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Thread: Secret Santa 2015
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Qoheleth.
Semi-Sagacious One
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I returned from the First Day Back at w**k to find a parcelette secreted in my porch, with USPS stickers, so all excited I got!
Thank you Santa-from-SF for the chocolate and exotic souvenirs from SF Zoo. Is that portrait of your good self? ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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Piglet
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Originally posted by Qoheleth.:
... so all excited I got!
Have you been watching the new Star Wars film? ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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St. Gwladys
Shipmate
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According to my records then, everyone has received except:
Rossweisse
JB
Motherboards
Cottontail
My Santa has informed me my gift is on it's way
Is there anyone else still waiting? Christmas still has a week to go!
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Ye Olde Motherboarde
Ship's Mother and Singing Quilter
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Yesterday, JB and I returned from Christmas trip and got our mail. Both of our SECRET SANTA prezzies arrived!
I immediately tucked into the candy snowflakes and put earrings into the darling trinket box. Thank you, Santa!
JB was so touched that Santa loved the horse and York magnet. Thank you from him, also.
Blessings to both of you for being so thoughtful.
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Rowen
Shipmate
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Originally posted by St. Gwladys:
According to my records then, everyone has received except:
Rossweisse
JB
Motherboards
Cottontail
My Santa has informed me my gift is on it's way
Is there anyone else still waiting? Christmas still has a week to go!
Me. Still waiting.
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Dormouse
Glis glis – Ship's rodent
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And me.Nothing at Dormouse Towers yet
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St. Gwladys
Shipmate
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So, it's just
Rossweisse -whose Santa has been in touch with me (I'll pm you)
Rowan
Dormouse
Cottontail
and me.
Christmas isn't over yet though!
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Rossweisse
High Church Valkyrie
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I did receive a lovely pair of presents from my Secret Santa! (I apologize for being offline - a family crisis got in the way.) She knows me well, and I am grateful.
Rossweisse // contrite
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Dormouse
Glis glis – Ship's rodent
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Two delightful wooden ornaments from Australia have appeared via La Poste. There is no identifying note/card and I don't know anyone in Australia who might be sending me wooden ornaments, so I am assuming that these are from my Secret Santa.
In which case, thank you. They are lovely!
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St. Gwladys
Shipmate
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Yes, that was your Santa.
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St. Gwladys
Shipmate
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And then there.were three.
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Cottontail
Shipmate
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Footsore and weary, Santa has stumbled bleary-eyed into the wilds of Scotland, mumbling about floods and recalcitrant reindeer and such like. But bless him, he has brought me some marvellous chocolate (Montezuma's Colombian Cappuccio truffles and some Green and Blacks), and a dinky little Christmas tree photo frame.
Santa, it was well worth the wait. Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness.
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Uncle Pete
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Tomorrow is 12th night. The two who are still on the outlook should keep their beady little eyes peeled, eh? Or is it February 2nd, now?
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Welease Woderwick
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Originally posted by Uncle Pete:
...Or is it February 2nd, now?
No, today is definitely 5th January, 2016, but then you live in Canada so...
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St. Gwladys
Shipmate
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Thank you to my not so secret Santa! A parcel containing a cute owl purse/shoulder bag arrived today.
So, we're just waiting for Rowan's gift to arrive, and we will be able to close this thread until September.
Thank you to all who have taken part.
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Brenda Clough
Shipmate
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Just a note to say that I am using my SS gift (a skein of think-and-thin yarn in shades of white) to knit a hat. It should just come out exactly, one hat from one skein of yarn. I have a friend who is having chemo, and could use a hat.
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St. Gwladys
Shipmate
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That sounds lovely Brenda. Could we have a picture?
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Brenda Clough
Shipmate
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where/how does one post them? Can you append it to the post?
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Lothlorien
Ship's Grandma
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quote:
Originally posted by Brenda Clough:
where/how does one post them? Can you append it to the post?
Brenda, we don't have pictures on the forum for a variety of reasons. You would need to choose a photo storage site, there are many available. Uploads to there and use a link to the picture from that site.
An extra thought. You may need to try a couple to find a site which you like and can use easily. Photobucket, Picasa, Flickr could be a start although I now hate Flickr since Yahoo took them on and wrecked things. If you have a website of your own, you could have a page specifically for photos.
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St. Gwladys
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Rowen's Santa has been told that her present should arrive by 21st January, so could we leave the thread open till then?
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Brenda Clough
Shipmate
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OK, I don't know if this will work, but This ought to be the relevant board on my Pinterest page, which I have only just begun using. In theory you can click on that link and see a bad photo of me, modeling the hat made out of the skein of Secret Santa yarn.
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Piglet
Islander
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quote:
Originally posted by St. Gwladys:
Rowen's Santa has been told that her present should arrive by 21st January, so could we leave the thread open till then?
I don't see why not.
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St Everild
Shipmate
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Originally posted by Brenda Clough:
OK, I don't know if this will work, but This ought to be the relevant board on my Pinterest page, which I have only just begun using. In theory you can click on that link and see a bad photo of me, modeling the hat made out of the skein of Secret Santa yarn.
That link works, Brenda Clough, and it looks like a wonderfully warm and stylish hat!
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Brenda Clough
Shipmate
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The hat used all but about a yard of the yarn, and has been despatched to the cancer patient. (I did it on big needles in 1-1 rib, and shrank it down at the top to a mere six stitches to make a tube long enough to tie into a knot.)
I learn that due to the chemo she has lost all her hair, and it should be good for her -- it is 20 degrees (F) today.
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jacobsen
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Nice one, Brenda C. ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
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Piglet
Islander
# 11803
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**bump**
Just bumping this to avoid the Hostly Hoover until everyone's presents have been received.
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Piglet
Islander
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After consultation with the other AS hosts and St. Gwladys, it's been decided to close the thread; if the remaining outstanding Santee would let St. G. know when their present arrives, that would be great.
Thank you, and once again, a huge thank you to St. G. for organising the whole thing.
Piglet, AS host
Thread closed (until next year!)
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