oh, and folks, don't forget

the I,LTV 2009 Panto Extravaganza continues (see link in side bar)with many galaxies of stars in the cast. . . (we're still casting for The Villain Of The Piece, or perhaps that should be The Villain of Peace, if anyone not yet signed up wants to join in. . . HINT HINT)

a gift to finish off the season

here are two turtle dovesI'm going to keep one, and I'm giving one to you (yes, you!)
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that way, we'll each have one and whenever I look at mine I'll think of you, and whenever you look at yours you'll remember me
.
cool, eh

so it's all over for another year! and

what did you wake up and find in your stocking?

.
I guess that depends on whether you've been. . .

. . .or. . .

this year, doesn't it. . .

. . .whatever was in your stocking
and however naughty and/or nice you are
I hope that your day was full with plenty of these:

and this is my wish for you at the close of the day. . .

from the lovely people at blogspot

a seasonal word verification!

ps:

(-:

E-Elf c*cks up

well, even the best laid plans, eh. . .
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E-Elf was so distracted with "lists" and "things to do" and "generally looking busy" and "clip-boards" and "ticking boxes". . . you know what support staff are like. . . that E forgot the global time differences

E

having realised there are time differences,
looks slightly abashed and very sheepish

.

imagine, if you will, how Santa gets around all dwellings (houses, bungalows, flats, apartments, igloos and - we hope - mud huts) on the whole globe at the stroke of midnight; you can (imagine this) because he does!

a very smug looking and on-time
Secret Santa

now imagine E, trying to coordinate one tiny little minuscule smaller even than a teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini list. . . only involving three continents and not even on the stroke of midnight of the day itself. . .
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. . .
(altho one does have East Coast to West Coast time difference, granted)
(and I,LTV herself is never quite sure if Norfolk is in
a different time zone to London Town, it sometimes seems to be)
(or perhaps a different planet)
(and are France and England on the same continent?
same continental shelf, possibly,
but really England ought to have a whole continent to itself,
don't you think?)
. . .
(I digress). . .

.
. . .could E do it? could E heck
.
useless blinking f*ecking Elf
.
so, anyhow, amends have been taken and E firstly has to do a little snow shovelling. . .

. . .then is consigned to the wrapping department, where E has to iron out last year's unused bits and pieces. . .

. . .and then E has to match up all the papers and bows and ribbons into coordinating/contrasting sets. . .

in the meantime, you don't need to worry about E messing up your gifts, because no wrapping was required. . .

let's swap gifts!!

for Christopher: from here
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for Dave:
an unlimited supply of
deerishly delightful things to eat

from here
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for dinah: "may the long time sun surround you
and the pure light within you
guide your way on. . ."
listen here. . .
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for G:

:-)
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for I,LTV:

(she needs one that stays on the floor, where it's supposed to be)
(in front of the roaring log fire, which is just out of view. . .)

from here
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for katherine.:
some Ed Hardy Biker gear. . .&

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for KAZ:
"To the very dear and most lovely Kaz. . .

"This Christmas,
your Secret Santa has bought you a charming Spanish Villa
for your holiday and luxuriating needs.

"Of course, such a dwelling would be useless
without the requisite furnishings and appointments…

like this, and this, and this and this

…including a wine grotto for
your adult beverage and entertaining needs.

"And speaking of entertaining,
the Villa simply MUST have a space
for those impromptu get-togethers

where music can be enjoyed and friends can gather.

"Of course, the cost of fuel being what it is,
the travel to and from would be financially prohibitive
without a quick means of ‘getting away from it all’ for a bit.

"Santa hopes you enjoy your new retreat
and that the New Year is filled
with happiness and joy and much love and smiles."
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for man:
a Christmas gift
for the Renaissance man

to be found here
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for Mel:

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for mig:
a life time's supply of clean crockeryand a day's sailing on a little boat
under a big bridge
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for Mini-Teen
a day out in California. . .

Take a trip on this: Let's begin in Malibu to see the surfers, of course! Then off to the zoo to see the giraffes...

(because your tour guide loves the giraffes!)

Snowboarding: ALL the California Kids are doing it!

and your parting gift. . .

I had so much fun! Hope you did too!
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for shot:

actually, shot's is so
fantastically fab,
it gets its own post
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for sorrow:
a gift for you, your kitchen
and those that dine with you. . .

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for Z:

a boxed DVD set of the
complete Jacques Tati films

and
a case of Clos Gabriel 2006
to drink while watching

(that's the wrong year, in the image,
but Santa and E-Elf got a little tipsy
sampling the merchandise)
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for ZiggZ:

a luxury cruise, on one of these:your choice of destinations
from here. . .
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now, should we try and guess who sent whom what!
or are we all exhausted? (I know I am)

oh! one final thing. . .

(no, she never knows when enough is enough, does she? Ed)
(wow - it's ages since we heard from Ed!)
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I, Mini-Teen, Teen Too & The Teen
wish you and yours, for Christmas,
or whatever you are celebrating this season,
lots and lots of this:

shot's fantastically fab one!!

for Shot:
Money, Money, Money: Use it wisely!
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But, when you've spent it all,
(inevitable within a few weeks of careful saving,
then one day of carefree shopping),
You will always find a penny, And remember:
."Find a penny, Pick it up, All good day you'll have good luck
But if you find a penny and pick it up, put it in the bank
and next month, you'll have two pennies
but then the bankers will get a bonus
and you'll be back where you started
but they'll always be more pennies
and more good luck"
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Everybody loves candy!
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No matter how much money you have,
Find Happiness here, With no guarantee, Or warrantee
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Full of lovely treats!
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Well at least now you have one shot at it
and good luck with BNRI
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Don't eat the yellow snow!
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Now you've used all your lucky pennies,
enjoy your new job!
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Sick of the cold yet?
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And a happy new year
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And the war begins...

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