Nearly the end of 2021

2021 has been a little better in South Australia than 2020 (I think) we certainly have avoided the worst of the lockdowns that have been experienced in the eastern states.
The weather has been a bit on the wild side at times but the rains have been good for the garden and spring is certainly showing its beauty in the new growth, flowers and setting fruits.
We have only missed one meeting due to COVID restrictions so that's been a plus for those members who venture out on Friday nights.
October has been a bit of a let down, we got all fired up for our "Annual" fern sale that we haven't been able to have in April 2020 & 2021 and many of our seasoned growers produced some beautiful ferns for sale - the members who came along on Friday night to the meeting and pre-sale night were certainly very happy with the offerings and spent accordingly, but the public turn-out was so disappointing for all concerned.  We soldiered on and went along to the Begonia & Fern Sale 2 weeks later and were once again very sad with the public turn-out.  Not sure what the answer is. 
Committee has discussed perhaps moving to bi-annual rather than annual and participating in Festival of Flowers/Begonia & Fern to gauge public interest...  It will be up to the growers and members to decide on what the future might look like.
It's also time to decide where we meet in 2022 - will we stay at Model T Ford Clubrooms (space will be improved with the relocation on the chairs to the storage area) or go back to Adelaide HS and cope with having to relocate at short notice to a different room should the auditorium be in use, or unusuable due to setup on the night of our meeting.   Once again a members decision to make at the meeting in November.
Our AGM which is constitutionally on the 4th Friday in February will need to be held either on the 1st Friday in February or the 1st Friday in March if our meeting venue is Model T as that is the allocated Friday we have available.  All positions will be declared vacant - our current President has served the 3 years allowed and will need to step down and other current persons are considering what 2022 might hold, so please put your hand up if you wish to ensure that the Fern Society continues to exist and indeed flourish and evolve.