And the winner is….
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Photo: A corner of the Old Kitchen Garden
Our competition naming the late arrivals at the Chef’s and Gardener’s Ball closed at midnight last night. I’ve really enjoyed reading the entries for this competition. The Min Pins got quite concerned as I sat in bed roaring with laughter. They scrambled out from under the duvet curious to see what was going on.
Laughter has drifted across from The Rat Room too.
There were some great entries but the winner just has to be Brightsprite – not just the quantity of entries but the quality. In particular I cried tears of laughter over
(Blind) Lady Herds-Pye with her dog Shep
and
Mr & Mrs Tonpleese and their rather large son, Piley
So congratulations Brightsprite. Email me your address through the contact us tab and I’ll pop the book in the post to you.
Thinking about the competition this morning I wondered why only Brits had entered. Surely the prize of a tatty book from my childhood library would have international appeal? Then I realised the whole ethos of the competetion was a typically quirky British sense of humour. So my next competition will have a northern hemisphere appeal (if you are interested in biodynamic gardening and planting by the moon that is) and the prize is a brand new book that is still winging its way across the snow from Amazon. Watch this space.
Think of the beauty of the west of Ireland or the Scottish Highlands. Take a cottage by a loch, by woodland, by the sea. Peace and solitude in beautiful surroundings. It’s the most economical accommodation and standards are very high nowadays. Click here: Ireland Scotland
Harvesting bags
R.I.P. Alfonso and Massimo. Could you eat your own chickens?
Belly of Pork with Morello cherries recipe
Dead fish stink
Biodynamic gardening update: July 2010
A grand day out
Pamela on 
dantom on 
Shereen on 
Claire on 
Lara on 
Brian Wood on 
Catrin on 
Amanda on 
Carol on 
Bib on 
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Oh I am so glad you chose Brightsprite as the winner. I laughed so much at the entries. Thank you for all the fun. Looking forward to the next competition.
Congratulations Brightsprite.
(Blind) Lady Herds-Pye with her dog Shep had me giggling away in my studio too – you’ve chosen a well-deserved winner.
Biodynamic gardening is facinating, I’m usually sceptical about things, but I visited the Elysia Biodynamic Garden which is part of the Garden Organic HQ at Ryton near Coventry.
http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/gardens/biodynamic.php
The veg was incredible, compared to all the other beautiful example veg garden at Ryton it stood out. I have no idea it the theory works or whether it’s because the rules of biodynamics force you pay more attention to the soil and plants – but it worked for them! It’s worth a visit (and the cafe is preety good too!!!)
More snow this morning – stay warm
Celia
Well done Brightsprite! Kept me amused for ages.
Congratulations Britesprite!
As someone from the other side of the pond, I just didn’t get the idea of the competition. I don’t know what ‘Sorry I haven’t a clue’ referred to (presumably some sort of game) and didn’t understand the Chef and Gardener’s Ball reference, so I figured that it was a strictly British competition. I probably would have submitted something had I understood it, assuming I came up with something clever.
And we do appreciate British humor- when we get it.
Thank you very much for your lovely comments – I wish a lot more people had taken part, I really enjoyed the challenge of dreaming them up !!
I have to admit, I had some laughs too !!
Danny’s Ing family made me laugh – and in particular the Ulent family!
Even if they were ‘off-topic!
Well done Brightsprite
I racked my brains for ages but could not come up with anything as witty to match yours! must be the cold virus that has invaded my body
enjoy the book
Jane
Very well deserved Brightspark!
Congratulations Brightsprite – certainly a most well deserved win !
AND – Well Done & Thank You Fiona (and Danny) for such a fabulous competition. What fun to ‘encounter’ so many characters with such ingenious names – my life was enriched by each and every one of them – Thank You All and Everyone who got involved.
What a brilliant start to the New Year – wow !
Hi Danast
I enjoyed the competition too!
Hi Magic Cochin
I bought a biodynamic planting calendar years ago but didn’t really get into it. Now I’m all set to try this method as it does seem to work. Did you read this on the organic garden site http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/gardens/biodynamic_experiments.php
Danny is a bit dubious but keen to increase yield. I really want to improve our soil and interestingly biodynamic gardeners use Seers Rockdust!
Hi Toffeeapple
Brightsprite is really good at this game!
Hi Alex
Thanks for dropping by.
Hello Paula
Thanks for this comment. The fault is mine – I didn’t explain the game clearly enough. “Sorry I haven’t a clue” is a long running, totally dotty UK radio show. The late arrivals to the ball was a regular spot on this show – the clip above is an example. But listening to the clip again I’ve twigged that it only has relevance to the UK with lots of in jokes etc.
Apologies.
Hello Brightsprite
Congratulations. Hope that you enjoy the book – posted last night.
Hi JaneH
Like you I racked my brain for ages and got nowhere. Hope that you are felling better soon.
Hi Sebbie
Thanks for leaving a comment.
Hi ChickPea
Your entries were really good to! Thanks for joining in.
The view from North America is that you Brits do make us feel humor-challenged. And your TV is WAY better. (We don’t have cable; we just watch British stuff on Netflix.)
I’ll leave the whole dentistry issue for another time.
Hi Tamar
Yes you do have much better teeth. And your blog is very witty too
Yes, I guess that particular show is very local and British in context. But some segments are global. Humphrey Lyttleton was either a brilliant one-line merchant or had a great scriptwriting team.
Go to YouTube and search for:
i’m sorry i haven’t a clue
Then scroll down and find the George Bush clip. The very first item, essentially Humph’s one-liner at the end of it, encapsulates all that was great about that radio show.