:Snurkle: Of course, I'm far too innnocent of the ways of the world to understand any of the subtext above ...
As to raising a glass, well, now that the sun has set, I'm allowed, as an English gentleman, to indulge in the demon drink - sadly, my wine store is looking a bit bare at the moment ...
{clinking of bottles}
hummm, French ... French ... French ... garrgh ... is there no decent wine in here?
{more clinking of bottles and casting of an envious eye at the gorgeous reds that Lady S is free to enjoy and I am not}
A-ha! {seizes bottle of Australian Chardonnay} It's Jacob's Creek but not too bad a variatal for all that.
Where was I? Oh yes. I raise a glass to the memory of Rep Systems gone but not forgotten. We loved the galaxy of stars that our friends shared with us and it is sad that we shall no longer need shades to read one of Exiles posts and shall have to get a tan elsewhere ...
... TAN!? Who am I fooling? I'm a middle-Englander in the throes of oncoming winter; I'll be lucky to pass as white rather than blue :lol:.
All that being now past, let us charge our glasses once more and drink to kindly comments made sotto voce. For points may no longer win prizes but the sentiments are a prize worth keeping.
As to raising a glass, well, now that the sun has set, I'm allowed, as an English gentleman, to indulge in the demon drink - sadly, my wine store is looking a bit bare at the moment ...
{clinking of bottles}
hummm, French ... French ... French ... garrgh ... is there no decent wine in here?
{more clinking of bottles and casting of an envious eye at the gorgeous reds that Lady S is free to enjoy and I am not}
A-ha! {seizes bottle of Australian Chardonnay} It's Jacob's Creek but not too bad a variatal for all that.
Where was I? Oh yes. I raise a glass to the memory of Rep Systems gone but not forgotten. We loved the galaxy of stars that our friends shared with us and it is sad that we shall no longer need shades to read one of Exiles posts and shall have to get a tan elsewhere ...
... TAN!? Who am I fooling? I'm a middle-Englander in the throes of oncoming winter; I'll be lucky to pass as white rather than blue :lol:.
All that being now past, let us charge our glasses once more and drink to kindly comments made sotto voce. For points may no longer win prizes but the sentiments are a prize worth keeping.