Last year the old Flower Show Committee met for the last time in order to divide up monies to the village good causes. It was a bitter sweet meeting for sure but with me leaving the village, it was deemed time for the entire committee to resign with me, a change I was very moved by.
Now, with the New Community Association going from strength to strength, a new Flower Show Committee has resurrected our old format and the show will go on this August!
How wonderful is that
Looking through the schedule I was rather moved to see that I have had a trophy named after me!
Thank you , it was a lovely surprise!
another day
another early morning vet visit!
what goes around!
That cup really is a nice compliment. You deserve it; well done.
ReplyDeleteThat is a truly wonderful acknowledgement of your contribution to the village.
ReplyDeleteLovely! Hope the vet visit goes ok.
ReplyDeleteThat's brilliant and well deserved x
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful that a cup has been named after you. But couldn't it have been for a nice floral display rather than a basket of vegetables?
ReplyDeleteYP, that's not like you putting a dampener on John's claim to future fame. Unless you are a donkey in which case you will eat flowers (even thistles) I'd rather have a basket of lush vegetables any day.
DeleteHigh five,
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Love the idea of 'boiled fruit cakes'. Congratulations that you have a cup named after you.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful tribute to you for all your hard work. xxx
ReplyDeleteBasket of vegetables hey ho.
ReplyDeleteThat made me laugh.
DeleteWe need a laugh.
DeleteI'm worried about soiling myself if I laugh too hard.
DeleteOh then you had better stop laughing now. We don't want to cause any trouble in the garden do we?
DeleteYou wags
DeleteHow lovely, John, you'll be remembered forever (you would be, anyway). Hope the veggies are home grown!
ReplyDeleteGood luck at the vets x
How lovely. Congratulations.
ReplyDeletewill they resurrect the novelty veg competition though? Hope you have time to enter a category or two this year John. x
ReplyDeleteA wonderful tribute to you, which shows how much you were valued as a committee member and friend. With the cup coming out every year you will live on forever and stories will be told of your contributions to newcomers. Well deserved John, I am pleased for you.
ReplyDeleteThe John Gray cup - how lovely! :)
ReplyDeleteI am sure the vets make a good pile of money from you and your crew.
ReplyDeleteI've just got my schedule for the show I enter.
ReplyDeleteYou will never be forgotten in Trelawnyd now although in 30 years time people will be wondering what you did to get a cup named after you and someone will remember the photo competition and say "Oh THAT John Gray!"
A fitting tribute to your many years as Flower Show organizer!
ReplyDeleteSorry about the trip to the vet. :( Hope Miss Mary (that is Mary, isn't it?) is okay.
Hugs!
what a wonderful tribute! i would like to win a john gray cup.
ReplyDeleteThat trophy named after you is such a lovely touch! Very nice.
ReplyDeleteHope the doggie is ok!
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Such a nice tribute to your years of dedication!
ReplyDeleteA well deserved honor
ReplyDeleteAt least you and Mary won't have had a long wait considering the waiting room appears empty.
ReplyDeleteStill, my heart bleeds for you as I know, to my cost, that coming out of the vet's will leave your wallet considerably lighter than when you walked in. Having one of my cats put down cost me a cool £80.00 (ca. 2010).
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That is a well deserved honor.
ReplyDeleteHow nice. May the John Gray Cup become THE coveted cup!
ReplyDeleteNow THAT is a meaningful tribute.
ReplyDeletehow lovely; you have made in impact on the little village. and mary needs to get better soon!
ReplyDeleteThat's quite an honor - Congratulations, John!! To know you've been that appreciated is pretty darn heartwarming. Come to think of it, your path through this life is strewn with good deeds and kindnesses above and beyond...
ReplyDeleteYou must be right chuffed to see your name going down in posterity, and quite rightly so. I think you'll leave an indelible mark wherever you go - though emphatically NOT in the way some animals do.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely fitting ..... The John Gray Cup!
ReplyDeletePerfect, congratulations!
Congratulations on the cup, John. I hope the vet trip was ok too. Oh and if you are looking for a job and a cheap place to live Ramsgate could welcome you our hospital is in dire need of some staff who work hard with a sense of humour. Sally.
ReplyDeleteNot ramsgate sally...
DeleteI love that they named a cup after you, I think that is quite an honor.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful it is to have a prize named after you. I hope you will attend and post pictures of the winner.
ReplyDeleteSee? I said you would be fondly remembered!
ReplyDeleteJohn, that is wonderful! Hoping your animals are all getting better. Trips to the vet are not fun for any of you. Your village is proud of you and so am I. Wishing you and yours the best always.
ReplyDeleteJoyce in Indiana
Glad about that well-deserved cup John.
ReplyDeleteAs to the vet's visit - from where I am sitting she doesn't look too bothered about it.
She's acting
DeleteHow wonderful to have a prize named after you! Hope it brightened your day a bit, I know you're going through a tough time. x
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful to know the Flower Show in returning! It is a well deserved honor that you have a cup named after you!
ReplyDeleteIt's so heartwarming that the Flower Show will be carried on, and even more so that there will be a trophy honouring your past contributions. You've made a difference in people's lives.
ReplyDeleteI hope poor Mary's ears soon take a turn for the better. It's hard on the head to have a chronically ill pet, and you don't need that right now.
I’ve always found looking for a job and a place to live at the same time was the worst of the worst stresswise. Hugs for you.
ReplyDeleteA trophy in your honor can offset the stress for a moment or two.
We have 5 dogs and I can identify with thethe vet bills. I was there yesterday and now have to schedule a procedure that will costeven more.
What is wrong with Mary’s ears?
It's a long story
DeleteI believe we all feel good about that recognition.
ReplyDeleteA Special Cup for a basket of Vegetables ! But I remember you trying to win the Boiled Cake if that is the right one ?
ReplyDeleteparsnip x
I lost the Congrats on the John Gray Cup !
DeleteLovely to have a cup named after you John hopefully you will be able to return every year to present it to the winner.
ReplyDeleteWell deserved, what a lovely tribute x
ReplyDeleteJohn I absolutely adore that they have named a category after you. That is so lovely.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad the flower show lives on! And yes, it's a wonderful and well-deserved tribute that you have a trophy in your name.
ReplyDeleteWow John, that is wonderful. How lovely 🙂
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