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In article , Des Higgins
writes I got to like him from his column in the Observer (I have no idea if it is still running). Yes, Monty Don's articles still appear weekly in the Sunday Observer. I enjoy reading them more than watching 4his GW presentations. -- Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs. |
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"Alan Gould" wrote in message ... In article , Des Higgins writes I got to like him from his column in the Observer (I have no idea if it is still running). Yes, Monty Don's articles still appear weekly in the Sunday Observer. Those articles used to be fantastic. They were very stylish and passionate when most other gardening columns were about how to kill greenfly on leeks. I cannot imagine what he can write about after nearly 10 years of it though. Christopher Lloyd on Saturday morning in the (durty pinko liberal) Guardan was also fantastic but for completely different reasons. I enjoy reading them more than watching 4his GW presentations. -- Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs. |
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wrote in message ... On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 18:08:51 +0100, "JennyC" wrote: "Des Higgins" wrote Who do you hate the most? Janet Alan T !!! Me too! -- Martin He has a silly manner sometimes but his main problem lately was that we simply saw too much of him. Groundforce was great fun for about 8 episodes and attempting to fill Geoff Hamiltons (claggy clay covered) boots was some feat. |
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In article , Pam Moore
writes I hope he's not reading this. We know they do sometimes, as Jenny will remember from her never-to-be-forgotten appearances on GQT! LOL Pam in Bristol What was EXTREMELY annoying was to read garden Answers magazine February edition to find that the best sites on the internet were swapaplant.com yahoo groups seed exchange realgardneres.co.uk letsgogardening.co.uk gardenweb.com gardenbanter.co.uk and nary a word about this wonderful newsgroup. As we only post ORIGINAL messages it might have been nice to get just one mention Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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What was EXTREMELY annoying was to read garden Answers magazine February edition to find that the best sites on the internet were swapaplant.com yahoo groups seed exchange realgardneres.co.uk letsgogardening.co.uk gardenweb.com gardenbanter.co.uk and nary a word about this wonderful newsgroup. As we only post ORIGINAL messages it might have been nice to get just one mention are all of those sites free from Net Nannies? They may be more welcoming to strangers and they don't feel that they 'have to belong' |
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On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 18:34:39 +0000, Alan Gould
wrote: ~In article , Des Higgins writes ~ ~I got to like him from his column in the Observer (I have no idea if it is ~still running). ~ ~Yes, Monty Don's articles still appear weekly in the Sunday Observer. You can find them by going to http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/ and scrolling down. This week has an article on alpines. ~ ~I enjoy reading them more than watching 4his GW presentations. No fake conversations or cuts to somewhere irrelevant! Just gardening. I agree. -- jane Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist but you have ceased to live. Mark Twain Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks! |
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"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message ... In article , Pam Moore writes I hope he's not reading this. We know they do sometimes, as Jenny will remember from her never-to-be-forgotten appearances on GQT! LOL Pam in Bristol What was EXTREMELY annoying was to read garden Answers magazine February edition to find that the best sites on the internet were swapaplant.com yahoo groups seed exchange realgardneres.co.uk letsgogardening.co.uk gardenweb.com gardenbanter.co.uk and nary a word about this wonderful newsgroup. As we only post ORIGINAL messages it might have been nice to get just one mention Janet I suppose they are right to the letter of the law 'best sites' We are not a site :~)) We are free We are totally non commercial We are fun :~) Jenny |
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I suppose they are right to the letter of the law 'best sites' We are not a site :~)) We are free We are totally non commercial We are fun :~) We are net nannied Jenny |
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I don't think we are netnanneid at all Jenny Only to the 'n'th degree. Maybe as you are an 'insider' you cannot see it. Just sit back and watch. Have a look at the 'public' posting of one of the guardians/owners/net nannies which could have been just as well, if not better, done by email. "I" can see it, can't you? The trouble is I am too honest and speak my mind, many do not like it if they are the ones targeted. This newsgroup has a wealth of knowledge spread across its contributors, because of this, some, not too many fortunately, stake their claim to 'ownership'. Sit back and watch. |
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"JennyC" wrote in message ... That funny, weird, exotic bloke who used to pop up in GW from time to time with crazy garden items. Mown mazes, old shop dummies as sculpture. His name escapes me......... Jenny I think his surname was Hicks, but can't remember his first name. Marina E. Sx |
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"goldfinch" wrote in message ... "JennyC" wrote in message ... That funny, weird, exotic bloke who used to pop up in GW from time to time with crazy garden items. Mown mazes, old shop dummies as sculpture. His name escapes me......... Jenny I think his surname was Hicks, but can't remember his first name. Marina Ivan Hicks !! Thanks for jerking my memory:~) Jenny |
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In article , Mike
writes I don't think we are netnanneid at all Jenny [Sorry - I know this *is* off topic for a group discussing gardening and in future I will just ignore such posts from "Mike".] Only to the 'n'th degree. Maybe as you are an 'insider' you cannot see it. Well I'm not an insider and I don't see it. What I do see is you constantly posting about it which looks like an unbalanced obsession. Just sit back and watch. Have a look at the 'public' posting of one of the guardians/owners/net nannies which could have been just as well, if not better, done by email. "I" can see it, can't you? The trouble is I am too honest and speak my mind, many do not like it if they are the ones targeted. Just because you speak your mind doesn't mean that you speak the truth, of course. You speak what is your perception of the truth - ad nauseam. This newsgroup has a wealth of knowledge spread across its contributors, because of this, some, not too many fortunately, stake their claim to 'ownership'. Never seen that. Sit back and watch. What - your knee jerk reactions? -- regards andyw |
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"Magwitch" wrote in message ... Des Higgins muttered: "Alan Gould" wrote in message ... In article , Des Higgins writes I got to like him from his column in the Observer (I have no idea if it is still running). Yes, Monty Don's articles still appear weekly in the Sunday Observer. Those articles used to be fantastic. They were very stylish and passionate when most other gardening columns were about how to kill greenfly on leeks. I cannot imagine what he can write about after nearly 10 years of it though. Why the past tense? I suppose the great thing about gardening is that every year is different, and there is always something to learn or pass on. Sorry; that does indeed look odd. It is just that I used to read them when I lived in England (1995,1996) and have not read them since then. They were great articles then but I really cannot imagine he can maintain that level of passion and fun for all the years since then. Christopher Lloyd on Saturday morning in the (durty pinko liberal) Guardan was also fantastic but for completely different reasons. Agreed. Great Dixter is one of the 'must see' gardens, my brother worked there as part of his 'year out' and was inspired. I would love to see it. I have seen it on TV and in books and it looks fantastic. I enjoy reading them more than watching 4his GW presentations. -- Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs. |
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Des Higgins muttered:
"Alan Gould" wrote in message ... In article , Des Higgins writes I got to like him from his column in the Observer (I have no idea if it is still running). Yes, Monty Don's articles still appear weekly in the Sunday Observer. Those articles used to be fantastic. They were very stylish and passionate when most other gardening columns were about how to kill greenfly on leeks. I cannot imagine what he can write about after nearly 10 years of it though. Why the past tense? I suppose the great thing about gardening is that every year is different, and there is always something to learn or pass on. Christopher Lloyd on Saturday morning in the (durty pinko liberal) Guardan was also fantastic but for completely different reasons. Agreed. Great Dixter is one of the 'must see' gardens, my brother worked there as part of his 'year out' and was inspired. I enjoy reading them more than watching 4his GW presentations. -- Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs. |
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In article , JennyC
writes I suppose they are right to the letter of the law 'best sites' We are not a site :~)) We are free We are totally non commercial We are fun :~) Jenny We are not just a number ......... However some sites are just taking wadges of our Internet conversations and regurgitating them as their own contributions which I feel is a bit off. We are at least ORIGINAL even if we do have the odd fall out. I know some people have trouble enjoying this newsgroups but I've always found it in general helpful, fun, intelligent, with just the right amount of humour and maybe the odd 'argument' Personally I've have met some very nice people and swapped an awful lot of plants and seeds via UK rec. I've had invaluable advice and listened to some really great advice and experience. -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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