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It's done! After my holiday to Broken Hill, I flew back to England (Raffles Class this time; I have had my fill of pickled politicians, and shameless and brainless starlets of one sort or another). Singapore Airlines still maintain the best quality inflight service in the world, I am happy to report.
When I arrived, the Works was just starting to make-ready for the Christmas Annual and, as I looked down from my mezzanine office, I could see that the shop floor was buzzing with activity. Marcia and Julie Anne really know how to crack the whip, and so I could concentrate on other things.
Tammie was resting for a few days after injuring her shoulder, but everybody else was hard at work, noses to the grindstone and all that. I visited the library to straighten the cobwebs a little, and noted that Saffy's pipes, which I had personally locked up last December, were back on the library's polished table top. Involuntarily, I shivered in horror.
The presses have been running around the clock since December 16 to print the Christmas special, and at ten past eight last night the last copy rolled off the fly, Julie Anne signaled me a 'thumbs up', and we could all breathe a sigh of relief. Wrap the loaded palettes in plastic, and we were done.
A few minutes after 9.30pm we all repaired to the Millfields Hotel for a few pints of their best bitter. The atmosphere was, as always, warm and convivial - nothing beats the Millfields for a roaring Dickensian fire, and an apple-cheeked and traditionally voluptuous barmaid. In fact the feeling of happiness and relief quite went to my head, and I bought the first round from petty cash, to the wide-eyed amazement of the staff. I must remember not to be so profligate and careless next year.
So here it is, our fourth Christmas Annual, incorporating 'Dummy Discipline Digest'. I trust that you learn
something from it, and enjoy it. If so, it makes all the work worthwhile.
Susan
This beautiful illustration is by Vancy, an outstanding American petticoat discipline artist. I trust readers noticed that he is wearing a little petticoat just peeping out below the hem of his skirt, and the safety pin. He appears to be wearing nylon stockings too, and looks a very well-behaved Mummy's darling.
I hope to be able to present more of Vancy's work in subsequent issues. His work can be found at one of the Yahoo groups. The site is:
Readers may have to join Yahoo first.
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Don't forget to write to me and tell me your birthday. It is always pleasant to be able to wish my devoted readers birthday greetings.
A happy birthday, and many returns, to all our winter girls and babies. And don't forget to dress warmly if you have to go out! You know how I worry about you.
Some readers may have copies of 'Madame', a British magazine from where I occasionally publish 'classic' petticoat discipline letters.
In one issue it carried a short story called 'Sexless Alexis'. Martin, one of our readers, is extremely anxious to trace the story.
If any reader can tell me what issue it was in, or send me a scan of the relevant pages, Martin would be very grateful.
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