In the spirit of Christmas over to you

See the bit from Sunset Zoe below

As it says in the title I intend to hand over the blog today to my dear friends. In order to stop any bickering I am posting in order of receipt!

First, our oldest correspondent it's the one you all love and find difficulty understanding Podga!

"Suffolk Sojourn 29/137. Greetings - and I'll open with the fact that the Pilgrims travelled to West Brom last night and returned empty handed. More excuses about Managers upping stix and leaving at short notice. A quick check on the league table tells me the Tractor Boys are still up above them. Early Days - as we move into Xmas!

Leon (AKA Golly/Mick Russell) rang recently, and gave me the Spanish Inquisition as to what the hell was PB on about! I explained patiently, as he also then asked what the HR's aircraft photo was. I had to tactfully suggest he read the Blog regularly - otherwise it would never quite gel! He promised to comment as he was on a rare day off, but nothing seen to date.

Anyway - excellent photo's from Clare - she's a looker your 'lil sister - but the sailing footwear! Nice to see Purdah Dark is up and running as such - what a wonderful environment to spend your formative years. Kokimoko looks like paradise - been out there yet Paulie? (A bit better than my sister Claire's outlook in Kentish Town!)

Chutney is bottled - want some? You didn't say. Blue Skies. "

The age is getting to him you see. The mighty Greens were home to WBA and had a little slip. He forgot to mention the wonderful away win to the team of the moment - Sheff Utd. His eyesight is also going a little out of kilter. All that jumping from aeroplanes and rarefied atmosphere. Who is closer to the top of the league? Hmmm. Also re Chutney, Damn right I do, get a chance to taste what those little brown fingers have been up to over the years!

For those of you wondering, back in the good old days Claire (Chris's one) put us up over night before we headed to see the Stones headline at Knebworth. It was also my introduction to Lynyrd Skynyrd. From "who the hell are they" to on my feet shouting for more. "Freebird" in the open air!!!! It was also the last time I saw Leon, so on that note here is the man himself.

"Thought you might like this for the blog.........
best
Leon

The seven dwarfs are down in the mines when there is a cave-in.

Snow White runs to the entrance and yells down to them "Is anyone there, can you hear me, say something".
In the distance a voice shouts out "I think Spurs are good enough to win the Premiership this year and the Tractor Boys will finish above the Mighty Green Army."
Snow White says "Thank God you're okay Dopey - is anyone else alive down there?"

I have asked Podga and Leon if they want to be included in our little humour distribution via e-mail group. Can't get a sensible reply so they both miss out on the laughs. However, someone who is an active member of that group and has provided some good old belly laughs over the years is Sunset Zoe. And as coincidence would have it - here she is!! Firstly let me explain that in her previous e-mail she had asked why Blue Skies called her "Sunset Zoe". This happened months ago but she has had technical problems. Don't forget she lives in Holland - the land of Whacky Baccy!

"Cheeky git!
Okay maybe that jab was well deserved after all it did take me a month to reply. Fortunately my service level to our customers is not quite so lackadaisical. I just have trouble concentrating at this time of year (too dark, far too dark) and I end up making some mistakes and forgetting things then in February or March finance finds my mistakes and I end up spending a week making corrections and feeling rather stupid and hoping I don't get demoted down to tea girl. .............oh there it goes again ........my mind wandering all over the place......now what was I saying.......oh never mind.........I've forgotten already.

I think the Beatles put it quite nicely

"I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in and stops my mind from wandering where it will go I'm filling the cracks that ran though the door and kept my mind from wandering where it will go"
I've got this poster pinned up on my cubical wall to try and make me feel better but I think it's stopped working, think I need a new one, change of scenery."

Now you know why there is a picture of Paradise at the top of today's post.

I am sure (hoping) that Al will get around to updating her blog at some time and tell us all about "Daisy", the eight week old Hamster that now resides in her bedroom. Billy the Cat has shown a great interest and even snoozy Suki has woken up! Oh deep joy.