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Froglegs

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Goodbye Bernard
« on: October 01, 2008, 11:23:01 »
A sad day for me as my allotment neighbour Bernard as decided to call it a day,i will miss his good advice and tales of days long gone. :'( :'( :( :(

       
Happydays Bernard happydays.

     http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/news/Bernard-leaves-allotment-61-years/article-361366-detail/article.html
« Last Edit: October 01, 2008, 11:31:34 by froglegs »

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Re: Goodbye Bernard
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2008, 11:35:07 »
It's always sad when a long-time allotmenteer decides to call it a day.
Flighty's plot,  http://flightplot.wordpress.com,  is my blog.

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Melbourne12

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Re: Goodbye Bernard
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2008, 13:35:18 »
Best wishes to Bernard!  He sounds like a very nice guy.  He'll miss his gardening, though, just as his fellow allotment holders will miss him.

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Re: Goodbye Bernard
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2008, 14:15:43 »
Hope he will still vist to give the newbies advice.Can't let all that experience go. :)

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Re: Goodbye Bernard
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2008, 15:28:12 »
our Eric has given up 2/3rds of his plot to two new couples..he's just kept his fruit area on as his wife has alzheimers and he's 84  :-\
still, we managed to keep him on site  ;D

Froglegs

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Re: Goodbye Bernard
« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2008, 18:15:30 »
I hope Bernard will keep coming to see us all if only to cut his hedge. :)

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Re: Goodbye Bernard
« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2008, 18:25:13 »
and that's a smashing hedge indeed. Nice to remember him by.
Smile, it confuses people.

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Re: Goodbye Bernard
« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2008, 11:45:08 »
Good luck to Bernard I wish the old boy all the very best :)

 

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