Friday, June 19, 2009

Best laid plans

You know that feeling when you have plans, and then everything goes awry? Well I wanted to share with you the wonderful meeting I had with another blogger whom I met up with, Lori, from Family trees may contain nuts. We thought that since we were both winners at another blog from The Essential Packaging store which is in Cloverdale, BC. We could take the opportunity to meet up with each other. She writes all about it, and.......she even has pics. Click on her link above to see them. I won a prize from Essential Packaging store, met a wonderful new blogger friend, and when I went home to write about it, there was no phone, or Internet connection. Imagine how I was feeling, all this great news I wanted to share, and there was no way I could do it. I have been checking the phone every hour, they kept telling us that it would all be over in another hour, never believe the voices on the phone, but finally it came through. So a little belatedly, thanks to the Essential Packaging Store, for the lovely gift. And Lori, it was wonderful to meet you, and I am so glad that we took the opportunity to meet up with each other.

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  1. My pleasure Jen. An opportunity not to be passed up for sure.
    Glad you are up and running.

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  2. Don't ya just hate it when that happens? I have a new blog!

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  3. What fun to meet up ! How sad to have to contain the great story until you forget the cool way it was organized in your head....
    Love Love Love the peony pictures - they are peonies aren't they? Beautiful. I lust after close up floral pictures - I must get some for my walls.

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  4. Congratulations on your win. The flowers are gorgeous.

    Cindy

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  5. It's that 'today was a good day, a very good day' feeling, then, can't you just count on the net to go down.

    Ne're mind, you got there in the end.

    What a great name for that blog!

    cheers
    Rob

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  6. Lori, my pleasure also.


    Thistledew, yes they are Peonies, and simply the most fragrant spectacular scent I have ever come across. Sadly I don't know the variety.

    Rob, no phone, no internet for most of the day. Kind of freeing after we got used to it.

    Jen

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  7. Those are stunning photographs!! OMG! Just give me a minute.....


    How great that you met another blogger buddy. That's so exciting. And, congratulations on your win too.

    Glad to hear your computer is back up & running.

    Have a great day!

    Carolynn

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  8. Jen, the Peonies are beautiful. I'm glad to hear that your computer is all better- what would we do without your stunning pictures? The meet up sounds wonderful, connections are so important :)

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  9. We're having internet and server problems like crazy this week only.......I'm in Langley and our problems are at the greenhouse.

    So, here I am, checking out my blog at home instead of working in the office today :)

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  10. I love peonies! congrats on your win....

    Hey you, go enter my GIVEAWAY for a chance to win a

    IPOD Touch!

    Hugs!

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  11. Hi Jen, It is awesome that you won, and meet a new friend at the same time..she is really lucky! I told her so too! Knock on wood, no internet problems here in a while..:)

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  12. Glad your Internet problems are solved! Thank you for your kind comment on my blog - it's a pleasure to visit your blog. Your photos are stunning - I love the subtleties in these whites and creams.

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  13. How great to meet Lori! I also love your peony photos today. I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

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  14. Sounds like a wonderful day! (I can't see any of your photos though...)

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