
zero.


Sorry you are wrong with your assumptions there.

If you are silly enough NOT to buy a ticket. You will NOT win.

If you are wise enough to buy a ticket, your chances are 14 Million to 1
that you will WILL win, BUT, there is a chance.

Kindest regards

Mike


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On Sat, 8 Dec 2007 16:43:01 -0000, "'Mike'" wrote:

If you are wise enough to buy a ticket, your chances are 14 Million to 1
that you will WILL win, BUT, there is a chance.



Wrong. The chances are 14 million to 1 that you will NOT win.