Well.........
I opened MY pressie!
Thank you so Much Santa! It arrived on my bed on Christmas morning, and I thought I knew who it was from due to some VERY clandestine dealings with my bearded half and cats.........but when I opened it, I swiftly realised it was a ruse to send me barking up the wrong tree. This is how my detective work has panned out.......Hmmm a lovely CD of Cheshire tunes! Did my santa know I was from Cheshire originally or are they from, Cheshire? If they were from Cheshire, do I know them? Hmmmmmmm...... KEDAL MINT CAKE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!OMG the BEST of all!!!! I have had to put it under lock and key though, as my bearded half is determined to scoff the lot! I have allowed him a itsy bit each day since Christmas, off my square;0). So now Cheshire, Cumbria.....Then there was the small brandy bottle, I hope you dont think it sacreligious that I felt the need to add a double measure of Lovage to this to enjoy it at its best!Now where does Brandy come into this? France? Favourite tipple, name of pet dog? Hmmmmmmmm A brass loving spoon ....welsh....Now Im confused.........Ah! But wait, CD - Welsh Row Band! is that the link? the CD says Welsh Row is a street in Nantwich ......with plenty of pubs. The words and notation to While Sheperds to the tune Cranbrook - strangely enough, my favourite arrangement! Now did they know that were they told or was this a co-incidence? Hmmmmmm.......Now the last clue was a sad one for me, as I spent my youth working at a local butcher who made his own meat pies and oatcakes, Now I Just LOVE oatcakes......I was sent a price list for London Road Oatcakes, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent.....but sadly no oatcakes;0( So I am Guessing my Santa lives in the Stoke area, has some sort of Cumbrian link, and cheshire link, possibly welsh too, though it may be a red herring........lastly the bar of yummy Green & Blacks chocolate with Ginger .....I am guessing was an indulgence and not a clue, though was the name green or Black a clue? did the santa have ginger hair? I did a lot of pondering.
On Boxing Dat I typed various things into the google bar of my laptop......Nantwich Fiddle Day 2001......up came 2002, which listed Gina la Faux and The Boat band, further investigation threw up the members of the boat band .......one name of which I recognised as a mudcatter........a click on his personal page revealed that he was from Cumbria, worked in Stoke, and then trying to read that name he had so meticulously tried to mhide on the CD..... Yes, I think I have you sussed Mr Greg Stephens, Thank you So much for your lovely gifts and fantastic clues.......am i right? iam right arent i? amI?........
Well thanks whoever you are, You made Christmas great fun trying to work out who you were and I had great fun opening all the lovely individually wrapped packages!
Cheers, Lucy x