Gransnet Grotto

Was bringing bacon sandwiches this morning but stuck in traffic for an hour on the A64 due to an accident They are cold now so the dog has got them. It will have to be chocolate and mince pies. Sorry folks.

gracesmum

Great versifying, gracesmum.

Love it!

capital that is!!

'Twas 3 weeks before Christmas
And down in the grotto
The Grannies were drinking
And getting quite blotto.

Smoked salmon and nibbles
Slugs and sloe gin
Winter fuel allowance
As the night's drawing in.

There's room on the sofa
For those of good cheer
We'll keep out heads down here
UNTIL IT'S NEW YEAR [GRIN]

Damson deprivation. I live in hopes that I will locate a little pot of last year's jam in the fridge.
It was the terrible weather in the blossom season that done 'em in I think.

Greatnan, here are the lyrics

flickety Where do you live? We had absolutely no damsons this year. I am running off 2011s harvest for damson gin. I much prefer it to sloes.

When I tried to find Fairy Tale of New York, I got a video of an amazing seven year old conducting a Strauss waltz. Serendipity

www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=BNNFtlF9CDE

Nice little concert for the Grotto.
Very cheerful......I'll bring some Stollen.

Had to pop in if Fairy Tale of New York is on. Move up and pass me a glass of mulled wine please - I'll put this plate of smoked salmon yummies down here shall I?

This year's damson gin (sloe crop failed) is just about ready for bottling so I'll bring a bottle of that. DGS probably brought the slug. He is fascinated by them.

S'cuse me, but that slug must've come in with somethin else. We are most particular when making sloe gin or plum brandy.

And there I was, thinkin that tomorrow I might bring in some 'frendship cake'! But if yor goin to caste nasturshums I'll just go back to the plum brandy at hhome.

Oh! I've drunkd it all.

flump It was a bit extravagant of you to use your sloe gin to drown the slugs. They are quite happy with stale beer.

I think I can live with that hardship.

Looks like its back to the champagne then, so sad!

Yes, I'm afraid that's all that's left, Movedalot. The poor thing must have got mixed up with the sloes....

There are slugs in it?

Never tried sloe gin, is there a slug left for me?

As we are all in good voice - are we doing the communal carol singing on GN this year? How about it Cari/Geraldine?

........stamps snow off boots on way in......

Lucky you finding sloes flump, I missed out this year. I'll have a little sip, not too much though because gin always makes me snivel.

The decorations and tree are looking great! I'm ready for a snuggle on the sofa to recover from an aerobics class. (It's for Over 50's and mainly chair based so nothing to brag about )
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Oh the Pogues - just what's needed - I love that song! It's snowing wetly here now....I'll don my big fluffy baffies (slippers to those down south) and join you shortly

Just goes to show how much I drink - 'Cointreau' not Quantro!

Love Fairy Tale of New York.

Thanks for that anno - I'll print some off! Did anyone see Michael McIntyre doing a sketch of 'Fairy Tale of New York'