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Kris Kringle 2011

December 4th was the date!

Peggy kindly offered to be the party hostess this year - thank you so much Peggy for a beautiful afternoon.

As usual we had a delicious pot luck lunch.

For the gift exchange this year we chose the theme "Birthstones".

All the gifts were an interpretation of the birthstone that was chosen at random. How lucky there are twelve of us!
2011
2011		 Just fabulous, so lets have another
Just fabulous, so lets have another		 OK, so lets make this the last one!
OK, so lets make this the last one!		 Birth stones
Birth stones		 Yummy, look at all this lovely food
Yummy, look at all this lovely food
Mmm yummy vegetable spring rolls
Mmm yummy vegetable spring rolls		 and sherry trifles too
and sherry trifles too		 Stacy & Margaret say cheers
Stacy & Margaret say cheers		 Margaret enjoys her sherry trifle
Margaret enjoys her sherry trifle		 Janice, Nikki & Fiona
Janice, Nikki & Fiona
Nikki enjoying a tipple
Nikki enjoying a tipple		 So is Stacy
So is Stacy		 Fiona pretty in pink
Fiona pretty in pink		 Doris loving the wine
Doris loving the wine		 Janice enjoying the egg nog ...
Janice enjoying the egg nog ...
... that Stacy poured
... that Stacy poured		 Happy Christmas feet
Happy Christmas feet		 . . . more . . .
. . . more . . .		 ... and still more . . .
... and still more . . .		 Lots of gifts
Lots of gifts
twelve to be exact
twelve to be exact		 First up is Nikki
First up is Nikki		 sniffing, squeezing and testing each one
sniffing, squeezing and testing each one		 until she settles on a red bag
until she settles on a red bag		 Oh, here's a poem all about July
Oh, here's a poem all about July
Ruby red wine in a little red coat
Ruby red wine in a little red coat		 and an angel
and an angel		 2nd is Jane's turn
2nd is Jane's turn		 nice paper. . . rip!
nice paper. . . rip!		 Oh my goodness, what a lot of topaz colour stuff
Oh my goodness, what a lot of topaz colour stuff
3rd up is Fiona
3rd up is Fiona		 Wow, what a lovely turquoise bag, all hand made
Wow, what a lovely turquoise bag, all hand made		 4th and Stacy chooses one with pearly ribbon
4th and Stacy chooses one with pearly ribbon		 a hand made pearl colour ornament
a hand made pearl colour ornament		 more pearls, must be June
more pearls, must be June
5th was Peggy the stealer!!!!
5th was Peggy the stealer!!!!		 poor Jane, you didn't keep topaz for long
poor Jane, you didn't keep topaz for long		 Looking happy with a box full of topaz
Looking happy with a box full of topaz		 So Jane gets to choose again
So Jane gets to choose again		 lovely green box
lovely green box
A green candle
A green candle		 and an emerald colour angel
and an emerald colour angel		 it must be May
it must be May		 6th up is Janice
6th up is Janice		 Ooh, lovely purple colour?
Ooh, lovely purple colour?
then it must be amethyst -
then it must be amethyst -		 7th was Lynne's turn
7th was Lynne's turn		 Ooh a green candle
Ooh a green candle		 What is this?
What is this?		 keep going Lynne, there's more in there
keep going Lynne, there's more in there
a silver charger
a silver charger		 something else
something else		 Lynne joined December 2011
Lynne joined December 2011 		a bag of peridot colour glass pebbles
a bag of peridot colour glass pebbles		 8th is Margaret's turn
8th is Margaret's turn
Hmm looks like a big diamond
Hmm looks like a big diamond		 Wow, what a rock!
Wow, what a rock!		 This is Margaret's kind of candle, battery powered
This is Margaret's kind of candle, battery powered		 All these diamonds - it must be April
All these diamonds - it must be April		 Jane finds a cruise purse
Jane finds a cruise purse
and a gorgeous scarf
and a gorgeous scarf		 in sapphire colour
in sapphire colour		 Jane loves the sapphire for September
Jane loves the sapphire for September		 Now its Firne's turn
Now its Firne's turn		 Next was Firne
Next was Firne
how beautiful
how beautiful		 She sure looks happy
She sure looks happy		 with a beautiful aquamarine scarf
with a beautiful aquamarine scarf		 but not for long
but not for long		 as Anne Marie steals it
as Anne Marie steals it
So Firne chooses again
So Firne chooses again		 lovely cashmere gloves to go with the hand knitted scarf
lovely cashmere gloves to go with the hand knitted scarf		 Doris has a sniff at the last present left
Doris has a sniff at the last present left		 but first she needs to check out if there's anything to steal
but first she needs to check out if there's anything to steal		 OK, settled for the last one
OK, settled for the last one
heavens, what is all this?
heavens, what is all this?		 instructions
instructions		 Oh my! a knitting pattern
Oh my! a knitting pattern		 and opal coloured wool - it must be October
and opal coloured wool - it must be October		 Jane joined December 2011
Jane joined December 2011
Jane & Jane
Jane & Jane		 Margaret
Margaret		 Peggy was our hostess with the mostest
Peggy was our hostess with the mostest		 Anne Marie
Anne Marie		 Peggy & Doris
Peggy & Doris
Doris
Doris		 Stacy enjoys her eggnog
Stacy enjoys her eggnog		 Janice, Nikki & Fiona
Janice, Nikki & Fiona		 Jane, Jane & Anne Marie
Jane, Jane & Anne Marie		 Cheers stitching buddy!
Cheers stitching buddy!
Snapping me snapping you!
Snapping me snapping you!		 Three buddies on a sofa
Three buddies on a sofa		 Anne Marie & Doris
Anne Marie & Doris		 Jane & Peggy
Jane & Peggy		 Mom & daughter, Peggy & Stacy
Mom & daughter, Peggy & Stacy
A pair of Janes
A pair of Janes		 Margaret & Jane
Margaret & Jane		 Best buds Doris & Janice
Best buds Doris & Janice		 Ex-GO Buddies, Lynne & Firne
Ex-GO Buddies, Lynne & Firne		 Long time friends Anne Marie & Margaret
Long time friends Anne Marie & Margaret
Doggy buddies?
Doggy buddies?		 Pet lovers all four
Pet lovers all four		 Joe & Fiona
Joe & Fiona		 get cozy near the tree
get cozy near the tree

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