Thoughts Deeds and Inspirations: Flower Show

We went today to a the Westbury Flower Show held by the Westbury Garden Club. I have heard of these shows but never really gone to them although I have always loved flowers.

Early this week when I went to the Longford Garden Club meeting with my sister in law Leonie, they did have a table where the members can bring a bloom or two and get judged. And there were some beautiful blooms there too. Todays show was amazing. The people who received prizes definitely earned them, the flowers were just amazing.

I was so inspired that I joined the Westbury Garden Club. Westbury is approximately 16km from Deloraine and the meetings are every third Monday night. It shouldn't be too bad in the summer, but not so sure how it would be in the dead of Winter ! By 7.30pm it is normally pretty cold. Oh well... I even put Victor's name down as a member. It will be good for him to come with me and get involved.

Since Victor's accident, one of the issues with the Brain Injury in the frontal lobe is no motivation. I have a constant battle with that, but once he "gets it" he is fine until it takes over again and I have to prod again. I am hoping that the garden club will motivate him into helping me design our garden and take some interest in the garden more than he does now.

Another twist to the tale is as soon as I walked in there was this lady who was selling raffles tickets at the entrance. I looked at her and thought I know you from somewhere. But really ! How could I know anyone here in Tasmania? I have barely socialised. But then when I got closer to her I told her that I thought I knew her, and she said that she thought she recognized me too and then I read her name tag I could not believe my eyes. She was my daughter Krystina's kindergarten teacher in Melbourne ! That was 1989 !!! She lives in Westbury now and is in the garden club. How lovely I will know someone when I go along !