Bluddy hell!  You lucky, lucky lady! 

(Better and shipping soon luv.)

XOCHI!!!!!        *massive gentle hug*

How are youuuuuuuuuuuuu???

Getting over another chest infection!  But hey, at least it looks like you and I can do Crimble a bit this year! 

bummer....  but yes...   we are on the mend now (though I feel seriously bad for whinging about my man flu in front of you )   ....  and Ickle has done a fantastic job of erecting our tree!! 

Missed you Xochi poo's 

I want that to stick on my hat! !   

and hallo unpronounceable goddess !  Good to see you  

I am so glad you explained what it was ,I had no clue maybe if it was red/pink I might have guessed.  

Xochi great to see you back  I miss you on the board

Stay well .

Ummmm....*puts on insincere face*  and says..... Oh, how nice

Ditts. It could be a cashmere rose............

is it spun from silkie fur  feathers?  

why would anyone buy something like that? very strange

Xochi ..........lovely to see you back here 

I reckon if you pinned that to your coat you would fall over

that's just posh wool!     Don't you try to posh up my woolly rose! 

MrD has just started laughing...    he was on the Superdrug website (presumably sorting my pressies out...  cos some of my stuff on my wishlist was from superdrug)...   

he just turned his laptop towards me and said "ooh look, have you seen the free gift Superdrug are doing with some of their perfumes"

http://www.superdrug.com/free-...-brooch/invt/497950/

more like granny nethers 

Like I said in Pink you can tell it's a free. nice Rose.

Cheeky mare  And you feed her chickens an all that.

I don't think she got it from there...   that one is pink (not grey), and not woolly...  

I reckon she did buy it...     its a good job I didn't open it there & then in front of her though...  cos just after giving me the little gift baggy she asked if I could possibly do the chickens Christmas Day & Boxing Day as they will be at their London residence over the festive period 

yep..  I am a mug! 

 Your no mug just kind hearted but seriously.... Christmas day and boxing day!! Does she think you have nothing to do on Christmas Day.

ahhh...  see...   she asked what I was doing Christmas Day...    I said "going up to my parents for the day"

she asked if we were staying over..   "no" I said  "they only live a couple of miles up the road...  I won't be drinking, we will be back in the evening"

"oh, could you do the chickens then please?" she says.... 

TBH...  I don't mind that much...    I do love the chickens...    MrD is a bit rolly eyes about it though 

She's taking the piss  

Hahaha Ditty ... Spirit of Christmas and all that

Have you considered yet that you are going to have to wear it in the New Year when you go back to work? Unless, of course, you say that Ickle loved it so much that she nicked it from you and has taken it back to uni

I am not wearing it...     whilst I have more tact & kindness in my heart than my colleague (& bessie mate), who has no problems with letting it be known she is not impressed with a gift, I am not quite nice enough to wear it just to make her think I love it 

then again...   it depends...     its our last day tomorrow (til the 3rd Jan)...  we are due to be paid...   and possibly get a bonus.   we did last year, was unexpected...  so there is no guarantees this year.

Kinda deserve it more this year though...    worked harder, above & beyond & all that...  

If I come away skipping with a nice crimbo bonus cheque in my hand then I may wear the wooly the brooch to work on the 3rd Jan 

I honestly don't mind it, in fact someone bought me one in green a few years ago, although tbh it has been sat in a drawer ever since, so I can't have been that keen 

Hope you get your bonus Ditts

'zactly!!!   there is no occasion known to man that warrants the wearing of a woolly rose brooch 

She runs the business downstairs..   its a rose company (we are surrounded by fields of roses, that the bosses wife sells as cut flowers).... 

I don't work for her company...  I work for her husbands company upstairs (art investment market data)..   I have no desire to work for the rose company... 

I have never had the heart to tell her...   but I don't like roses...   one of my least fave flowers...     

I really should have told her... 

Is she this woman?  

http://woolfin.blogspot.co.uk/...03/wooly-brooch.html

Xochi Nice to see you

You too! 

omg no!

in fact...   looking at her brooches I am kinda liking mine now...

I must admit - that makes yours look quite tasteful Ditty

Hi Xochi

Spoilsport!  I'm very disappointed in you NOT embracing the wooly rose look this year, Ditty 

Yes, it is    Hello, Xochi  

Could she not find a P45?

xochi's back!  Good to see you Xochi 

We should all celebrate by wearing woolly roses.   You first, ditts.

You can have mine if you want Kaffs

I always wanted one of those.

I think you should wear it on your bum ditty.

Then you can do that 'shove your butt out and  put a finger in your mouth and look alluringly over one shoulder.....'

Hmm... it's just me, isn't it?