Best in Show

One of the things that I remembered from visits to Pniel was the Flower Show in the village I grew up in, which in turn led to the book Best in Show. My father had been a keen chrysanthemum grower and, when I mentioned that, Linda insisted I meet with the local flower show competitors. We had a good chat about the tricks otherwise honest men tried when the prize of Best in show was at stake. It was the wrong time of the year for blooms or harvesting anything but I was shown pictures of some of the winning exhibits. The pumpkins were enormous and it reminded me of how much colour village life had added to my living. The close contact that is forced on people in a village leads to mixtures of such a variety of characters that is unnecessary on a city where one can pick and choose to socialise with. I suppose that's why I have enjoyed writing about villages and country folk. I can bring the most unlikely people together.

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