BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: greg stephens
Date: 12 Jan 11 - 11:12 AM

Well, I haven't got anything yet, and the no word of whether the parcel I sent got there either. Perhaps it will all happen at Easter?

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 12 Jan 11 - 11:27 AM

greg, you're in a time warp, with a Santa who can't usually deliver until after the new year. This santa was my secret santa one year, I received quite an interesting packet of stuff.

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: greg stephens
Date: 12 Jan 11 - 12:06 PM

Thanks SRS. I am in no hurry!

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: Hawker
Date: 15 Jan 11 - 06:47 PM

Jennie G,
Glad you liked your pressie, so sorry it was late! I am your santa :0)
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: Hawker
Date: 15 Jan 11 - 06:57 PM

Oh and yes, Jennie, it is called a corn dolly.......and no, I didn't bring it or get it brung! the fairies must have interfered!!!!
:0)
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: skarpi
Date: 16 Jan 11 - 06:37 AM

Dear Santa , thanks for not allow me to give ....this year .
I know you are angry with me about last year ....bit my oh my
jee!!!

hahahahaha :O)
all the best Skarpi

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: vectis
Date: 16 Jan 11 - 06:21 PM

Hi Santa Terry

Got the present, all arrived safely. Thank you very much for the goodies especially the pink multi-tool. You obviously know me too well and knew how much I love gadgets.

Thank you once again

vectis (who is already being good ready for next year)

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: GUEST,SS 'S Special Shultz Spy
Date: 16 Jan 11 - 06:35 PM

Dear Dan

When last seen your parcel was in the hands of a hugely bearded man wearing a hat.

I understand he handed it to an offical of the Place for Parking Parcels. It is to be hoped it has been released since the official label indicated it contained no contraband and sent on it's way via one of those metal tubes which draw in our sky.

I hope it reaches you before too long and the contents are acceptable.

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: Dan Schatz
Date: 17 Jan 11 - 01:21 PM

Hello SS'SSSS! I imagine you mean me, and if so, I am looking forward with gleeful anticipation!

Dan

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: artbrooks
Date: 17 Jan 11 - 01:40 PM

Somehow, these late messages always remind me of the occasion when I was in the Army and stationed overseas in a very hot and humid location. Herself sent me a care package containing, among other things, a hard sausage and some cheese. Because of one thing and another, it took almost two months to reach me; when it finally arrived, I got a desperate call from the mail room to come and get it before they had to call the guys in the white space suits to decontaminate the entire area.

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: Tig
Date: 17 Jan 11 - 02:48 PM

Dear Santa

I am still trying to be very good but it is getting harder, I know you are out there........

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: maeve
Date: 30 Jan 11 - 09:41 AM

My Christmas parcel from my Christmas 2009 Secret Santa, Cats, was delivered to us yesterday by Jacqui and Kendall.

Santa had sent my original parcel in good time and it had arrived safely early in December, 2009. I was looking forward to delving into it but alas, it vanished in the fire.

Thank you to Cats for her generosity in seeking out and sending along a very close approximation of the original gifts; fudge, beautiful herb markers complete with seeds, a lovely homemade card, and a cookbook crammed full of recipes from the South-West of England. Now I'm even more impatient to have a real kitchen again!

Thanks to Santa Cats and her charming elves!

Maeve and Truelove, across the sea in Maine

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: maeve
Date: 30 Jan 11 - 06:36 PM

How could I have missed reporting the Clotted Cream fudge? When I was a little'un I said I wanted to make fudge with all cream, no chocolate. Here it is! Yummy!

Thanks again, Cats.

Maeve

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: jacqui.c
Date: 30 Jan 11 - 07:25 PM

Clotted Cream fudge. MMMMMMMmmmmmmm......... one of my real favourites!

See what a good elf I was - it got there intact.

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 31 Jan 11 - 12:53 AM

That fudge sounds like a stroke just waiting to happen. Pace yourself, maeve! Pace yourself!

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 15 Feb 11 - 05:33 PM

Has everyone received a package who was expecting to receive a package?

Has everyone sent a package who signed up to send one?

Shall I post the list of who sent to whom?

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: artbrooks
Date: 15 Feb 11 - 07:08 PM

Yes x 3

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: jacqui.c
Date: 15 Feb 11 - 07:18 PM

Yes, yes and yes.

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 16 Feb 11 - 12:03 AM

Unless someone protests loudly that the time is not right, I'll go ahead and name names in a day or two. Okay?

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 16 Feb 11 - 12:08 AM

another yes, yes & a big yes to the list.

thankyou

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: JennieG
Date: 16 Feb 11 - 01:46 AM

Sounds good to me!

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: Dan Schatz
Date: 16 Feb 11 - 11:25 AM

I wouldn't want to embarass anyone, and I hope my Secret Santa is ok - but no, I never did receive anything.

Dan

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 16 Feb 11 - 01:03 PM

I'm doing a little research on that, Dan, to see if there is something in limbo.

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: GUEST,Dan's Sobbing Santa.
Date: 16 Feb 11 - 06:16 PM

Dear Dan

I know your parcel got posted. I've a bit of paper here tells me so!

At the time Britain had varies piles of parcels in 'Sno-go' groups and we can only hope that it has now been discovered. If it doesn't turn up in another couple of weeks let me know and I shall invent you another which will have some similar, but not all, items as some are unobtainable again.

Sorry this has happened.

However I know how you feel as I haven't had a parcel from my Secret Santa either.

Lots of love and hugs
xxxxxxxx

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 16 Feb 11 - 06:48 PM

I am doing a little research on any MIA packages. Will get a list ready but may withhold a few names to heighten the tension . . . stay tuned!

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 17 Feb 11 - 09:26 PM

The status of our Santa Sacks is this:

Everything that was supposed to be shipped WAS shipped, but there is a strong possibility of some shunting of packages into snowy backwaters for a little while because of the simply awful weather in a few places.

This is a clue, for those who haven't received anything yet. Your package had to travel a long, long way, over a very large body of water.

I'll give it a couple of more days, but I'm working on the list.

Maggie

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: Dan Schatz
Date: 17 Feb 11 - 11:51 PM

Sob no more, DSS! I'm on the road right now, but my wife called and told me that a mysterious package arrived today from overseas. We think it's the mystery marvel! I'll find out next week when I get home.

And thanks - may yours come as quickly!

Dan

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: My guru always said
Date: 18 Feb 11 - 03:27 AM

SRS, what a Marvellous Christmas you gave us, Thank You!!

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: jacqui.c
Date: 18 Feb 11 - 07:10 AM

What MGAS said. Thank you.

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: JennieG
Date: 18 Feb 11 - 07:36 PM

And here here from me too, SRS!

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: Dan Schatz
Date: 21 Feb 11 - 01:30 PM

Dear Tig,

THANK YOU SANTA! I came home late last night to find your wonderfully put together, historic, folkloric, artistic and musical collection of gifts! What lovely work you did on those earrings (for my wife - not really my style)- and I can't wait to delve into the mysteries of the songbook you sent. I'm glad it finally made it through the snow and attendant postal kerfuffle!

Warmly,
Dan

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: Tig
Date: 21 Feb 11 - 02:17 PM

Glad it finally made it to you Dan - I think I might have had bother getting another 1950's copy of the National Songbook. Now you can really irritate some people :-) Askern was the local pit to us - you wouldn't even think there had been that and a big coking works anymore as it's all landscaped over.

I'm pleased your wife likes the roundabout ponies. They are fun to make and just that little bit 'different'.

Have fun with it all.

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: jacqui.c
Date: 02 Mar 11 - 10:43 AM

This was made with yarn from my Secret Santa. Thank you Santa!

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 02 Mar 11 - 03:01 PM

Since we can't make tables here at Mudcat, I've color coded the list. Read across - Santa is Barb'ry, Santee is Nancy King, etc.


Santa                                Santee

Barb'ry                                Nancy King
Sarah the Flute                        Joybell

Hardiman the Fiddler/Wysiwyg        ClaireBear
Sandra In Sydney                Barb'ry

Jacqui.c                        My guru always said
Anne Lister                        Becca72

Severn                                Sarah the Flute
Joybell                                Hardiman the Fiddler/Wysiwyg

Nancy King                        Art Brooks
Leadfingers                        vectis

Hawker                                JennieG
My guru always said                Cats

Sinsull                                Anne Lister
vectis                                Wolfhound person

Art Brooks                        Jacqui.c
Jenn Brooks                        Sinsull

Tinker                                Tig
Wolfhound Person                Tinker

Cats                                Bat Goddess
Becca72                                Hawker

Dan Schatz                        Leadfingers
ClaireBear                        Severn

JennieG                                Animaterra
Animaterra                        Sandra In Sydney

Bat Goddess                        Jenn Brooks
Tig                                Dan Schatz

greg stephens                        Ranger1
Ranger1                                greg stephens

Hollowfox                        Ranger Steve
Ranger Steve                        Hollowfox

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: artbrooks
Date: 02 Mar 11 - 05:04 PM

You're welcome, Jacqui. That is from a local lady who raises alpacas and sells yarn both from her own and from the alpaca raisers co-op, whatever they call themselves.

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: jacqui.c
Date: 02 Mar 11 - 05:13 PM

Well, the yarn is lovely to work with, washes up well and is nice to wear.

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 03 Mar 11 - 02:21 AM

thanks for all the work, Stilly

only 10 months to Christmas!!

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 04 Mar 11 - 02:18 AM

I'll keep track of this list. I know of one or two who got the same folks a couple of years in a row. Stragglers got matched up with other stragglers. Getting the hang of this wasn't too bad, but hindsight does offer guidance. :)

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 04 Mar 11 - 02:48 AM

if you want any help ...

Subject: RE: BS: Thank you Santa - Christmas 2010
From: ClaireBear
Date: 04 Mar 11 - 12:07 PM

Stilly, you were and are a gift. Thank you so much for leaping in where angels feared to tread!

Claire!