No More Deliveries at the "Palais"... Pleease..

Princess would like to thank you for all your warm wishes...


 On the arrival of....

Nephew Number 6....

However....

Princess has become inundated with your mail, messages and thoughtful gifts.

To the point where The palais is filled to the rafters...

And the Palais Parcel sorters are threatening...

To walk out.

The Royal Card Readers are getting to the point of exhaustion...

The "Empress Dowager" is toiling away gleefully checking, that each and every Thank You card is correctly addressed

and....that every stamp is licked.

You have all been so kind and generous and toughtful in your gifting....

Flowers...

Princess just loves Flowers...

Blue Flowers...

Flowers and teddys...

Balloons...

Balloons, Flowers and Teddies....

In combination...

And some extremely extravagant ....

Balloons!

There have also been many....

Practical....

Very Practical...

Toys...

Did I say Practical?...

Interesting...

Colourful.....

Odd...

Unusual...

Yes... Unusual....

Very Unusual....

And Downright Frightening...

(Keep Practicing your 2010 Vice Dear  MJ )

Yes.... Frightening....

Gifts.

The "Palais" is utterly overflowing with Lovely cards and gifts

But Frankly, Princess must ask with all sincerity, that your overwhelming generosity

Please Cease.

The only deliveries that will be recieved at the "Palais" will be from

Registered Suppliers...

Dear Mr Pierson...

And his yummy delivery boy....

The ice man...

And his delivery boy......

Will continue to cometh....

And Fresh Meat....From Dear Mr Karkass....

Will resume...

To  regular deliveries once again....

Princess will continue to recieve flowers...

And of course....

Princess' favourite...

Champagne!

More....

Champagne Dhaaarlings!

You're quite welcome to join me!

Airing My Dirty Laundry

I would like you to meet Miss ZhaZha. My faithful, and ever hard working, "Madam" of the Palais Laundry... She loves to catch the breeze neath her skirts and never seems happier than when attacking those difficult to remove stains.......

Every day ZhaZha spends hours removing stains and other assorted manchester mishaps, usually created by sloppy houseboys.

This is ZhaZha laundering at her old machine. Constantly complaining about her "Prunie Hands"



So... Princess invested in a new modern machine for ZhaZha, to stop her constant whining, and see, she is smiling already...



And due to the never ending sorded solicitations of the Houseboys ......

Every day at the Palais is Houseboy washing day.....

Yes, I said Every day.....

The gardeners new tool

As you know, Palis De Steff has extensive gardens requiring a large team to to keep her bush looking neat and trimed


On inspection I managed to find one Gardener actually working...


I found some of the other team members having fun in the hot house

















The boys seem to be happy with their new tools....





















Whilst my head gardener remains waiting for his...