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Post by Moonlight on Sept 11, 2014 12:30:10 GMT
Better get the dahlias update done before I send everyone asleep 
I didn't have any poms - needed 5, couldn't find 5 that were not oversize, so I picked the ones that I could to use in my 'arrangement'.
Dad came 1st with his Lismore Moonlight.
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Post by Moonlight on Sept 11, 2014 13:22:11 GMT
I came 2nd and Dad came 1st and 3rd with Nuland's Josephine large pom. Unsurprisingly enough, Dad had given me with a cutting. |
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Post by Moonlight on Sept 11, 2014 13:27:45 GMT
I came 2nd in small cacrus / semi cactus with Oakwood Goldcrest.
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Post by Moonlight on Sept 11, 2014 13:37:27 GMT
Came 1st with my Trooper Dan in the large cactus / semi cactus class beat my Dad with his, again mine had been a cutting from he had rooted for me from one of his tubers.
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Post by Moonlight on Sept 11, 2014 13:45:34 GMT
I came 3rd with my Jomanda Dad came 2nd with his Red Balloon. Mary's Jomanda and Jomanda doing well again much to my Father's disgust. We both entered Downham Royal at the front.
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Post by sweetpea on Sept 11, 2014 15:22:28 GMT
An exciting day for you all  |
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Post by Moonlight on Sept 11, 2014 20:50:02 GMT
My neighbours never really needed convincing that I am more than a tad nuts but having been watched running down my garden with my camera and a solar powered moveable stone light, taking about 4 photos of a dahlia in the pitch black and then running back up to the house, they would probably say that I was positively certifiable.
Any why was I running down the garden at a quarter to 10? Because an insect made me go back again?
Why did the insect make me go back because he gatecrashed my photo of my Fred by miniature 'Downham Royal Dec'.
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Post by Moonlight on Sept 11, 2014 21:00:57 GMT
Any why was I running down the garden at a quarter to 10? Because an insect made me go back again?
Why did the insect make me go back because he gatecrashed my photo of my Fred by miniature 'Downham Royal Dec'. 
Gatecrashing my seedling.
grrr
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Post by Moonlight on Sept 11, 2014 21:02:38 GMT
Lovely seedling tho.
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Post by Moonlight on Sept 11, 2014 21:31:00 GMT
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Post by sweetpea on Sept 11, 2014 21:50:26 GMT
[/b]!    [/font][/quote] Was it in a Doctor Who episode? |
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Post by Moonlight on Sept 11, 2014 22:09:14 GMT
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Post by Moonlight on Sept 11, 2014 23:03:29 GMT
Almost finished the show updates...
Ok Class 90 Vase or bowl mixed, arranged for frontal effect.
I was very impressed with my Dad's exhibit. Didn't think he was into that sort of thing!
Well here is my effort. If they all looked in the right direction... I was actually secretly impressed that they looked as good as they did.
Where as this is someone who knows what they are doing!
A well deserved 1st (although Dad muttered that he didn't realise that he needed to stick a few gladiola leaves at the back...)
 The whole class - the other vase is also my Dad's he was determined to plonk some random dahlias that he had left over in that vase. My Father has a very strong desire to follow the rules. He can't abide cheating or anything underhand but he is a rebel. Last year there was a class: 3 of any type of Dahlia which was a very popular class one of the ones with the most entries. Dad won it and was awarded best vase in the dahlia classes and the awarded the NDS silver medal. Another competitor made a complaint, said that it was a nas. Dad's award remained because it was correct. However the class has been changed (which matched the other competitor's perception of what the class was last year): 3 of any type of Dahlia, other than those mentioned above So what did my Dad do?  Well he won 1st and 2nd. Nuff said.  He won the NDS Silver medal.
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Post by Moonlight on Sept 11, 2014 23:13:49 GMT
Last year he won the Dahlia class cup for the highest number of points. Last year he won it with 33 points. This year if I've counted it right I think he won with 55 points.
Like I said before he can't abide any form of cheating or manipulation or canvassing to get enough people to agree with you that you force people to change the rules.
 Respect.
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Post by Moonlight on Sept 11, 2014 23:15:25 GMT
My score was 10 points. and proud of that I am. 
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