Absent Friends

[Mrs Dobby]

Yay! *waves frantically at Beefy, Hazel, Pigletwillie et al!*

Thanks for the best wishes guys, yes Cardiffsteve, fun in Stockport, well I will try, assuming Tesco dont contact me today to offer me the job with them!

[Headfry]

Really good to see many of our friends are still here. I worry if our grapes dont show up for a while (silly me not on FB) but I always keep an eye on the vine!
I am sorry times seem hard for most of us these days ....I just wish life would start to get more easy for everyone.

[Florence Fennel]

It's nice to know that familiar grapes are lurking, even though they're not posting. I love that signature Beefy, it makes me feel less guilty about refusing invitations to reunions!

[beefy]

Never really went away - just been lurking and looking in from time to time .
Why am I not as active as I was ?
Things change - when I joined up you would be lucky if there were 20 people online at any one time . Don't get me wrong the Vine has grown ,new people have come along and made it what it is today and that's good and sitting here looking back at some of the memories I have and the friends I made it was a great time to be involved with it . But - there's always a but - like everything else new people come along and have other ideas - just like I had . When I came along to the vine the people I looked up to and respected around the vine let us take it were we thought it needed to go, and likewise I knew it was time to let it go and for the "younger" generation to take the vine were they needed to take it . While I'm not fussed on the amount of advertising on the vine - I respect the owners and their need to make money and accept it .It has been successful - all you have to do is look at the number of members to know it has been a roaring success and long may it continue .

[beefy]

Yay, Beefy is back in the building

That takes me back SNC

[Florence Fennel]

First time I've been "younger generation" in many a year Beefy, cheers

[Jardiniere]

Very very very very upset ...cos none of you have missed me .
I've been ill and not able to garden so didnt come on the vine much - think i've posted once in the last three months .......
still i shant bother with you all anymore ....have had to give up my chickens and now it looks like i wont be able to do heavy digging ever again......so unless someone invites me back ... thats it and i did like you all .....once

[Bigmallly]

I missed you J, I just can't speak French.

[Nicos]

.....so unless someone invites me back ... .....

Awww- bless xxx- You have been missed! And I'm sure I speak for us all to say we're really sorry to hear that you've been so ill. Concentrate on getting better and keep nattering with us- this time next year you'll be growing stuff again- I'm sure you will- although perhaps using different techniques.
Big hugs from us all xx

[Bigmallly]

And don't forget the sick note next time otherwise your wages will be docked.......hope you manage to get some bits done, take it easy & welcome back.

[Florence Fennel]

Jardiniere! Of course you've been missed, it's just a case of out of sight, out of mind. Sorry to hear that you've been so very ill. You'll have to make do with gentle gardening as I do, can't dig anymore so don't. You must stick around, even if you're not growing or keeping chickens, you can still chat.
Welcome back

[piskieinboots]

Very very very very upset ...cos none of you have missed me .

Hey hun - read my post (somewhere above) I went AWOL a while back and wasn't missed or call for

But we know they love us really

[Headfry]

Great to have you back Jardiniere, sorry to hear of your problems.....big hugs

[RedThorn]

Think the grapes were only 2 happy when I went MIA for about a year

there's a few grapes I miss too, you all know who you are...

[Florence Fennel]

We're missing G4 from the Chat Thread. She keeps popping in when she can and I'm sure it's tomorrow when she is "connected" proper. We used to miss you when you were commuting to Germany RT and we wondered where you'd got to when you disappeared to the other side of the world!