14/12/2013

Wilson's Xmas Choir

Following our recent visit from a carol singer, Wilson is now in the dining room putting his 'choir' through its paces.
 
It's difficult to tell what they're learning, but from the words I've picked out I'd guess they're tackling Silent Night and We Three Kings. They had to give up on Good King Wenceslas because no-one could pronounce 'Wenceslas.'
 
Also, they're learning only the first verse plus two lines of the second verse — W has told them that if they haven't had a donation by then they should give up and quickly move on the the next house. 



There is a certain pragmatism about Wilson's attitude which I find hard not to admire! 

13/12/2013

I explain an ancient tradition...

Late last night there was a ring on the front door bell. Wilson answered it, to find a small, sullen-looking child singing an approximation of Once In Royal David's City. W and I shuffled our feet and glanced at each other, embarrassed, as he launched into the second verse, whereupon I gave the boy a £1 coin.
 
He immediately stopped singing, turned on his heel and walked away.
'Happy Christmas!' I called after him.
'Whatever!' he replied, without looking round.
'Well I never!' exclaimed W. 'What was that about? Did you give him the money just to get him to stop making that awful noise?'
  
I sat Wilson down with a mug of hot chocolate and a mince pie while I explained to him the traditional ritual of Christmas Carol Singing. 


12/12/2013

A special, urgent message from Wilson:

Wilson has heard that a Canadian mining company, Infinito Gold, is mounting a $1 Billion lawsuit to force Costa Rica to allow them to create an open-pit gold mine, which would destroy 190 hectares of pristine rain-forest.
Costa Rica is Wilson's homeland, and he feels very strongly about this, so he is asking you to read about this threat to endangered species and to the rain-forest, and sign this petition: 
http://tinyurl.com/mbhl7br

Free Gift for Xmas!

Here, as promised, is Wilson's set of gift tags to print, cut-out and use he says that it is his Xmas Gift to all his on-line friends, and will help them remember him when they are doing their Xmas wrapping!

With regard to W's Xmas present, I've done a bit of research on the Noma restaurant, and it's not looking so good: 
     Meals cost £390  per head; 
     There doesn't seem to be a vegetarian option; 
     The waiting time for reservations is four-months; 
     Earlier this year, 63 Noma diners were struck down with food poisoning.

But it has given me an idea! I'll say nothing else until I've looked into it, but I think W would love it! 


11/12/2013

A meal at Noma

To pass the time while waiting for Boris' reply, Wilson has been making some Xmas gift tags. He says they'll be finished by tonight and you can all have a sheet of them tomorrow.
I've been reading about the Noma restaurant in Copenhagen. The thing is that they serve live ants! They're famous for it, apparently. Or notorious.
Anyway, Wilson is very fond of fine dining, and I wondered whether he would like a meal there for his Xmas present. Also, I've always wanted to visit Denmark!

I'll do a bit of research and see about making a reservation for the two of us, and see how much flights would cost!

10/12/2013

Wilson replies to the Mayor

So, here is the letter Wilson has sent to Boris Johnson. He's pinning a lot of hopes on a favourable reply from the Mayor's Office, but I am not optimistic.

As for Xmas, one of Wilson's friends, Rhonda, suggested that he might like some 'Cuddle Duds.' Apparently these are like Long Johns for ladies, which would certainly keep him warm, but I'm not certain just coldness is his problem. I think what's getting him down is the constant greyness, dampness and general joylessness of the English winter.

Maybe he'd like an SAD lightbox? They are supposed to be very effective at cheering people up during the dark months.



09/12/2013

Wilson crafts a reply to the Mayor

Wilson has written his reply to Boris, outlining how he proposes to tackle the Capital's Dog-Fouling Problem. 

I don't know what the Mayor will make of it, but I think I can predict his reaction to the price.

W has been complaining about the weather for weeks now, so I wonder whether he'd like a scarf for Xmas? What do you think? Any suggestions would be welcome!


08/12/2013

Winter Wonderland

I really don't know what to get Wilson for Xmas! 
Hoping for some ideas, I asked him when he would be writing his letter to Father Xmas, and he told me he'd written and posted it last week. When I enquired what he'd asked for, he said that was between him and Father Xmas, so no clues to be had there.
W asked whether we could go to the Blackstock Farm Winter Wonderland near Hailsham; I agreed, and we spent a lovely afternoon there! Wilson went through the huge Xmas Tunnel to see Father Xmas, and half way round was given a mince pie by an elf — I think that made his day!
Afterwards we had a look at all the animals, then something to eat in the restaurant. 



CHECK THIS OUT! 
November has been a very busy month for Wilson Vermilingua OBE!
I've just uploaded the latest monthly volumes of Ant Wars II: October AND November 2013 so you can catch up on anything you've missed.
Please tell all your friends, as it is Wilson's stated ambition for his life story to be, as he puts it, "As Popular as a visit from Father Xmas."
You can download them or read them online at:

Original photographs of the lovely WILSON are by Tamanduagirl at 

http://www.livingwithanteaters.com/ and are used by kind permission.