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31-12-2007, 12:39 PM
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 12 Lucky Grapes As some of you may know I'm currently in Benidorm for Xmas and Noo Year. The hotel have posted up tonights menu and it includes "12 Lucky Grapes"  .We're all intrigued. Personally, I thought everyone else was trapped in "The Gardener's Rest"  .Janie
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31-12-2007, 01:01 PM
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| On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me Twelve Lucky Grapes Eleven pipers piping Ten lords a-leaping Nine ladies dancing Eight maids a-milking Seven swans a-swimming Six geese a-laying Five gold rings Four colly birds Three french hens Two turtle doves and A partridge in a pear tree Someone fill in the alternatives - I'm busy cutting up seed packets!!!
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31-12-2007, 01:39 PM
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| Ok, here's a few Twelve Lucky Grapes........................................... Eleven pipers piping...................Eleven Maris Pipers Ten lords a-leaping...................Ten hordes a sleeping Nine ladies dancing...................Nine ladies fingers Eight maids a-milking................. Seven swans a-swimming........... Six geese a-laying...................Six chooks a laying (or not, it's winter now) Five gold rings........................Five Golden Bliss Four colly birds.......................Four cauliflowers Three french hens...................Three French beans Two turtle doves and...............Two Foxgloves A partridge in a pear tree..........A partridge in a Sewer Rat pie Thats as much as I have for now
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31-12-2007, 03:58 PM
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| its actually quite hard to eat all twelve before the clock stops chimimg, we used to do this with the spanish crew on the ship.
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31-12-2007, 04:49 PM
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| Lets hear it for Scarey - well done you, that's a far better rendering!
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31-12-2007, 04:54 PM
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| Well thanks Jennie, Still a couple to get though, I'm working on it with a large glass of dry white 
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31-12-2007, 05:01 PM
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__________________ ~ Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know that so it goes on flying anyway. ~ Mary Kay Ash |
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31-12-2007, 05:03 PM
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| Lol! I bet all the Grapes on here will have alcohol in them!
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31-12-2007, 05:38 PM
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31-12-2007, 06:56 PM
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31-12-2007, 07:53 PM
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| Clare, hon - THAT is brilliant - only on my first glass of red here - but can we not crack the 8 maids a milking between us by midnight....?
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31-12-2007, 07:56 PM
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31-12-2007, 08:04 PM
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| Bramble brandy going down a treat here! Eight maids a planting is a bit lame....
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31-12-2007, 08:16 PM
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| Bramble brandy - now that sounds like my kinda drink- Now.... just WHO would those 8 maids be I wonder?
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31-12-2007, 08:20 PM
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| It was one of the 'trials' along with the sloe gin, sloe brandy, raspberry gin, etc etc! Its a touch sweet but reminds me of cough mixture.... I think we could find 'eight maids a-planting' without too much difficulty!
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31-12-2007, 08:25 PM
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31-12-2007, 08:27 PM
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__________________ A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot! (Thomas Edward Brown) Last edited by scarey55; 31-12-2007 at 08:28 PM. Reason: Kuvvie - waht's that all about? |
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31-12-2007, 08:37 PM
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31-12-2007, 08:44 PM
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__________________ Hazel www.hazelandjanesallotment.blogspot.com update Sat 04/10/2008......sorry, Keats...... |