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I Won a non-cash gardening raffle yesterday!

PeggyTXPeggyTX Posts: 556
edited September 2019 in Tools and techniques

I just joined the U.S.  National Gardening Association on-line last month. Have really enjoyed the site.  They even have a British Gardening forum, and a Cottage Garden forum some here (I think) belong to, as I recognize their on-line names.  Well, the NGA website holds an annual "non-raffle" where no money is exchanged. You buy tickets with "acorns" members earn on the site when you either add photos, data details or particularly useful information on a plant in the database you have (new plants added as needed). I shot my entire wad of 100 acorns on 50 tickets and won at 3rd place! I'm nearly 71 and have never won a raffle or door prize in my entire life!
The 21 prizes to choose from were real nice, mostly donated by on-line gardening/nursery  garden center vendors. I picked as my prize this set of heavy duty garden tools: https://www.cobrahead.com/original-mini-long-handle-deal/. They came highly recommended from several people I chat with on other garden forums. The tools should be handy both down at our country getaway cabin and I will probably keep the medium sized one here in the city for tending these gardens.  Anywho.........just wanted to share my excitement with people who can appreciate a nice prize like this.  


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  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    How exciting!   Sounds like a really good choice of tools as well.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • BrexiteerBrexiteer Posts: 955
    Congratulations ☺☺☺☺
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Well done Peggy.  Lovely surprise and well chosen prize.  Enjoy.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    🥂 😊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    🏆
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    Well done you! What a clever idea, too.
  • TopbirdTopbird Posts: 8,355
    Congratulations Peggy🍾🍾🍾 It's lovely when you get an unexpected nice surprise like that. Enjoy using your new tools!
    Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
  • CeresCeres Posts: 2,698
    Well done. It's always nice to win something.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    @PeggyTX- what a brilliant prize. Congratulations!
    Hope you get a lot of pleasure from using them    :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • PeggyTXPeggyTX Posts: 556
    Gee, thanks for your kind words everyone. 
    Biker said:
    Congratulations @PeggyTX! What a wonderful surprise and lovely prize chosen by you.👍👍 You’ll have to celebrate with cake🎂!
    I have been dieting it seems like forever, Biker...........so I like your idea.  I baked liver treats for my rat terrier today.  She's allergic to most store-bought treats.  Maybe I'll bake a cake this afternoon, for me, and so my husband won't be jealous I baked for the dog today (he's off tabletop war-gaming in Austin) and not him.  LOL  Besides, when the tools arrive, they look like they could be lethal weapons. LOL
    My low-carb recipe site: https://buttoni.wordpress.com/
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