Newbie

Kitty Ballistic · Fri Jun 30, 2006 7:17 pm

Hello. I'm a Brit living in Holland, and I don't know if non-UK members are allowed, but I thought I'd barge my way in and see what happens.

I'm a beginner gardener and in my first year with a tiny greenhouse. I'm looking forward to getting lots of information on growing veggies etc. and chatting about gardening, as none of my friends share my enthusiasm.

Hillbilly · Post: # 25228Post **Hillbilly** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 7:34 pm

Hello! Welcome to the site! Anyone from anywhere is welcome!

Shirley · Post: # 25234Post **Shirley** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 7:56 pm

Hi Kitty B

Welcome to the site... like Jo said... everyone welcome here... we've got members from UK, France, Australia, Portugal... and loads more places...

What a shame about your friends not sharing your enthusiasm... I have a feeling that might change as they see you reap the rewards

shiney · Post: # 25236Post **shiney** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 7:57 pm

Welcome Kitty,

At least you have the enthusiasm! That's great.

There's lots of it here and lots of help too.

8)

Millie · Post: # 25243Post **Millie** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 8:37 pm

Welcome

Andy Hamilton · Fri Jun 30, 2006 8:52 pm

all are welcome, and we have enough enthusiasm to make up for all of your friends

Wombat · Post: # 25266Post **Wombat** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 11:11 pm

G'Day Kitty Ballistic,

I'm about as non-UK as you can get and they let me on!

Welocme to the forum.

Nev

Millymollymandy · Sat Jul 01, 2006 5:04 am

Hi Kitty and welcome to the forum. Whereabout are you living? I lived in the Netherlands for a bit before I came to France. I was lucky cos I had lots of friends who liked gardening and we had plant swaps!

ina · Post: # 25310Post **ina** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 1:07 pm

Hi Kitty, and welcome!

I live in the UK, but I'm not British.... See, everything goes!

Kitty Ballistic · Sat Jul 01, 2006 7:39 pm

Thanks for the welcome everyone.

Millymollymandy (great name, by the way): I'm in Eindhoven. So the south of Holland. Whereabout did you live?

Ina, is that your real name? I'm interested, as we have (or had) 3 people in our family with that name, and I've never met anyone else with it. It's quite unusual. 8)

Millymollymandy · Sun Jul 02, 2006 4:41 am

I lived in Soest not far from Hilversum. Oh I still miss those wonderful pannekoeken!

ina · Post: # 25365Post **ina** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 7:24 am

Kitty Ballistic wrote: Ina, is that your real name?

It is a "proper" name in Germany, but in my case it's the short form of my first name. I was always called Ina by friends and family when I was young; however, that somehow got lost when I started working. I prefer it to my full name...

Kitty Ballistic · Sun Jul 02, 2006 9:11 am

ina wrote:
Kitty Ballistic wrote: Ina, is that your real name?
It is a "proper" name in Germany, but in my case it's the short form of my first name. I was always called Ina by friends and family when I was young; however, that somehow got lost when I started working. I prefer it to my full name...

Yes, I knew it was a German name, but as we have no links to Germany (that I know of), I was baffled as to how we ended up with 3 in the family.

Although to be fair, one of them married into the family, but still.

hedgewitch · Sun Jul 02, 2006 10:40 am

hello kitty welcome to the ishers

hedgewizard · Sun Jul 02, 2006 3:46 pm

*Best Viktor Kurgen voice* Hello-o-o Kittee-ee-ee...