Hello for the first time

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  1. Ian Taylor

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    Welcome to the friendliest gardening forum:sign0016:
     
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      Thank you, Ian, I must say, it's been very friendly up 'til now.:SUNsmile:
       
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        Good evening English Instructor in Northern Germany,
        :sign0016: to Gardeners Corner. Plenty to see here so enjoy having a wander round . Are you knee deep in flood water like us?
        Jenny namaste
         
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          Thank you, Jenny, I am doing as you suggested, wandering around. :hapfeet:

          We haven't had any bad weather here, in fact it is much too warm for the time of year. It was sunny and 9 degrees centigrade today and I was out raking some leaves, which had decided to stick on the trees until last night when we had some strong winds. Just like a breeze to what the UK has been being hit with recently.
           
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            Welcome to GC:smile:
             
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              Thank you Strongylodon, I'm enjoying this place more by the minute.
               
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              Welcome Giesa - another exiled Scot here. Hope you enjoy the forum, I've only been on a short while myself and already had loads of good advice and a lot of laughs. It's a really friendly place.
               
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                There are few Scots on here, and we're in good company. How long have you lived in Germany? No matter how long I am away, I still miss 'home' - doubt I could make enough money up there to survive nowadays, but I do miss the countryside and the scenery.
                 
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                  WellhullawrerrChina howzitgaun?:cool:
                  Thank you very much for your nice welcome, "Lost".
                  There seems to be quite a wee nest of us here. :yes:

                  I was on here until after one o'clock last night (my time) as I got caught up reading threads that I thought were interesting. It was difficult getting up this morning.
                   
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                    I'm afraid it is a wee bit addictive this forum - as much if not more so than gardening!

                    Its great when the year really gets into full swing though, especially the photies :)
                     
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                    Welcome Giesabrekk. :) So you're hooked already.....no going back now! :heehee:
                     
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                    I've lived here for about 40 years, FC.
                    Came here as a shipbuilding engineer, moved on to the music business, and now I'm teaching.
                    I've still got aunts and cousins in Scotland, but I very rarely go back. I used to go back a do some ice-climbing, but I don't do that anymore (too auld noo) so teaching's just the job to keep me active, along with the garden.
                     
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                      And speaking of photies...... hurry up and get yours loaded :)
                       
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                        To be honest, you definitely made the right choice in moving - this country is going to hell in a handbasket at the moment. As for Wee 'Eck and his plans for independence.......... how a bam pot like that got let loose with the keys to the country is beyond me.

                        I've not been back for a couple of years now - last time was for a funeral, and being February I ended up having to go and rescue relatives who had got stranded in there wee sports car in the snow - - 200 mile round trip in white out conditions and it felt like I'd never been away :snork:
                         
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                        Aye, good point well put - @Giesabrekk - get yer photies oot and gies a swatch at yer patch! :coffee:
                         
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