To my wife

Christmas cake:
last year I tried to bake
something  like my granny used to do.

Alas, I made a mess, it tasted awful too.
Oh eew - and I was  running to and fro the loo.
Well, it almost put me off for life,

so hard it snapped my knife!
To my wife...
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Dietrich Avatar
December 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Always love your humor. Wish you had centered this. Congrats and merry Christmas, my friend
Somadas Avatar
December 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Lol… humorous, personal, and relatable… again, you’ve made a mess this Christmas too! Congrats, Jack! Merry Christmas!
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