what did santa bring you?

happy days, my lovely wife has got us tickets for chelsea flower show next year and i cant wait, never been at it, in fact i havent been in london in 15 years.ill have to post a few questions in a different thread later to get some advice on accomodation etc. but for now, what nice surprises did you all receive this festive season?

 

My son "gave" me 200 tree saplings.
Not me really but somewhere in Africa where a community's land has been deforested, as an alternative gift via World Vision, a nice gesture.
I did get a 20gig sony MP3 player which will take all my 200 cds (in time).

 

That's a good sort of present, Strongy. We gave one of our friends one of these
http://www.wt-store.com/Detail.aspx?id=71
and they gave us two mosquito nets

Never been to Chelsea, Tig, just Hampton Court - bet you have a great time!

I gave Mr D a didgeridoo - and he loves it! (Or atleast, he says so....)

 

Hi there, I was given the cd "white ladder" by David Gray as I am keen on song n. 9....

 

It was a great album Mira........My favourite was Babylon..........

 

David Gray is great ... good pressie miraflores, enjoy for you and me!

Hi, roders, hope you had a pleasant day ???? I notice your lovely countenance has disappeared entirely now ....

 

I hope you all had a great time. My family did me proud this year, and amongst other things I have the tapes of Gerard Hoffnung including his address to the Oxford Union (the bricklayer story), - and I'm looking forward to hearing them and laughing.

The Bricklayer story, is one of the funniest things I have ever heard, and it doesn't pall with rehearing. He is just a splendid racconteur. (not sure I spelt that right- ah well its christmas :D )

 

Aside from "sail away" I can't say that David Gray has the kind of style and voice that I like best. I am more of an Elton John fan or Eva Cassidy....

 

Last year my friend gave his mother a plot in the cementary,this year she asked weres my present,to which he replied you havnt used last years yet

 

like it :D :D i think i might need a JCB :D :D

 

I got some new garden tools, which I really needed. Plus lots of bulbs, so hopefully there is still time to plant them. I got some planted in today. I like useful presents. Bye G4

 

Boonie's present was dearly loved, but sadly the squeeker went within 4 hours, and then his perservering teeth ripped santa's face off. It is no more :(

 

I got tickets for Chelsea as well....would suggest we try to meet up, but that's usually rather a doomed endeavour....
I think the main thing for me was that I moved into a new flat, with a bigger garden and space for my COMPOST BIN!

 

Our daughter has treated us to two tickets for the Gardeners world live at the NEC in birmingham.I'm really looking forward to that and o/h has got tickets for Michael Bolton concert at the Royal Albert Hall.!!!do you think he'll see me.!!!