Comments on: Season’s greetings

By: Robyn

Robyn — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 07:23:29 +0000

P.S. I hate it when my browser somehow sucks all the paragraph breaks out of my blog entries in edit. Apologies to anyone who had to contend with a wall of text.

By: Robyn

Robyn — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:13:14 +0000

Paul: You may have ended up drinking more than you realised, because you did indeed recite this poem at the party! But it’s good to have it written cos I wouldn’t have otherwise remembered:

H-Bird: Noez! No sign of it, but my post office box was last sorted on Friday, so it’s likely that it’s just waiting in a sack somewhere in the environs of the Newton Post Shop. Hopefully it and one other special package will be waiting when I get back.

By: harvestbird

harvestbird — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 22:57:43 +0000

@Paul: is that Ogden Nash?

@Robyn: did my snail-mail fripperies arrive before you headed for familial territories?

There is something quite wonderful about the many Web 2.0 channels through which birthday wishes can travel. It enhances (if that were possible) the phone call from Nanna that is our cultural staple.

Happy Hogswatch to ye all.

By: Paul Litterick

Paul Litterick — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 16:02:15 +0000

I meant to give you a poem at the party but I forgot, due to consumption of alcohol. Please accept this belatedly:

The common Cormorant, or Shag,
lays eggs inside a paper bag.
The reason, you’ll see no doubt,
is to keep the lightning out.
But what these unobservant birds
have not noticed is that herds,
of bears may come, with buns,
and steal the bags to hold the crumbs.