Dear All, I'm sitting here in Cornwall on a wet and miserable Sunday morning and thinking about the venues so far suggested. Godrevy Lighthouse (suggested by Lorna May), Pigmoor (suggested by yours truly), and Port Wenn aka Port Isaac (suggested by Albert Jenkin). In real life, Anna is in another room here in our rambling old stone house, where she is practising her reading for the Cornish Service of Nine Lessons and Carols, at St Ive Chapel this evening. The entire service (carols and readings) is held in the ancient Cornish language, and it is followed by a proper Cornish tea in the old schoolroom, with Saffron Cake and Splits & Cream. It's a wonderful start to Christmas, and draws people to a packed chapel from all over Cornwall. In the same way, our mad Cornish List Virtual Party draws together people from all over the world, and I'd miss it like crazy if we didn't have it, even though I'm the one in the kitchen doing the washing-up and forgetting the punch-lines to the jokes!!!!!!!!! So Lorna May's idea of Godrevy Lighthouse is a wonderful suggestion to light up this world of ours. It's been a tough year for many, and the romance of a tiny island off the Cornish coast, with a beacon flashing a welcome sounds like an inspired choice! So a big Thank You to Lorna May - Virtual Lady of the Light - there are loads of grey seals, dolphins, and basking sharks who can start delivering your virtual invitations handed from your oilskin clad virtual figure as you balance on the rocks and try to avoid getting washed in by the next big wave! So for Christmas 2013, for those that would love to party, welcome to Cornwall and to Godrevy Lighthouse! 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. > From: hlmw1@telus.net > To: Cornish@rootsweb.com > Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:04:20 -0700 > Subject: [CORNISH] Party 2013 - where? > > The parrots are busily polishing their round-toed shiny black boots. I think > I see a couple of small puddles - tears maybe. > In looking at Charles Winpenny's Cornwall cam I see a lighthouse at Godrevy > situated on a small island off-shore. It could be made bigger with lots of > rooms on the way up and again coming down . We could make the light bigger > too and light up as much of the world as needed. > Just throwing out a suggestion. Hoping for other suggestions . > I promise to be circumspect this year with no high kicking - a promise is a > promise! > Virtual Lady of something or other. > > ------------------------------- > 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