Many thanks -- and profuse apologies for the tardiness in expressing my thanks -- to my Secret Santa(s), who is/are Firecat, Tig and The Badger! I confess, I couldn't quite wait for Christmas Eve to open my package; as the song says, I needed a little Christmas a little early.

I asked for local lore and I got lots! A picture book of images from Doncaster, plus a larger book from the "Images of England" series highlighting Askern, Campsall and Norton (from the "Lol" Freeman Collection -- but not "LOL" -- LOL!). This will be quite an education for me, as I am not familiar with any of those places. [By the way, on this side of the pond they publish an "Images of America" series with the same graphic design on the cover! (...including a book on my hometown!)]

In addition to these nice pressies, I also received a cute Christmas card, a postcard with cats (love those kitties!) AND my very own personalized Mudcat badge (a.k.a. button) with the Mudcat Cafe logo!!! If I ever show up for a Getaway or one of Susan'w (WYSIWYG's) sings, I'll have my I.D. ready to wear! None of those "Hello, my name is..." stickers for moi!!

It was great fun receiving a package from overseas and guessing who sent it. Thanks again, Firecat et al, for the goodies and the fun! Also thanks to Liz the Squeak for organizing this year's SS program, to SINSULL for the PM's reminding me to assure my Santee that I existed, and to Mudcat and Max for making all this possible!

Happy New Year to all!
Sharon