tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post6683425372691202213..comments2024-03-28T09:25:14.379+00:00Comments on Veg Plotting: Blogging for Darwin: Kew HerbariumVPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-70874941650778514932009-02-16T10:11:00.000+00:002009-02-16T10:11:00.000+00:00Anna - thanks, I think so too :)Tony - welcome and...Anna - thanks, I think so too :)<BR/><BR/>Tony - welcome and thanks for leaving a comment! You're right, there was quite a bit of rivalry on who got the most type specimens!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-29364372462249081952009-02-14T17:23:00.000+00:002009-02-14T17:23:00.000+00:00that's a very nice story, I can imagine you having...that's a very nice story, I can imagine you having a competition to see who would find the most type-specimens. Sounds like a lot of fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-81770360787532904972009-02-14T16:06:00.000+00:002009-02-14T16:06:00.000+00:00What a wonderful birthday experience VP and hard t...What a wonderful birthday experience VP and hard to top. It must have been fate :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-2808531955096579752009-02-14T07:59:00.000+00:002009-02-14T07:59:00.000+00:00Amanda - oh how interesting! Will you be telling u...Amanda - oh how interesting! Will you be telling us more sometime?<BR/><BR/>Gail - thanks :)VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-30342790631781807472009-02-14T02:10:00.000+00:002009-02-14T02:10:00.000+00:00VP, That was a great story.....gailVP, That was a great story.....gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-41876355652584678392009-02-13T20:15:00.000+00:002009-02-13T20:15:00.000+00:00That's a brilliant story. And that sort of thrill ...That's a brilliant story. And that sort of thrill is exactly why I became an archivist - that feeling of having a direct link to the people of the past when you handle their letters and papers.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16642836504821695236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-6200469353052793082009-02-13T18:57:00.000+00:002009-02-13T18:57:00.000+00:00TS - I relived the moment all over again just writ...TS - I relived the moment all over again just writing about it :)<BR/><BR/>Rose - it got put back in the cupboard with the others as the herbarium is used for research, plant identification etc.<BR/><BR/>Petoskystone - I got goosebumps again just writing it!<BR/><BR/>Hermes - history in your hands - that's it exactly<BR/><BR/>Nancy - it's going to be fantastic.<BR/><BR/>Have a great weekend everyone!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-2904914576067926692009-02-13T16:04:00.000+00:002009-02-13T16:04:00.000+00:00I visited the Blog for Darwin site -- what a wonde...I visited the Blog for Darwin site -- what a wonderful resource that will be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-885681573758511322009-02-13T15:11:00.000+00:002009-02-13T15:11:00.000+00:00Great story, when I was younger I went to the herb...Great story, when I was younger I went to the herbarium (and library) at Kew several times - fantastic place. Each sheet is history in your hands.Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-17645106593416577662009-02-13T14:51:00.000+00:002009-02-13T14:51:00.000+00:00opps--'darwin' ! my bad *shakes her head in embara...opps--'darwin' ! my bad *shakes her head in embarassment*petoskystonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01633621111274495078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-20487452370384539602009-02-13T14:49:00.000+00:002009-02-13T14:49:00.000+00:00not only has handwriting changed, so has spelling!...not only has handwriting changed, so has spelling! chaucer (literally) hurt to read. holding darwind--gave me goosebumps just to read it.petoskystonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01633621111274495078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-40769331495295687012009-02-13T14:25:00.000+00:002009-02-13T14:25:00.000+00:00My goodness, VP, you must have been on cloud nine ...My goodness, VP, you must have been on cloud nine the rest of the day! I wonder if that document is still hidden away in the folder or if it's now under lock and key somewhere.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-79381544265068376232009-02-13T12:44:00.000+00:002009-02-13T12:44:00.000+00:00Doesn't get any better than that VP. I'm very, ver...Doesn't get any better than that VP. I'm very, very envious.Threadspiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06780634324037593398noreply@blogger.com