Originally Posted by
Dorsetman
I am so sorry to have to say, don't bother with the London Show. I expect I will go, in the hope of bumping into old friends rather than for any other reason.
But there is also the European Orchid Conference, in Paris, at the end of March. I am making a flying visit ( literally - since I am my wife's carer, as she canot stand or walk more than a few yards without aids - but insists on me having a few hours off occasionally : for more than that I have to ask someone to come and stay with her ). So I am leaving her a couple of meals, flying to Paris in the afternoon, staying in a hotel very near the show, going there in the morning, and afternoon flight back home. There is an emergency system we subscribe to , she has a pendant, and if she presses a button, emergency services would be notified , and of course we hope it won't happen.
But at present, I can buy plants and bring rhem back without any permits or paperwork, and I am hoping to see dealers from around the world....so a fat wallet and an empty suitcase outwards, and who knows what on the return flight. Ever the optimist , me.