Happy Holidays

[carolynwhite2]

--- In HPFGU-Catalogue at yahoogroups.com, "dungrollin" 
<spotthedungbeetle at h...> wrote:
> 
> "And a very happy shortest day of the year to everyone inhabiting 
> latitudes where it means something." She produces a slightly 
> squashed silver cardboard box from a pocket. "I'm donating these."
> 
> All look suitably unimpressed.
> 
> "It's a wrench giving them to you. My dear sister has decided to 
> give up teaching eight-year-olds and is going to become a 
> chocolatier. Something useful at last! These are Surrey's finest 
> hand-made Belgian chocolates - she's in need of tasters to 
> experiment on. The Tequila and chilli ones are the best."
> 

WHAT!
Miss H magically appears within two minutes of the posting, attracted 
mainly by the aroma of chocolate.

Your sister is becoming a chocolatier.. ?? How come I don't have 
civilised family like this? All my brother has done is send me a DVD 
of baby photos, since he has apparently produced a sproglet somewhere 
down under. Fortunately, my computer doesn't recognise the format, so 
I'm spared the frightful sight.

My Christmas tasting selection from Hotel Chocolat is just about to 
arrive (I chased it today).. what an *excellent* choice of 
profession..

Oh.. er, yes, the catalogue. Miss H recollects herself, reaches for 
the foghorn:

OK! Just started my Xmas break and got stuck into this thing. Will be 
posting regularly for the next two weeks. Had another mysterious 
communique from the tech team this morning. Who knows what they are 
on about, but it looks like something is actually happening.

To raise morale, there will be free Christmas pud every day and I'm 
doubling the rum ration. You will have to do a lot of power-walking 
and sit-ups to get this off your waistlines in the new year, but hey, 
who cares.

Wanders off chortling thinking we all ought to post some pics this 
year, starting with Dot's graduation hat..