tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post9116313760504203834..comments2024-03-28T09:25:14.379+00:00Comments on Veg Plotting: Still ChuffedVPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-61011257563440503552012-12-17T10:55:17.514+00:002012-12-17T10:55:17.514+00:00PS it's also interesting to note there's a...PS it's also interesting to note there's always a hiss of what seems like disapproval when the blog award is announced.<br /><br />EG - I've still to find the perfect, prominent spot ;)VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-83197984607154467102012-12-17T10:40:58.014+00:002012-12-17T10:40:58.014+00:00Thanks for your good wishes everyone and a warm we...Thanks for your good wishes everyone and a warm welcome to Ismail and Jay :)<br /><br />Wellywoman - I know exactly what you mean. I've gritted my teeth over the years about the cost of the ticket, but if I hadn't have gone last year, I wouldn't have got my piece in <i>The Guardian</i> on Saturday. I have had so many opportunities through attending. NB membership + a member's ticket is cheaper than a non-member's ticket, which I think is the intention.<br /><br />Having thought about it a lot (especially after last year) I don't agree there should be a separate award for independent bloggers. The Guild is about promoting professionalism is garden writing, therefore to have a separate category might suggest independent blogging is a lesser form of blogging. I'm happy to have my work judged alongside <i>The Guardian</i> and the others - it's taken quite a few years for them to achieve the accolade of winning, so the competition is tough! Looking at the other categories and what was entered, there is a wide diversity in most of them and I can imagine everyone clamouring for sub-divisions, books in particular.<br /><br />Jane - I joined because I wasn't sure what members get out of it and I'm keen to help the Guild be more open with its membership. With the new chairwoman in place, I'm confident the Guild will be a better deal for joining in the future.<br /><br />Ismail - GMG is always trying to attract sponsorship. It's been an especially tough year for that this year.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-60444052360042642022012-12-12T19:12:40.370+00:002012-12-12T19:12:40.370+00:00Congratulations! I'm very happy for you!Congratulations! I'm very happy for you!Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461600014446853297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-81420736652828279332012-12-07T05:16:50.960+00:002012-12-07T05:16:50.960+00:00Congratulations on being a Finalist! Maybe next ye...Congratulations on being a Finalist! Maybe next year, all finalists' trip and costs to the event will be fully sponsored. GMG should look into that possibility.Ismail Nhttp://dululainsekaranglain.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-82239393491995474352012-12-06T16:36:07.276+00:002012-12-06T16:36:07.276+00:00Congratulations VP! Richly deserved.Congratulations VP! Richly deserved.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-62334456302369910032012-12-04T19:16:44.174+00:002012-12-04T19:16:44.174+00:00Well done. As you say, you have to be in it to win...Well done. As you say, you have to be in it to win it. That is my view of the lottery, but it hasn't done me a lot of good yet!!Dobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00900594495652477887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-42021891736116497382012-12-03T23:37:29.373+00:002012-12-03T23:37:29.373+00:00Congratulations on getting to be a finalist, VP - ...Congratulations on getting to be a finalist, VP - very well-deserved!Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861589817615423847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-63127795093866504452012-12-03T23:26:56.070+00:002012-12-03T23:26:56.070+00:00Marvelous! I am very excited for you! xogailMarvelous! I am very excited for you! xogailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-63910759356174881912012-12-03T16:47:39.875+00:002012-12-03T16:47:39.875+00:00Very well done :)
Well deserved - and I am so happ...Very well done :)<br />Well deserved - and I am so happy for you.<br />I was also delighted to see Wellywoman among the finalists<br />K<br />xx<br />PS Garden media guild committee! :)Karen - Artists Gardenhttp://www.artistsgarden.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-67112847493390908392012-12-03T16:39:01.497+00:002012-12-03T16:39:01.497+00:00Oh I'm so pleased that your blog has achieved ...Oh I'm so pleased that your blog has achieved such recognition VP and congratulations on being elected onto the committee too. Well done you! xxxAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-35667058407677086452012-12-03T16:35:28.581+00:002012-12-03T16:35:28.581+00:00Congratulations VP - if I am honest I thought you ...Congratulations VP - if I am honest I thought you were going to win! Your blog is so very good. <br /><br />I agree with wellywoman's comments - if the Guardian hadn't agreed to pay for my ticket, I wouldn't have gone to the awards as the price tag (£174 for a non-GMG member) was too high. I did like the way the handing out of the awards had been streamlined, though - there was a lot less bum-ache and listening to lists of names, which has to be a good thing!<br /><br />I still haven't joined the GMG - I am never quite convinced the membership cost is worth it. But with a certain VP now on the committee, it'll be interesting to note how things change over the coming year. Jane Perrone, Horticultural bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07183045617973859404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-6631326249322771362012-12-03T14:29:56.721+00:002012-12-03T14:29:56.721+00:00Congratulations - changing the way you put forward...Congratulations - changing the way you put forward your nomination obviously bore fruit. Are you hanging the certificate somewhere you can see it on a regular basis....might as well extend that glow of achievement for as long as you can :-)easygardenerhttp://greenforks.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-39711888374379483842012-12-03T13:57:16.712+00:002012-12-03T13:57:16.712+00:00We are chuffed for you too my friend. Your blog de...We are chuffed for you too my friend. Your blog definitely is an award winner. So excited for your success, and I love reading it.~~DeeDee/reddirtramblingshttp://www.reddirtramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-51946954941859918322012-12-03T11:51:43.347+00:002012-12-03T11:51:43.347+00:00I just wanted to say congratulations once againI just wanted to say congratulations once againLINDA'Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18322944728491268995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-32964183288432551902012-12-03T09:22:04.835+00:002012-12-03T09:22:04.835+00:00I think the entry fee, the feeling that you won...I think the entry fee, the feeling that you won't stand a chance against the 'media' blogs such as The Guardian and ultimately the cost of the awards dinner are all barriers to independent bloggers who probably aren't earning anything from their blog. I agree wholeheartedly that there are blogs out there that deserve some recognition but if their blog is a hobby they are unlikely to think they have a place at an event that is primarily about recognising people who earn a living from writing or broadcasting. I so very nearly didn't enter but was, in the end, a finalist like yourself. I am so chuffed with that, after only a year of blogging and it shows you really do have to just go for it. I would say though that you are unlikely to get bloggers becoming members of the GMG and for myself, and I'm sure others, the cost of the awards dinner ticket of £175 plus travel costs was just too much. I would have loved to have been there, particularly as I was shortlisted and do now feel like I missed out on what would have been a special day for me. The GMG did offer me a reduced price ticket which I appreciated but it was still too much. I do think the GMG need to look at the cost implications being a barrier to those outside the garden media.<br /><br />I just wanted to say congratulations once again. It was well deserved. Just hope I get my finalist certificate soon!!wellywomanhttp://www.wellywoman.wordpess.comnoreply@blogger.com