Thanks for that, Humphrey, and yes we welcome all Challengers this year. As in the past, we're happy to accept food parcels, and will bury them in the usual spot. Right now I'm down in London - well, Barking to be precise - with my grandson Rufus (he's nine now, and is the spit of his father!). Yesterday we went over to The Isle of Dogs to watch Milfield play a 0-0 draw against Ipswich at The Den. Shane Lowry hit the post, alas. We're going up for the Birmingham match on Saturday - hope to catch up with Andy Howling! Good to see there's life in the old dog yet!

HW
Thank you for the information that the Werewolves of Scotland are benign and only fun loving creatures.
Following your most welcome news I have now managed to reduce my calculated carry weight as I have decided to discard my automatic assault rifle with 200 rounds of silver bullets.
However I think I will keep my silver bladed sword, cunningly camouflaged as a mere walking pole, I will also keep the silver edged knife as I may need it to chop the garlic as you never know when you bump into the odd vampire.
Can I assume that tales of Yeti's and Morlocks inhabiting the more distant glens will only be figments of the Scottish Tourist Boards imagination!
Am now looking forward to a carefree swim across Loch Ness.

Well, you might claim that they're harmless, but according to NE News, there was a hairy handed gent who ran amok in Kent and a Little Old Lady Got Mutilated Late Last Night ahooooo werewolves of Dulnain . Ahooooo....!

Strange craving for beef chow mein....