Well today was definitely an enjoyable and fun day.
I was asked to help out at the local flower show a few days ago, it has been going since 1947.
Well to say that I know nothing about flowers or flower arranging is an understatement, but I am always happy to lend a hand where I can. So I agreed that I would turn up at 9am this morning and I would give an hour or so of my time and help out by following the guidance of who ever was in charge of the area I was to be assigned too.
Thankfully when I arrived I was greeted with a friendly smile and given a wonderful woman to work with. She knew exactly what to do and how to do it. I followed her guidance as best I could, and I must say that, not only did I learn allot today about the different types of flowers, I also learnt allot about how to arrange them, with tips on what to do and what not to do, if ever I was to have a go myself and put a few entries in next years show!
Anyway after helping set up the floral arrangements in the B section of the exhibits, I then assisted the the ladies as they allocated first and second prize for all 16 areas within the B section of the flower arranging competition. there was a particular way to do things and from the smooth operation I would say the methods have been refined over many years.
I was amazed at the variety of wonderful and colourful arrangements on display. So many fantastic ideas given life. Personally I think you would need to have a love of flower arranging, to be as creative as these participants where as it is definitely an art form. You could tell by looking at the entries that they had years of experience and creativity behind them.
Anyway before I knew where I was, it was already 11.45am. The Judges had made their decisions regarding all the different sections and areas within the flower show and we had tallied up the winning entries to establish the ultimate winner in our section. It was very close with two entrants having received the same number of points and they lead with an equal 14 points each.
Now this is where it gets tricky! There can only be one ultimate winner in each section, so to decide who wins in a dead heat, you have to add up the number of entries the two winning participants had overall in the Section. The person who entered more exhibits in the section is the winner. Again it was so close with the winning person having only two more entries into the B section of the flower show than the other person.
Regardless of who won, I personally feel that every person who participated in the flower show today deserves a huge smile and thank you for contributing to a wonderful and fun day!
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