Mad Over Fifties Club

[nungate]

Merry Christmas all members of AB's Mad over fifties!
Tonight is the "Christmas in July" Ball! For tonight's festivities we have opened the Ballroom it is festooned in fairy lights and evergreens, The Minstrels have been practising Carols all week and are down in the vestibule waiting to serenade club members as they draw up in the sleighs (don't ask how we managed snow in July - it wasn't easy)
Tonight's tailcock (in keeping with the Pantomime fancy dress theme) is the Principal Boy - an intriguing mix. On the hot plate we have a traditional Christmas dinner, turkey or goose and all the usual trimmings, on the pudding trolley of course there is Christmas pudding and Sherry Trifle, and of course our world famous volly vonts and canopies. As a special treat we have booked local mobile disco "Sounds of Music" to provide the music for dancing. Later on there will be eggnog and Christmas cookies by the roaring fire in the Great Hall, and carol singing around the tree led by the Tower's Minstrels, there is a fair chance of Santa popping in with some pressies! If we can get the snow to last there are plans for a snowman building competition (carrots, scarves, hats and coal will be provided)
Igor has polished his chains to perfection and he will be joined by his new minion Frank (who has just acquired his very first chain)
As always, the hot tub is bubbling away on the North Tower (mini bar has be replenished) the indoor swimming pool is ready for use (cossies in the changing rooms for guests who require them) We may or may not have fireworks to round off our evening, it depends on the weather.
A warm welcome awaits all who dare enter these portals

Sleighs at midnight

[Igor61]

ho ho ho, come sit by me young lady. Tell me have you been a good girl since last Christmas

[tonyav]

gawd, that Igor's a smooth operator, I could learn from him.

[nungate]

Chubb seems to be getting a little carried away the sooner we get him out of that Santa suit the better I think.

Why are you having trouble with eggs DT - have you had some bad ones lately?

[DaisyNonna]

Going to America to find out about the Anasazi. Visiting places sacred to the Navajo and finding out more about their beliefs.

[queenofmean]

Igor I have - sort of :)

[DTCwordfan]

the lack of wine earlier in the year - a strange reaction indeed.......can't even stand the smell of them so not one has passed my lips other than in something like a sponge cake or mayo......

[tonyav]

Right then Daisy, your obviously interested in native Americans then.

[nungate]

Oh dear that sounds a bit bad DT, I couldn't get by without eggs, fried boiled or Queenie's special scrambled eggs


That sounds like a lovely trip Daisy. The Anasazi were very early Indians I believe, was it New Mexico or Arizona I can't remember where exactly down in the South West though - look out for silver and turquoise jewellery they do excellent work

[DaisyNonna]

eggistential DT.

[DTCwordfan]

It's all a bit of a Christmas-in-summer yolk, have to keep walking on shells.

[Igor61]

Now then everyone, have you all had a present from Santa? If so it's time for him to get back on his sleigh and return to the North Pole

[nungate]

Ouch!

[tonyav]

Yes, I'll open mine later Igor, thanks.

Daisy, is there anything that you would like to hear on mamya's thread ?.

[Igor61]

sleigh bells disappear into the distance, faint calls of Ho Ho Ho fade away

[DaisyNonna]

Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado.
If you like reading fiction the books by Tony Hillerman give a good introduction to the subject.

[DTCwordfan]

Has tony being reindeer herding tonight?

[DaisyNonna]

Yes please Tony.
I'll Do My Crying In The Rain.

[tonyav]

I gave it a try DT, bloody sharp antlers though !.

[DaisyNonna]

Santa gave me a piece of turquoise.
How thoughtful.
That deserves another drink.

[nungate]

Daisy have you seen a film called "Windtalkers?" It's set in the last war and about how the Americans used Navajo Indians to create a code which could not be broken by the Japanese, and the efforts they put into to capturing the "Windtalkers" and how the soldiers were to protect the "code" at all costs