BS: My pressie's arrived!

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 16 May 08 - 11:08 AM

oops, I wasn't reading what you wrote, Stilly.

Here in sunny Oz we often celebrate Christmas in July cos July is colder & the right time of th year for heavy hot chrissy food.

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 15 May 08 - 11:26 PM

Mine did arrive, back in about February, if I remember correctly. It was the Maine event here that evening, so to speak.

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: Sorcha
Date: 15 May 08 - 08:56 PM

Now, look...Christmas in July is an OLD cowboy/western tradition....the Weather often prevented any gatherings in December so they moved Christmas to July 4th.....2 birds with one stone.

I PERSONALLY have celebrated Christmas in July at the Lake...decorated tree and all! LOL

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 15 May 08 - 08:37 PM

Santas exist to please Santees, Ranger1

hugs to you, Stilly & fingers crossed that your pressie is almost with you.

sandra (who always puts her chrissie decorations away in July!)

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 14 May 08 - 10:45 PM

We seem to be perilously close to the cliche "Christmas in July."

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: ranger1
Date: 14 May 08 - 10:21 PM

Thank you, Rescue Santa Sandra From Sydney! I love all my goodies!

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: ranger1
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 06:58 AM

Of course you can, Maggie! Come one, come all.

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 02:20 AM

My gift got here, but if I bring my own glass of red wine, can I hang out on that couch also? Sounds useful--I have to do my taxes, so can easily sit and feel sorry for myself!

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: ranger1
Date: 14 Feb 08 - 06:07 PM

Hmm... Tabster, Joybell, Sarah: I think it is time to start our own support group thread. I'm too tired and sore from shoveling and chopping ice and falling on my butt right now to do it. Maybe tomorrow.

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: Anne Lister
Date: 14 Feb 08 - 07:31 AM

Sarah, come and sit over here on a comfy sofa and we'll have a port and brandy and feel sorry for ourselves ....

Anne

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: Sarah the flute
Date: 14 Feb 08 - 03:19 AM

Prezzie Part TWO????!!!!!!!
HOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWLLLLLLLL
I havn't even seen part one yet!...and there was only a hint of Part 2...but that also is suffering non arrival

Sarah

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: vectis
Date: 13 Feb 08 - 02:58 PM

I got a wonderful surprise today when I got a prezzie part 2.
I wasn't expecting that one. Thank you , thank you , thank you.

I reckon I know who you are now as there are very few people who would know I needed those particular items.
Thank you again Santa.
I'm being good for next year already.

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 13 Feb 08 - 11:31 AM

That calendar is perfect, it's the one hanging on my wall next to the computer. Thank you so much! (The chocolate is long gone. . . )

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: ranger1
Date: 13 Feb 08 - 07:51 AM

Nailed it in one, Maggie.

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 13 Feb 08 - 12:06 AM

As for the ranger bit, I'm a ranger for the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands and have been for 18 years. I'm currently at Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park in Freeport.

Tami. Yes?

I finally took some time to poke around in my PM file.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: GUEST,Foolestroupes SS
Date: 10 Feb 08 - 02:45 PM

*Sniff* I fear that the raindeer may have dropped my sanees pressie in the ocean!
On the other hand I havn't seen him around the 'Cat for a while...

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: Joybell
Date: 09 Feb 08 - 06:43 PM

I know what you mean Anne. Me too. Lately I've been the long round trip to the post office for several false-hope, boring packages.
Cheers, Joy

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: GUEST,Eye Lander to SS
Date: 09 Feb 08 - 05:44 PM

Was I at that Mudgather, was it the ne at Banbury. If it was there were loads of peeps there!

Jillie

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: ranger1
Date: 09 Feb 08 - 12:24 PM

Me, too, I'm afraid.

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: Anne Lister
Date: 09 Feb 08 - 05:13 AM

Still me, I'm afraid. Every time the postie comes I get excited - this week it's been tough because we've had some packages from Amazon, Waterstones and some new cartridges for the printer. *sigh*

Anne

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: Joybell
Date: 09 Feb 08 - 01:21 AM

The ranks of the presentless are dwindling. So it's you and me Sarah? and Tabster?

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: Sarah the flute
Date: 08 Feb 08 - 02:59 AM

Sniff sniff Pirate Santa said they would send something in the New Year as part 2 of the missing parcel but alas that too appears to have gone AWOL and the pirate ship sunk without trace.... all part of the dangers of piracy I guess

a sad Sarah

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 08 Feb 08 - 12:39 AM

I've just been really busy, sorry. When I first opened the box and looked at maps akin to those I handled in parks and forests around the country, I remember having the thought that "wouldn't it be funny if Liz had park rangers exchanging gifts. . ."

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: GUEST,Stilly's secret santa
Date: 07 Feb 08 - 07:27 PM

Hello Maggie,
So, have you figured it out yet? If not, would you like another clue or shall I out myself?

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 06 Feb 08 - 03:30 AM

Mmario & his Santa - my first pressie took about the same time to arrive. It left east coast of USA early Nov & drifted into Sydney early Feb. It took so long Santa Giac was worried (so was Santee Sandra!)

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: GUEST,Eyelanders SS
Date: 06 Feb 08 - 01:22 AM

No, your not thick, I just didn't give you any clues!

I was present at the first mudgather

santa x

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: GUEST,Mmario's SS
Date: 05 Feb 08 - 07:50 PM

Phew! That's a relief! But seventy five days to get there???? Probably been stuck in a snowdrift somewhere. Just goes to show you should never give up hoping.

With any luck, you'll not be the only Santee with a late but happy ending.

Let me know how your Tudor cookery turns out (Take a swan ....)

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: GUEST,Eye Lander (not logged in)
Date: 05 Feb 08 - 06:37 PM

Oh! Dear SS , I had no wish to offend. I loved the receiving bit too, infact I am just getting organised with making a small photo Album for Andy's Mum and using some of the paper you gave me. Tis a really lovely pack. I was veryexcited when my pressie came.......... and I left it to last on Christmas day to continue the excitement.

No clues to your identity yet, or am I just being really thick!

Jillie

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: GUEST,Stilly's very secret santa
Date: 05 Feb 08 - 06:05 PM

giggle
Try the brochures. We have PM'd each other in the past. There, that's two clues.

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: Joybell
Date: 05 Feb 08 - 05:42 PM

Santa?? Santa??
It's looking like 2 years back. I can't miss out TWICE!

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: MMario
Date: 05 Feb 08 - 02:54 PM

YEAH! CHRISTMAS IS HERE! mailed 11/22, arrived Feb 5. A nice tote, two Tudor cookery books and Christmas songs. THANK YOU SANTA!

MMario

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 05 Feb 08 - 02:40 PM

The obituaries?

You're dead?

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: GUEST,Stilly's still secret santa
Date: 05 Feb 08 - 12:26 PM

Um, yes, that one is an unintentional red herring. Try the other paper inserts.

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 05 Feb 08 - 11:29 AM

No luck so far, as far as searching names in that flyer against individuals or names mentioned in the forum. But I haven't given up. Even visited the blogspot web page for Strange Maine. Interesting, but not helpful. Perhaps a red herring.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: GUEST,Stilly's still secret santa
Date: 05 Feb 08 - 10:38 AM

So, Maggie, have you figured it out yet?

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: GUEST,Foolestroupes SS
Date: 04 Feb 08 - 05:31 AM

Has anyone seen Foolestroupe reciently? I need to know whether he got his pressie or if I should send a relief parcel!

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: GUEST,Mmario's SS
Date: 03 Feb 08 - 07:56 PM

You said to leave it a while, big fella, so I did - it's 5 weeks overdue now.

Can I send the relief parcel now, or do you still think the original will turn up?

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: GUEST,Eyelanders SS
Date: 03 Feb 08 - 02:38 PM

What about the receiving bit!

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: GUEST,Eye Lander
Date: 03 Feb 08 - 12:43 PM

Please Please - Can I play next year, I has such fun especially the giving bit.

Jillie

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: GUEST,Stilly's Relieved Secret Santa
Date: 03 Feb 08 - 12:00 PM

Glad you liked the selections. I sent clues as to my identity in the paper inserts. Beware of red herrings, though...

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 02 Feb 08 - 03:26 PM

It arrived and I have some basic research information to work with on my SS ID. One feeler out.

Meanwhile, what a perfect selection! I have been checking out the 2008 calendars to see if I could find one I'd like to look at for the next year. The kitchen is okay but I didn't have one in my office. And then this box arrives--and it's kind of funny, because the calendar has most of the same rare succulent and unusual plants I grew up looking at in the far Northwest! I can see that Maine and Washington have a lot in common! A mug with a lighthouse will compliment all of the lighthouse art my mother sent over the years to remind me of home. And a couple of lobster items--forgive me, but I did read the ingredients carefully on the rock candy. I couldn't imagine it being an ingredient, but I checked just to be sure (nope).

Great array of stuff, Bill. And did you know that there must be over 100 Mudcat variations of the name "Bill" when you search for the name? I'm working on the surname. Portland, ME.

Thanks! (And I wonder at the story, still--where was this Santa for so long? Out of the country, you said?)

Maggie (SRS)

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 31 Jan 08 - 06:06 AM

Yes Stilly.... I guess there are some people who just have a bad Santa aura....

Please PM me if you still haven't had a present and I will investigate. I can do nothing about the vagaries of the postal systems of any country.

SECSY
LTS

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 31 Jan 08 - 01:27 AM

Mine have always arrived early before this year. And the ones I sent always arrived on time, though there was one year it was a little too close and ended up on boxing day. Usually it works out, and I do enjoy meeting new folks. It is a bit surprising how many seem to go AWOL.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: Hawker
Date: 30 Jan 08 - 07:20 PM

Well I for one will be going again next year! I had great fun finding things for my santee, and I got a lovely pressie from my santa too. I am just plotting an idea to make a pressie less person feel better..............
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: Joybell
Date: 30 Jan 08 - 07:03 PM

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh! It was only a local registered parcel.
I still belong in that support group.
Sigh!
Joy

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 30 Jan 08 - 06:04 PM

I enjoy Secret Santa time, both my bit of it & watching what everyone else is up to.

I'll be playing again

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: Sarah the flute
Date: 30 Jan 08 - 05:58 PM

I'll play again next year....non arrival this year partly my own stupid fault anyway...I forgot we'd moved offices after I'd PMed address to LTS...but old office said nothing has been delivered.
Still hoping

This is the first year it's gone wrong and I'm partly to blame so I'll give it another go ...it's always great getting unusual stuff and music from people around the world and it's a nice feeling to give too.

Sarah

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 30 Jan 08 - 05:46 PM

First year I participated my pressie took 3 months to sail from USA to Oz & Santa (Giac) kept in touch while we waited, another year my Santa couldn't get to a mail box for a while due to family/work circumstances & said so. Another year my Santee changed addresses & forgot to tell Liz until the parcel was RTS!

One year Liz published the Santa/Santee list & I assume it would have been possible to trace the delinquents.

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: ranger1
Date: 30 Jan 08 - 05:01 PM

I still plan on playing next year. Sometimes things happen. I was late getting my package off to my Santee this year, but plan on being better next year.

Subject: RE: BS: My pressie's arrived!
From: Anne Lister
Date: 30 Jan 08 - 03:16 PM

For what it's worth, I'm still waiting too, although LTS assures me I should receive something soon and there are good reasons for my Santa's tardiness.

Almost Candlemass ... *sigh*

Anne