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Re: SEASONAL GREETINGS 2008-2009
« Reply #30 on: December 20, 2008, 01:01:13 PM »

Dear All. thought you might like this wee poem written by a friend,   cheers Ian the Christie kind ;D


I am a little fairy
On tap o' the Christmas Tree
It's no' a job I fancy
Well how would you like tae be me

A tarted up wi' tinsel
It's enough to mak ye boak
An a couple o' jaggy branches
Rammed up the back o' your frock
 
 An' these wee lights a'roon me
I canny get my sleep
An' there's the yearly visit
Fae Santa - Big fat creep!

On Christmas Day I'm stuck up here
While you're a' wirin' in
An' naebody says "Hey you up there
Could you go a slug o' gin?

It's nae joke bein' a fairy
The job's beyond belief
You've got to go roon' the wean's beds
An' lift their rotten teeth

But o' a' the joabs a fairy gets
An' I've mentioned only some
The very worst is sitting up a tree
Wi' pine needles up yir bum

When a' the fairies meet again
By the light of' the silvery moon
Ye can tell the Christmas fairies
They're the wans that canna sit doon

The Christmas tree's a bonny sight
As the firelight softly flickers
But think o' me I'm stuck up here
Wi' needles in my knickers

So soon as Christmas time's right by
An' I stop bein' sae full o' cheer
I'll get awa back tae Fairyland
An' I'll see yous a' next year.
Ian ...the Christie kind...
from Kirriemuir

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Re: SEASONAL GREETINGS 2008-2009
« Reply #31 on: December 20, 2008, 10:24:21 PM »
LOVE IT!!  Very, very cool.  Can't help but read that wi' an accent!!  ;D

Great stuff.  8)
Cheers.

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Re: SEASONAL GREETINGS 2008-2009
« Reply #32 on: December 20, 2008, 10:46:16 PM »
very good
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Re: SEASONAL GREETINGS 2008-2009
« Reply #33 on: December 21, 2008, 08:55:43 AM »
While I appreciate receiving them, I do have to laugh at the cards I am getting with the "Season's Greetings" snow scenes etc.  Christmas Day is forecast about 31'C I think, which is actually a bit cooler than the last few years from memory (although I would have to check for the actual day).  Certainly, our December has been cooler than the last couple of years, which is very nice.  I get a good chuckle each time I receive the snow scene, as it is just SO far from here in climate.  ;D  It always feels deliciously cool though, which is most definitely a good thing.  I think I might keep the links for February, when we're needing to see something chilly to try to combat the oppressive heat.  :o

Just had to comment.  I love the cards, but the idea of a white christmas is just so WRONG!!  ;)
Cheers.

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Re: SEASONAL GREETINGS 2008-2009
« Reply #34 on: December 21, 2008, 09:30:18 AM »
Thank you Maggie!
Thank you Fred,
Thank you all posters!
May you all have a Merry and restful (is not that an oxymoron?  ;D) Christmas
and a
Happy New Year with less weeds, less pests and more flowers.
Göte

PS
This is the first year EVER I will be able to pick a Christmas rose at Christmas. Horray!
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Re: SEASONAL GREETINGS 2008-2009
« Reply #35 on: December 21, 2008, 09:37:19 AM »
Gote,

I discovered today that I have a wayward bud on a Helleborus niger variety at the moment.... which will not be that far after Christmas when it opens.  Very, very out of season!!  :o
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Paul T.
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Re: SEASONAL GREETINGS 2008-2009
« Reply #36 on: December 21, 2008, 05:34:19 PM »

A happy Christmas to everyone on the forum, and all the best wishes for the New Year.

Franz
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Re: SEASONAL GREETINGS 2008-2009
« Reply #37 on: December 21, 2008, 05:59:44 PM »
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE ON THE FORUM. I NEED MY DAILY FIX OF SPECTACULAR PLANTS, HUMOUR AND GOOD ADVICE.

A special mention for Fred and Maggi who make the whole thing possible - CHEERS

ALL THE BEST FOR 2009 - MAY IT BE HAPPY HEALTHY AND PEACEFUL -with exceptionally good growing conditions.

ARTHUR   
:) :)
« Last Edit: December 21, 2008, 06:03:35 PM by Maggi Young »
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Re: SEASONAL GREETINGS 2008-2009
« Reply #38 on: December 21, 2008, 09:11:02 PM »
A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all Forumists.

May all your seeds sprout next Spring and your Three Ships come sailing in by mail.

johnw
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Re: SEASONAL GREETINGS 2008-2009
« Reply #39 on: December 21, 2008, 09:29:25 PM »
Greetings to all SRGC-enthusiasts, visible and invisibly
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Re: SEASONAL GREETINGS 2008-2009
« Reply #40 on: December 22, 2008, 11:34:55 AM »
Best Wishes from the Holy Land to all of you.
« Last Edit: December 22, 2008, 12:09:25 PM by Oron Peri »
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Re: SEASONAL GREETINGS 2008-2009
« Reply #41 on: December 22, 2008, 12:02:18 PM »
Was that an intentional double 'L', Oron?  Whether it was or not it really made my day.  Merry Christmas from Lancashire.
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Re: SEASONAL GREETINGS 2008-2009
« Reply #42 on: December 22, 2008, 12:13:21 PM »
Was that an intentional double 'L', Oron?  Whether it was or not it really made my day.  Merry Christmas from Lancashire.

It wasn't... i add another just in case... ;)
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Re: SEASONAL GREETINGS 2008-2009
« Reply #43 on: December 22, 2008, 03:05:26 PM »
 Happy Hanukkah, the Feast of Lights ..........
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 I had pictures of latkes and the dreidel, too, but the doughnuts seemed more  'festive'  :-X
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Re: SEASONAL GREETINGS 2008-2009
« Reply #44 on: December 22, 2008, 05:29:20 PM »
Hello to you all,
As Number one Lurker may I offer my thanks for the pleasure and interest you have given over the past  year,Merry Christmas.Tony

 


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