Welcome, Regulars, Drop-ins and Readers, to the December GABFEST!
November has been a busy Roller-Coaster month for The Gabfest. We’ve laughed, we’ve cried, we’ve fought & made-up, we’ve worried. After a longer than usual silence, we learned that Keith was seriously ill in hospital. However he is now nicely recovered and is contemplating an extended time in the warm Florida sun with his family.
We had one major planned event - The Gabfest’s Second Music Night. Again a major success!
We’ve chatted happily about many topics: travels, tartans and of course, ospreys ,birds, and more ospreys. Food has been a favorite topic from Clooty Dumpling & black bun, to a demonstration in tablet making , to giant cakes and Thanksgiving menus and St Andrews dinners. We survived Guy Fawkes’ bonfires & fireworks. Much of this was nicely illustrated by our three excellent in-house photographers, Black Jaguar, MaryGK & Keith. We’ve seen many new faces. Some just drop in and out for quick visits ( always welcome) while others have stayed and become one of our growing community of friends.
So what will December bring? Will we get first hand reports of American osprey living in sunny Florida? Will our Gabbers ask for a third Music Night? Where will our chatter take us this December? Christmas is coming which should lead to more good cheer.
Our fire is burning merrily as befits early winter days and nights when we‘ve already had our first snows. So come on in, and be one with a group of friends where you can always expect the unexpected..
Good night June and everyone and what a nice way to end the December thread.
We will have news maybe next week of the LG 3. I am looking forward to the Dyfi post but have a feeling it might of been Frederics post and hope I am wrong as it as been posted and I looking forward to the Dyfi blog tomorrow all.
So this is now the second longest thread in the Loch Garten Group. I fear that the longest thead is out of reach. See here
So I will say goodnight and will you all a Happy New Year (again).
No doubt that there are many happy posting days ahead.
Tiger Signature
And the thread moved to January 2012
Should old acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind
Should old acquaintance be forgot and days of auld lang syne
For auld land syne , my dear, for auld lang syne
We’ll take a cup of kindness up for auld lang syne
And so we close The Gabfest for 2011. It's well past midnight in Scotland, but I have a feeling Hogmanay celebrations are still going strong in many places.
BEST WISHES for a HAPPY, HEALTHY and PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR FRIENDS ON THIS AND OUR SISTER THREADS.
The new thread has been opened:
LG Osprey GABFEST for JANUARY, 2012
I must go and love the comment Tiger. "How do you know so much about Ospreys" I have learnt a lot this yr and will never catch up. I will make notes this year :)
Roll on March and EJ & Odin will be back.
Bynack cannot help worrying.
Nite all and HAPPY NEW YEAR and I can't remember how many times I have said that lol.
Unknown said: Tiger and ChloeB I have to say something and you especially the Tiger the walking Encylopedia, you have always been kind and learnt me a lot. Happy New Year to you both and thank you. Countdown to EJ and Odin and I have said Tore seems settled and Bynack hoping he is settled this New Year so much. Not forgetting Keith, what can I say a truly good friend that as stood by me when I was new the year before but cannot help my enthusisam. HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL. Love ya all
Tiger and ChloeB I have to say something and you especially the Tiger the walking Encylopedia, you have always been kind and learnt me a lot. Happy New Year to you both and thank you.
Countdown to EJ and Odin and I have said Tore seems settled and Bynack hoping he is settled this New Year so much.
Not forgetting Keith, what can I say a truly good friend that as stood by me when I was new the year before but cannot help my enthusisam.
HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL.
Love ya all
ChloeB & Tiger's Osprey Data