Ey Up! Yorkshire Santa’s At It Again!

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Yesterday in the mail I received an excellent package from Yorkshire’s own Lambsfoot-totin’ Santa Claus. Now you may be thinking to yourself, “Isn’t Santa supposed to deliver presents by Christmas Day?” Well, I happen to know that Yorkshire Santa is a pedestrian fellow — he gets around on his own two feet (maybe takes a train every now and then) — and with no sleigh or flying reindeer, he has to rely on the Postal Service to deliver packages for him, just like the rest of us. So you can hardly blame him if the package he sent arrived one day after Christmas, particularly since he mailed it way back on December 5th. :D

Yorkshire Santa (for brevity’s sake, let’s just call him “Jack” ;)) included several cool items in his package. There was a large, colorful tea towel with a map of Yorkshire on it, several local beer mats, an interesting (and humorous) “Yorkshire Passport” book, a couple stickers featuring the official Yorkshire greeting (“Ey up!”) and two nice buttons (badges?). He sent a Christmas card, and some nice gifts for my daughter, Eleanor. Perhaps the most unique item was a Vietnamese coffee maker, a sort of minimalist pour-over design intended to brew coffee right into a mug. I’m looking forward to trying that out! And of course, Jack included a Sheffield-made pocket knife. This one’s an ebony-clad Lambsfoot “Big ‘Un” (a combination I didn’t yet have!).

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Jack Black Jack Black , thank you for this incredibly generous Christmas package! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, my friend!
 
That's a great haul, Barrett! If you aren't familiar with Vietnamese coffee, I think you're in for a treat. They use a fairly dark roast, and they pour a couple/few tablespoons of sweetened condensed milk in the bottom of the mug before brewing. It creates a very rich, very luxurious cup of joe, for sure.

Well done, JB! You're an incredibly generous man.
 
btb01 said:
Yesterday in the mail I received an excellent package from Yorkshire’s own Lambsfoot-totin’ Santa Claus. Now you may be thinking to yourself, “Isn’t Santa supposed to deliver presents by Christmas Day?” Well, I happen to know that Yorkshire Santa is a pedestrian fellow — he gets around on his own two feet (maybe takes a train every now and then) — and with no sleigh or flying reindeer, he has to rely on the Postal Service to deliver packages for him, just like the rest of us. So you can hardly blame him if the package he sent arrived one day after Christmas, particularly since he mailed it way back on December 5th. :D

Yorkshire Santa (for brevity’s sake, let’s just call him “Jack” ;)) included several cool items in his package. There was a large, colorful tea towel with a map of Yorkshire on it, several local beer mats, an interesting (and humorous) “Yorkshire Passport” book, a couple stickers featuring the official Yorkshire greeting (“Ey up!”) and two nice buttons (badges?). He sent a Christmas card, and some nice gifts for my daughter, Eleanor. Perhaps the most unique item was a Vietnamese coffee maker, a sort of minimalist pour-over design intended to brew coffee right into a mug. I’m looking forward to trying that out! And of course, Jack included a Sheffield-made pocket knife. This one’s an ebony-clad Lambsfoot “Big ‘Un” (a combination I didn’t yet have!).

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Jack Black Jack Black , thank you for this incredibly generous Christmas package! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, my friend!
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I'm glad it got to you in the end Barrett :) Hope you and your family had a great Christmas my friend :) :thumbsup:

waynorth said:
Very nice package, Jack!! Great pile o' goodies, Barrett!:thumbsup:
At least you don't have to feed and maintain eight tiny Reindeer, Jack!!:D
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Eight tiny reindeer might have delivered the package faster Charlie! :rolleyes: ;) :thumbsup:

Modoc ED said:
Jack's Reindeer refuse to haul him anymore because he took their antlers for Jack's 2020 SFO.:eek::rolleyes::). Gotta hand it to Jack Black Jack Black though for being so thoughtful.
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It might just because I'm too fat Ed! :eek: :D :thumbsup:

Wurrwulf said:
That's a great haul, Barrett! If you aren't familiar with Vietnamese coffee, I think you're in for a treat. They use a fairly dark roast, and they pour a couple/few tablespoons of sweetened condensed milk in the bottom of the mug before brewing. It creates a very rich, very luxurious cup of joe, for sure.

Well done, JB! You're an incredibly generous man.
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Thank you Shawn, and thank you once again for very kindly taking care of my lapsed Gold Membership last week, you're a true friend :) :thumbsup:
 
Congrats on a delivery from Yorkshire Santa, Barrett, and thanks for sharing the news with The Porch! :thumbsup::cool::cool::thumbsup:
Looks like you got some genuine Christmas Crackers, too, about which I just learned this week! ;):thumbsup::thumbsup:
And what Lambsfoot Guardian doesn't yearn for an ebony big 'un?!? :thumbsup::thumbsup::D

Accolades to Jack for his thoughtful gifts and characteristic generosity!! :):cool::thumbsup:

- GT
 
Wurrwulf said:
That's a great haul, Barrett! If you aren't familiar with Vietnamese coffee, I think you're in for a treat. They use a fairly dark roast, and they pour a couple/few tablespoons of sweetened condensed milk in the bottom of the mug before brewing. It creates a very rich, very luxurious cup of joe, for sure.

Well done, JB! You're an incredibly generous man.
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I was reading up on Vietnamese coffee (well, not so much “reading” as “watching YouTube” :D), and it does sound good! I like a nice dark roast, and I’ll certainly give the condensed milk thing a try (at least once).

Jack Black said:
I'm glad it got to you in the end Barrett :) Hope you and your family had a great Christmas my friend :) :thumbsup:

Eight tiny reindeer might have delivered the package faster Charlie! :rolleyes: ;) :thumbsup:
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I’m glad it got here, too, Jack! Thank you again!

5K Qs said:
Congrats on a delivery from Yorkshire Santa, Barrett, and thanks for sharing the news with The Porch! :thumbsup::cool::cool::thumbsup:
Looks like you got some genuine Christmas Crackers, too, about which I just learned this week! ;):thumbsup::thumbsup:
And what Lambsfoot Guardian doesn't yearn for an ebony big 'un?!? :thumbsup::thumbsup::D

Accolades to Jack for his thoughtful gifts and characteristic generosity!! :):cool::thumbsup:

- GT
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Thanks, GT! The Christmas crackers were brought by my brother and sister-in-law, who came to visit for Christmas; there were a couple extras sitting on the table, and I thought they were fitting for the photo. :thumbsup:
 
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