On the first day of Christmas....

[Onelife]

Three pairs of socks, two pairs of pants, wrist watch mended and a box of liquor assorted chocolates.....

So what did you get on the first day of Christmas?

Happy Christmas one and all.

Regards

Keith

[Meg 50]

a box made of Taj Mahal marble!

[Boris+]

That sounds so pretty - does it have the traditional intricate inlay on it?

Merry Yuletide.

Em

[david63]

a box made of Taj Mahal marble!

Someone else been to the "marble factory" in Agra.

Technically it is not "Taj Mahal" marble (if it was there would be holes in the Taj!) but marble from the same area that the marble for the Taj came from. We came back with four elephants and a table.

[Not so ancient mariner]

a box made of Taj Mahal marble!

Someone else been to the "marble factory" in Agra.

Technically it is not "Taj Mahal" marble (if it was there would be holes in the Taj!) but marble from the same area that the marble for the Taj came from. We came back with four elephants and a table.

It must have been a mite crowded in your cabin, sharing it with four elephants. I trust you gave the steward a generous tip - they will certainly have earned it!!

[Mervyn and Trish]

Sounds like the old "how do you get four elephants in a mini" joke

[Frank Manning]

My brother bought me a fabulous book; 'Memories of a Cowes Born Lad' by Harry Guy.

We stuffed ourselves stupid at Splinters Restaurant Christchurch, where i had a Celeria, Apple and Stilton soup with walnut cream. Honestly it was to die for; it was so subtley delicious.

Happy New Year everyone.

[Kendhni]

Julie bought me helicopter flying lessons ... she always manages to come up with something different.

[Jan Rosser]

Julie bought me helicopter flying lessons ... she always manages to come up with something different.

Now that really is a special present - nice to hear from you - you are missed

[Meg 50]

That sounds so pretty - does it have the traditional intricate inlay on it?

Merry Yuletide.

Em

it's 2" x 1½" x 1" high - white marble with colourful inlays. very pretty , totally useless even though the lid comes off, but JD was in Agra a couple of months ago and couldn't get the salesman to shut up unless she bought it!

It'll live in the display cabinet with other trinkets of sentimental value

[jay-ell71]

From our Daughter theatre ticks for the local Everyman to see "12 angry Men" in March. Looking forward to it.

Also Villeroy and Boch cups and sauers from our son. How lucky are we? I bought the OH a Dremil drill and he bought me tokens to spend in the dress shop with an Eight in it.

Hope you all had a lovely day.

[Boris+]

Hi Meg,

Your gift sounds really lovely - I bet you'll treasure it, and rightly so.

On with the festivities!

Em

[Whynd1]

From our daughter and son in law, a lovely blue and gold fortnums box contains champagne and truffles. Such a surprise.
Lindsey

[gfwgfw]

My brother bought me a fabulous book; 'Memories of a Cowes Born Lad' by Harry Guy.

We stuffed ourselves stupid at Splinters Restaurant Christchurch, where i had a Celeria, Apple and Stilton soup with walnut cream. Honestly it was to die for; it was so subtley delicious.

Happy New Year everyone.

Good day Frank

"Splinters" . . . . excellent choice, but lets keep it our wee rural Darzet secret

Kindly

Graham

[Silver_Shiney]

Julie bought me helicopter flying lessons ... she always manages to come up with something different.

Now that really is a special present - nice to hear from you - you are missed

I'll second that, on both counts, but especially the second

[Silver_Shiney]

Christmas part one - a modeller's mini drill, world map covered with scratch-off paint to reveal the places you've visited, and a bottle wine.

Christmas part two on Monday...

[Stephen]

A Weber pizza stone and rack
A Weber pizza paddle
A Weber burger slide/maker/mould
A Weber BBQ recipe book...............There's a theme here somewhere

A bottle of red wine
A Russian look alike hat (Excellent)
A cheese board block and knife set
A Christmas jumper

[rita17]

From my son and daughter-in-law we had tickets for the Strictly Come Dancing Show in Birmingham in January. Really looking forward to it.

[Stephen]

From my son and daughter-in-law we had tickets for the Strictly Come Dancing Show in Birmingham in January. Really looking forward to it.

You lucky things.

I'm available if one of you cant go

[rita17]

Ok. Will add you to the queue!

[jay-ell71]

I have spent some of the money in the dress shop today.

[Dennis The Menace]

Be careful Jay, Stephen will be wanting to borrow it for his trip to Strictly

Rita - have a great time, we saw the show in Cardiff a few years back and they really do put on a brilliant performance.

[Stephen]

Be careful Jay, Stephen will be wanting to borrow it for his trip to Strictly

Rita - have a great time, we saw the show in Cardiff a few years back and they really do put on a brilliant performance.

Who's been talking

[rita17]

Thank you DTM, I'm sure we will. This will be our second show in less than a month. We went to see Andre Reiu at the LG Arena last week and really enjoyed it. That was a birthday present to ourselves.