Week 24 The Pumpkin Report

Week 24

The Village Fair

Yes, there is still such a thing - in just about every village.

Janny's family (sisters and nieces) have won the "Playback Show" for the last couple of years and quite a few teams were "out to get them" this year!
Update: "We wuz robbed" - not even a runner's up prize...

The Pumpkin Progress Report...

Not too cold, not too wet..... (yet)

Paksoy

Cucumber, eggplant, capsicum, rhubarb

Onions

"Australian" Yellow Lettuce?

Pumpkins

Strawberries (in the heugalkultuur)

Carrots (different colours)

Potatoes

Experimental Planter Boxes (beetroot, carrots)

Found a "Boxing Kangaroo" secretly fitted to the mast... by some dear friends...

From my saved tidbits...

World Competitiveness Rankings

According to the IMD Business School’s World Competitiveness Ranking 2017, the Netherlands has made it back to the top 5 of the most competitive countries in the world after 15 years.

About the ranking
A research group at IMD business school in Switzerland has been publishing annual rankings since 1989. In 2017, a total of 63 countries were ranked, with Hong Kong in first place, Switzerland in second and Singapore in third. It was also the first year that Cyprus and Saudi Arabia made it onto the list.

Interestingly, the USA ranked fourth; its lowest ranking in five years, down one position from third place in 2016.

Seen on TV News a few weeks ago...

In Europe, the Netherlanders are reckoned to be the "most enthusiastic and diligent" at their work. (according to a survey).

BTW, there is still no Government formed after the elections of some (months?) ago.

Between them, three parties (VVD, D66 and CDA) control 71 of the 150 seats in parliament, so a fourth partner has to be found. However, D66 has said it does not want to work with ChristenUnie, the Socialists won’t work with the VVD and Labour says it cannot be in government after its disastrous losses in the March 15 general election. And so it goes on, but in any event, better than having something abjectly "wrong".