Good Evening
I would like to introduce myself here on this fantastic site.
A few details in my Profile.
I will fill in the blanks Ina Im here and thanks for guiding me to the SHED.
Im Mike I was born in Cardiff South Wales I move with my Wife and Daughter to a Wonderful place Called the Netherlands..Nederlands or Holland.
I came here Sixteen years ago to give my [our] youngest daughter a good start in life. I feel that we have achieved that here in Holland. I certainly have no regrets neither as my wife.
I have recently decided to return to Gardening as a Hobby
after a long long time. But now I will take it a stage further
I will be only to please to make contact via E mail with anyone interested in Friendship- Penpals.
I must stress that Im very happily married with Four Grow Children and in five months celebrate[ back to Wales]
our Ruby Wedding Anniversary [ 40 years].
My other Hobby is my Motorcycle Kawasaki ZZR 600 1993
thats a great passion here in Holland. With the Assen TT Circuit close at hand.
Thank you all for giving me the time and space to explain a little about Tulip-23 Mike Hope to hear from anyone interested in setting up a friendship through Penpals
and Im sure along this road I will have very pleasant contact and ask many questions and ask for lots of your advise.
MIKE Uden Noord Brabant Holland
Hello Mike,
Welcome to A4A.
Best wishes
Mia up in Caernarfon
Hoi Multiveg
Mai up there in Caernafon
Many thanks for the warm welcome to this fine site
I'm sure we will meet again along the way
Take Care
Greeting Mike Uden Holland
Welcome Mike Yes your right this is a lovely site the best actually. :)
hope you will enjoy it here lots of info and help always about and of course good fun. Cheers Rosebud.
Rosebud
Many thanks for the welcome here. Yes I think the same
Friendly People with a lot of Knowledge.
Always willing to help thats fine.
We will meet again along the way of this forum Im sure
Take care
Greetings Mike Uden Holland
Hi Mike
That's funny - my sister moved from Wales (Cardiff) to Holland (Leiden) a few years ago. She's not going to be there much longer - she's off to Spain in the Spring!
Hoi Aquilegia
Sorry to hear your sister is leaving Leiden very nice University there so I believe.
Going to Spain But they speak a Funny Language there.
Wish her success thats what Europe is all about Moving around
Have you visited here Holland I meam. I would"nt change a thing......love the Country the People everything about it.
Thanks for taking time out for me .......Great.
Takr Care Mike Uden Holland
hello Mike, welcome
congratulations on your upcoming anniversary. ruby wedding is a great achievement.
tell us more about your gardening? do you like veggies and flowers, or have an allotment?
Kerry, leicestershire (england!)
Hi Kerry
Thank you for the warm welcome.
Im in the process of arranging the Veggie plot
Her in Doors does the Flower Department.
If you look out our Living Room Window my ground goes as far as the Eye can see!!!!
About 3mtrs now just cleared a little more this afternoon
thats Wide and about 5mtrs Long.
Busy with the preparations!! hav,nt done any thing like this for nearly 35/40 years . But its great fun.......Christened
my new spad this afternoon also bought some little
propagation things !!
The flower patch is in the shape of a triangle about
the length of the front of the House and about 5mtrs long on the pathside.
the path divides the Flower plot and the FUTURE VEGGIE PLOT.
Bought some different packets of seeds today as well.
But I can assure you that I will be working very closely UNDER INSTRUCTION from all these FINE PEOPLE Here
Getting all excited now Kerry Dug out another Bush well rather a small Tree-thing........phew hard work this Garden what!!
Lets hear your interest and What you like to do up there in Leciestershire. Your favourite things Veggies or Plants and Flowers. Loking forward to your reply with interest.
Said to "Her in Doors" they have got some great seeds in the "Boerenbond" Well know shop here in Holland.
What was her answer ' I dont do seeds!! Some people ahah
Tulip-23
Hi mike,i am living in the netherlands too.Ina and i are living in the same provence namly noord-holland. My village is called heemskerk,it is straight on the coastline,only some dunes are in between.I hope you have a great time here on this llovely side.May the sun shine in your face and the wind blowing in your back.
Hoi Ruud
Great to hear from you Yes I've done a little research
I know that you and Ina[ Very nice person] come from the same Province .
Never been to Heemskerk........maybe some day I hope.
Really enjoying it here some very interesting and nice people.
Ruud Ive posted a Question on Edible Foods Please take a look Maybe you can just HELP!!
May the sunshine on your face and the Wind on your Back
Take Care my Friend
Groetjes Tulip-23 Mike
Ruud
Checked out the two websites.
www.Garantzaden.nl looks very good.
In fact I've inlogged this evening. Thanks a gain for your time and help
Will spend a little time on www.Vergetengroenten.nl
They have some very good Potatoes and at a good price.
Tulip-23
hi Mike,
good luck with your new plans and garden. i think seeds are the best thing ever! such a miracle each time, something from so little.
i grow both veggies and flowers here, i don't have as much space as i would like, am thinking seriously of attempting an allotment here. i read in the local paper the local council are going to try to recruit more females to allotments in this area! :)
i mainly grow what myself and other half like to eat. i like to try new things each year, and am terrible for getting stuff when i don't have the space!
i have at present seperate areas in the garden for fruit, flowers and veg, plus a greenhouse.
my favourites would be....peas, tomatoes, asparagus, raspberries, strawberries, leeks, onions, broad beans, broccoli and cauliflower, plus i love the unusual varieties you can get now.
melons will be my big challenge this year!
ps.got your pm just fine.
Hi Mike,
Well if you've found this site, you've found gardening friends!
I love growing things from seed....this Spring i have to move house but am going to take examples of all the plants I have grown from seed for this garden.
I have friends in Holland, all over the place.Brabant eh? Did you ever visit the international horse show at Indoor Brabant? It's wonderful even if you are not a 'horsey' person. Fabulous shopping!
All best wishes from the Cotswolds,
Cotswold Lass
Kerry/Cotswoldlass
Good Morning Ladies
I will answer you later Sorry must Fly.
Till later
Tulip-23 Mike
Late as uaual!!
:-[Â I'm here now though to wish you a very warm (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v256/Bluewildlife/1%20bluewildlife%20album/welcome.bmp) to the forums from West Lothian in Scotland..
You'll love it here!!
Kerry
Back to answer you Message.
Goed Afternoon.
I hope that you have lot of Success with your Local Council over your Allotments Plans .
Is that definate or a maybe!!
Thats a nice selection of Veggies that you've chosen.
Wish you every success with the Melon Enterprise in 2005.
Greetings to you and the Otherhalf Take Care Tulip-23
Cotswold Lass
Back to answer your message.
Good Afternoon.
THats perfectly true here in time can you make some very good Friends...........Im looking forward to that.
Wish you a stress free move and a very warm Welcome in your new House.
Nice to hear that you have lots of friends in Holland I hope that you one more NOW!!
Yes thats right Brabant Noord BRabant just above Limburg
We Live Between Eindhoven and Arnhem a place called Uden.
Yes I know what you mean its the [ Brabantsehalle ] Eindhoven. They hold allsorts of events there its Huge.
Take Care Greetings Tulip-23 Mike
Hi Mike,
Yes I was due to go to the International Horse Show at Brabanthalle this March but now I have been swapped to Dusseldorf a week later (I report, not ride these days!).
I know a few people close by to Eindhoven and I have a great friend in Den Haag - beautiful restaurant we go to!
Thanks for the kind wishes, hopefully should no more about the move after the weekend.
CLx 8)
Ellen
Thank you for that Fine Scottish Welcome.
Absolutely True its great here really enjoying it and lots to learn.
Incidentally my Eldest Daughter lives in Pittenweem
Fife near St Andrews. Have myself with [ Her Indoors]
visited Three Times.
Isle of Skye twice with the Motors with my Youngest Daughter who lives here in Holland.
Greetings and Take Care Tulip-23 Mike
Cotswold Lass
Thats a pity that your not coming over to Eindhoven we live only thirty Kilometers from there.
I could have popped along.......shame maybe another time.
Greetings Take Care Tulip-23 Mike