I finally found somebody who wanted my Johnny Depp get-up so I feel like I am free and no longer have to say "Argh" all the time. The parrots stopped trying to land on my shoulders and head and drink my Scrumpy (Who gave them those long straws???). Seriously, I would LOVE to be in Cornwall for Christmas some year. I know it would be a lot more peaceful than the craziness at our Southern California shopping malls and the insane freeway traffic. Tomorrow we will be at our son and daughter in law's house for the afternoon, enjoying her wonderful prime rib dinner, opening presents and enjoying the company of our families. It will be sunny and in the 70s here. My other son and his wife are on vacation in Argentina for 3 weeks. I wish everybody on The Cornish List a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year and especially to Listmom Yvonne. Jan in San Diego ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Coles" <dazzleme@live.co.uk> To: "Cornish List" <cornish@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2013 12:07 PM Subject: [CORNISH] PARTY 2013 - Party On!!!! > Thank you Leaping Lorna of the Lit Up Lighthouse for your wonderful > description of the festivities! > > I have done as so graciously requested by your good self, and turned up > the lighthouse lamp to maximum! Under the clear Cornish sky, the beams of > red and white are sparkling off the waves of St Ives Bay, reflecting right > across the Penwith Peninsula to Mount's Bay, mingling with the Christmas > lights of Mousehole, and streaming onwards to Lands End. From there, our > wondrous light is beaming upwards to bounce off the moon, and thence it is > spreading all around the Cornish world. > > As for Lady Anna of Launceston, and my own Honourable (or Otherwise) self, > we have dressed in our finest Sunday best (I have on my very best > frock-coat and shiniest top hat, whilst the Lady Anna has a dress entirely > made of Cornish Tartan). > > As I'm playing percussion in our dance band, I have to admit that I'm > getting somewhat warm in this attire, whilst my top hat keeps falling off > and getting mistaken for a snare drum. The top, in consequence, seems > slightly dented, but no matter, for I can acquire a new one from one of > the passing Pirate ships at some point during the forthcoming year! > > I can only apologise for the remainder of the musicians. Sadly, too many > of them had too much mead and Cornish ale whilst waiting for stragglers to > arrive from Mousehole and Port Wenn, and getting a tune out of them has > been a challenge, but they've risen to the challenge, and the music and > dancing has (eventually) been a joy. Likewise, the choir have been so > frozen by being unable to gain access that they have been singing Cornish > carols such as 'Star of Jacob' and 'Lo, The Eastern Sages Rise' with > chattering teeth.... "St..St..St..Of..Of..JJJJJJJJaaaCCCCCCoooBBBBB..." > which is a pity, but I'm grateful that they came. > > Around Cornwall church bells have been ringing all day. In Launceston Lady > Anna has been singing carols on the village green, whilst the church of St > Stephen (across the road from us) celebrated this afternoon, and then a > little later the bells rang clearly from the Kensey Valley below as the > pretty little church of St Thomas joined the Christmas celebrations. > > And so, from our magical party at Godrevy, and our own old stone house in > Launceston (where the woodsmoke is curling up the chimney, and the smell > of the real Christmas tree is wafting through the rooms) we wish you all > around the world a most Wondrous and Wonderful Christmas, and a joyous New > Year... with an especial 'Thank You' to our Listmom Yvonne, for (once > again) indulging our bit of virtual fun! > > Nadelik Lowen ha Blydhen Nowydh Da, > With Love to all from John and Anna > > > > > > This > message and any attachments are confidential and may be legally > privileged or > otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the recipient > please > email the sender and delete this message and any attachments from your > system. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy this > message and attachments, or disclose the contents to any other person. > Although we have taken steps to ensure that this > message and any attachments are virus free, We can take no > responsibility > if a virus is actually present. We advise you to carry out your own > virus check. > ------------------------------- > Subscribe to digest by sending an email to CORNISH-D-request@rootsweb.com > with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line and body text. If you want, > MIME digests, email CORNISH-admin@rootsweb.com. > > Unsubscribe from either by sending an email to > CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message