tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post2531494420917782890..comments2023-10-29T01:35:24.018+13:00Comments on An Affliction of Poetry: Flash Fiction: Fr.N.Christmas' final letter to A- & M-AJ Ponderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625252892255925438noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-13518195376475800992012-06-20T22:25:55.137+12:002012-06-20T22:25:55.137+12:00Thanks Tim,
But as for clothes - definitely not -...Thanks Tim, <br />But as for clothes - definitely not - no armour and no clothes at all - had to remain true to the original...<br /><br />with a cute picture of skating on the lake - <br />http://goodbooksforyoungsouls.blogspot.co.nz/2010/12/christmas-book-from-jrr-tolkien.htmlAJ Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625252892255925438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-51517885957449318742012-06-20T19:58:51.295+12:002012-06-20T19:58:51.295+12:00I enjoyed this -especially the bears, who gave a P...I enjoyed this -especially the bears, who gave a Philip-Pullmanesque slant to the whole thing, though I'm not sure whether they wore armour...Tim Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14856414700019368658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-73500429830488569922012-06-19T22:11:41.971+12:002012-06-19T22:11:41.971+12:00yes, the security elves - it was in relation to so...yes, the security elves - it was in relation to something our youngest wrote - he seemed to think that Santa's supplies could easily be better protected... But of course not everything is quite as simple as it seems at first glance :) <br />Cheers for dropping by.AJ Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625252892255925438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-11562052365957243712012-06-19T22:06:20.109+12:002012-06-19T22:06:20.109+12:00Thanks, although in fairness the food changed a li...Thanks, although in fairness the food changed a little most years - usually we aimed for Christmas mince pies and beer beer (yuk) and a carrot or two for the reindeer - but 2009 we were caught a bit on the hop and had to improvise completely. Somehow I think Santa coped ;)AJ Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625252892255925438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-1003781251013847282012-06-19T21:55:03.811+12:002012-06-19T21:55:03.811+12:00Cheers for dropping by again and persevering, yes ...Cheers for dropping by again and persevering, yes it was an incredibly fun family tradition for - I think - just over ten years, a few of which Santa had such terrible problems with the goblins - but at least that always made for an exciting letter :)AJ Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625252892255925438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-68687442878826720362012-06-19T21:12:55.932+12:002012-06-19T21:12:55.932+12:00I wrote a comment earlier but somehow it did not p...I wrote a comment earlier but somehow it did not post. This made me smile -- and I love all the PS's. Fun piece. Fun family tradition.Michelle Elvyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503119577895402738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-65379155674291462412012-06-19T20:30:28.486+12:002012-06-19T20:30:28.486+12:00Hi Alicia,
Very cool! no wonder he keeps coming ba...Hi Alicia,<br />Very cool! no wonder he keeps coming back if he gets tiramisu and ginger beer:-)Helen McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18429062682694815734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-19343204585747570882012-06-19T19:15:31.693+12:002012-06-19T19:15:31.693+12:00This is so much fun!! Absolutely love the discussi...This is so much fun!! Absolutely love the discussion around security elves :)Elizabeth Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15420253723750754324noreply@blogger.com