High Treason, blisters on my hands (no, not from doing that!) and property damage involving a JCB – all this is the result of the seventh day challenge, i.e. procuring Swans-a-Swimming. A toughie! From the get-go, it seems there are two problems with Day Seven: Problem One: Can you actually own swans? The British CrownContinue reading “Procuring Swans (Day Seven of The Days of Christmas)”
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Eggs and Bad Banking on Day Six
Day Six of the twelve days of Christmas is all about geese laying eggs. How to get my true love this next gift? Now to be perfectly honest, I live next to a reservoir. We have Canadian Geese. It’s a lot warmer around Northamptonshire than Vancouver at this time of year, so rather than losingContinue reading “Eggs and Bad Banking on Day Six”
New Uses for Old Airfix Paints on Day Five
As Day Five of the twelve days dawns, we’re off the ornithology for a moment and onto jewellery, but a budgetary crisis looms. When it comes to the Gold Rings, said crisis is both mathematical and metallurgical. Firstly, the maths. It’s a weird gift-giving scenario we’re into here, in which the numerical quantity of giftsContinue reading “New Uses for Old Airfix Paints on Day Five”
