Happy New Year

I've just sat up and watched Jools Holland's Hogmanay on TV sippi

ng Baileys.

Mt email provider has gone tits up and the problem is not sorted out yet

A dark haired friend came and firstfooted us

I wish you all a great new year full of pleasant surprises

The cats would add their good wishes too but are either sleeping off cream or still playing with Xmas paper

Had a few days off

I decided to have a few days off line over Christmas.I had cooking to do,cocktails to make and lots of sport to watch.

I got some great presents including a book of pictures of Toast Jesus ;a porcelain china tea set,and the first two series of Stargate Atlantis.Sabre enjoyed herself with the wrapping paper and Moon has begged for cream off the top of our Irish coffees.

Christmas dinner was yummy ,a 4 bird roast with stuffing ,roast potatoes in duckfat with rosemary,sprouts ,my home made gravy and apple sauce. We were so full we waited till the NfL game at 1.30 AM for Christmas pud and custard.

I never made it out on the Tuesday before Christmas,my knees hurt too much and now ,I realise I've overdone it and am totally knackered.After 2 days of just staying in bed ,I had a bath last night and have lounged about all day in my Arthur Dent type dressing gown.Luckily ,I did such efficient shopping,the larder is full and I don't need to shop though I'm now perilously low on toilet paper.

So tomorrow ,I'll venture outdoors and get a few articles from ASDA and then rest some more.

12 days

December 14, 1972

My dearest darling John:

Who ever in the whole world would dream of getting a real Partridge in a
Pear Tree? How can I ever express my pleasure. Thank you a hundred times
for thinking of me this way.

My love always,
Agnes
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December 15, 1972

Dearest John:

Today the postman brought your very sweet gift. Just imagine two turtle
doves. I'm just delighted at your very thoughtful gift. They are just
adorable.

All my love,
Agnes
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December 16, 1972

Dear John:

Oh! Aren't you the extravagant one. Now I must protest. I don't deserve such
generosity, three French hens. They are just darling but I must insist,
you've been too kind.

All my love,
Agnes
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December 17, 1972

Dear John:

Today the postman delivered four calling birds. Now really, they are
beautiful, but don't you think enough is enough.

You are being too romantic.

Affectionately,
Agnes
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December 18, 1972

Dearest John:

What a surprise. Today the postman delivered five golden rings, one for
every finger. You're just impossible, but I love it. Frankly, all those
birds squawking were beginning to get on my nerves.

All my love,
Agnes
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December 19, 1972

Dear John:

When I opened the door today there were actually six geese laying on my
front steps. So you're back to the birds again huh? These geese are huge.
Where will I ever keep them? The neighbors are complaining and I can't sleep
through the racket.

Please stop.

Cordially,
Agnes
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December 20, 1972

John:

What's with you and those freaking birds?? Seven swans a swimming. What kind
of joke is this? There's bird poop all over the house and they never stop
the racket. I can't sleep at night and I'm a nervous wreck. It's not funny.

So stop those freaking birds.

Sincerely,
Agnes
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December 21, 1972

O.K. Buster:

I think I prefer the birds. What the heck am I going to do with 8 maids a
milking? It's not enough with all those birds and 8 maids a milking, but
they had to bring their darn cows. There is manure all over the lawn and I
can't move in my own house.

You must think you're really cute...please cut it out.

Agnes
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December 22, 1972

Hey Bonehead:

What are you.....some kind of sadist? Now there's nine pipers playing. And
let me tell you, do they play. They've never stopped chasing those maids
since they got here yesterday morning. The cows are getting upset and
they're stepping all over those screeching birds. What am I going to do?
The neighbors have started a petition to evict me.

You'll get yours !

Agnes
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December 23, 1972

You rotten jerk:

Now there's ten ladies dancing. I don't know why I call those sluts ladies.
They've been playing around with those pipers all night long. Now the cows
can't sleep and they've got diarrhea. My living room is a river of crap.
The Commissioner of Buildings has subpoenaed me to give cause why the
building shouldn't be condemned.

I'm calling the police on you !

Agnes
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December 24, 1972

Listen you "#$%*_"

What's with those eleven lords a leaping on those maid and ladies? You've
turned my home into a brothel. Those pipers got incredibly drunk on the egg
nog, ran through the maids. All twenty-three of the birds are dead.
They've been trampled to death in all the ruckus.

I hope you're satisfied, you rotten vicious swine.

You're sworn enemy,
Agnes
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December 25, 1972

Dear Sir:

This is to acknowledge your latest gift of twelve fiddlers fiddling which
you have seen fit to inflict on our client, Miss Agnes McHolstein. The
destruction, of course, was total. All correspondence should come to our
attention. If you should attempt to reach Miss McHolstein at Happy Dale
Sanitarium, the attendants have been instructed to shoot you on sight.

With this letter please find attached a warrant for your arrest.

Happy Holidays,
Law Offices

Tired from shopping again

I went out on Monday for a trip to the Christmas market with my friend Carl .I helped him buy some lovely silver fairy pendants for themm.I got a tiger's eye bead for my bracelet and some tiny ,painted wooden ornaments for the tree and a tiny glass cat and some ear studs. We also had a couple of glasses of spiced ,hot wine which was good because it had started to sleet.

The last time I went Lance really liked some carved wooden cups made from birch with reindeer bone handles carved by Laplanders.But they were very expensive and he decided against it.So,possibly inspired by the Christmas spirit ,or the wine ,I got him one.

Then after two days doing nothing with my let knee swollen up like a balloon ,I ventured out to Asda for the Xmas booze run.It sounds more exiting than it was ;it was just a bottle each of whisky,port and sherry and 6 assorted bottles of nice cider and some mixers.Just about everything else is done .I'm going to get mince pies and salad stuff tomorrow.

His mum is taking us out for a lunch on Tuesday,I just hope I'm well enough because I really have over done it.

Finally got laptop sorted

I upgraded Ubuntu ,which has a known glitch with Dell,easily fixed.

Lance downloaded something for a friend which borked his computer.

I need to get on the net to find my fix.

All is sad in the house.

I got on line very briefly when Lance stopped driving cars to go to the loo or something ( and I don't think I'll EVER get into a car with him driving having watched him play GTA etc)

I used up my computer time allowance watching the NFL.

So fix got sorted last night after Lance spent a week trying to clean up his infected hard drive and now it will take me forever to catch up with all your blogs.