2019 AVSA Convention Show

2019 AVSA Convention Show Winners!

Best In Show

Buckeye Nostalgia grown by Wayne Geeslin 

2nd Best In Show/Best Miniature

Cajun's Lil Forever Blue grown by Mary Corondan

3rd Best In Show/Best Semiminiature 

Jazz Bouquet grown by Debbie McInnis 

Best Vintage 

Mary Craig grown by Wayne Geeslin 

Best Texas Hybrid Collection 

Grown by Kurt Jablonski 

Best Species 

S. 5c1 clone tongwensis Uppsala 3397

Best Trailer 

Rob's Boolaroo grown by Sue Melson 

Best Other Gesneriad 

Chrysothemia pulchella Bronze

2019 AVSA Convention Awards Banquet

It's the Awards Banquet! After we eat, they'll announce all the winners in the show, then they'll open the showroom where I'll be able to get info and pics of the winners for y'all! 😍

2019 AVSA Convention Sales Room

Friends..

A week has passed since leaving convention and I already miss my violet friends like crazy. Because (imo), the very best part of any African violet convention is the friends you get to visit with!
So here are some pics of SOME of my favorite people at convention, I'm really bummed I didn't get pics with more. Better luck next time I guess! :)

Jeff Hubbard

Stephen Covolo-Hudson, Linda Lloyd, and Jeff Hubbard

Joe Bruns

Clockwise from top left: My ye olde summer camp arts & crafts counselor Nancy J. Parisi (she lives in Buffalo!), me, Trudy Brekel, and Nancy's pal Jana

Vicki Carr

Lorna & Henry Russell

Ron & Jan Davidson

Bill Foster

David Harris

Laurel (aka Yanny!) Goretsky & Amy Carruth

BJ Ohme

Trudy Brekel and I at Niagara Falls

Janet Riemer (my roommate for the convention!)

Bob Clark

Carolee Carter & Neil Lipson

Lois Geil

Laurel (aka Yanny!) Goretsky

Amy Carruth

Kathleen Schnurr

Debbie McInnis

Fay Wagman

Niagara Falls, Y'all!!

One of the coolest things about going to conventions is seeing the sights wherever it is you're visiting. Which usually I never get to do.
But BJ Ohme was nice enough to let me tag along with a group today to go see Niagara Falls and it was AMAZING!!!