From: "the hardparcels" <hardparcel@pmail.com
To: <friendslist>
Sent: January 1st, 2013 11:21 AM
Subject: Don’t worry.

Happy New Year!

In case you were worrying this is just to let you know that we are all fine and out of hospital.

What a Christmas it was!

Perhaps I should have taken more care to read the date on the frozen turkey giblets, but anyway we all lost a lot of weight as a result and are looking very trim. I was doing them in the electric wok that was dear Terry’s present and after the smoke cleared from the first attempt it all seemed to be fine. Oh dear, only a couple of hours later. . . thank heaven we have three loos, though Keith never got there quite in time and I had to put all his clothes in the wash, right down to his socks.

The washing machine blew up again but I’ll get the hang of it soon.

Keith’s girl friend Denise was with us. She has a bit of a sight problem (to be honest, with his spots, it is better if she can’t see too much), couldn’t find her way to the loo and had an accident while running up the stairs, which led to complications.

Poor Flotsam was quite overcome by the excitement and bit her rather badly.

We hope you have all had a wonderful festive season too.

Love from the Hardparcels, Terry, Angela, Keith, Flotsam (and Denise).