Whee! My Santa is Barb'ry, and she did herself up proud! Not only did I get a HUGE Kendal Mint Cake (yum!) and a lovely calendar with pictures of Northwest England, but also a bottle of "Lancashire Sauce"(sounds interesting -- I'm eager to try it!) AND a tin of "Edradour Single Highland Malt Whisky Fudge"! What a concept -- booze and chocolate! Two of the major food groups in one! I love the card with all the lore about the "kissing bough," too.

Thank you so much, Barb'ry! I know I didn't meet you at Pinewoods, because I haven't been to Pinewoods in a great many years. Were you with the group of Shellbacks came to the Getaway? If so, I must have met you then.

I've been to a couple of the places pictured in the calendar (Liverpool and Blackpool), and perhaps one of these years I'll get back over the pond to see the rest!

Thank you, thank you! I hope you had a lovely Christmas and that 2011 will be extra good for you.

Nancy