{"id":7864,"date":"2019-12-23T06:29:55","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T06:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tikit.net\/panfans\/?p=7864"},"modified":"2019-12-23T06:29:57","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T06:29:57","slug":"happy-christmas-and-lydia-monks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tikit.net\/panfans\/2019\/12\/23\/happy-christmas-and-lydia-monks\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas and Lydia Monks."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tikit.net\/panfans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tikit.net\/panfans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas2-1.jpg 399w, https:\/\/www.tikit.net\/panfans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas2-1-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tikit.net\/panfans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tikit.net\/panfans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas1-1024x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tikit.net\/panfans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas1-1024x750.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tikit.net\/panfans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas1-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tikit.net\/panfans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas1-768x563.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Seasons greetings PANFans and I hope you get all those elusive titles in your stockings this year. I&#8217;ve asked Santa for <a href=\"https:\/\/tikit.net\/PAN%202010a\/PANX705.htm\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8216;X705&#8217;<\/span><\/strong><\/a> AGAIN this year after being let down on so many previous ones. I made a few greetings cards from the artwork above of which I have the original by Gavin Rowe from 1972. If you click on it you can see which book it was for.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tikit.net\/panfans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/JuliaLydia.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tikit.net\/panfans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/JuliaLydia.jpg 504w, https:\/\/www.tikit.net\/panfans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/JuliaLydia-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As I mentioned last week I would like to say a very big &#8220;Thank You&#8221; to Lydia Monks who, when I contacted to congratulate her on her &#8216;Golden PAN Award&#8217; and to ask to buy a signed copy, by return of post sent me a lovely complimentary copy very much personalised for our Grandson William Jack. Unfortunately I am being forced to give it him for Christmas-&nbsp; Bah Humbug!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"454\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tikit.net\/panfans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LydiaLady1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tikit.net\/panfans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LydiaLady1.jpg 454w, https:\/\/www.tikit.net\/panfans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LydiaLady1-292x300.jpg 292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lydia not only dedicated it to William but added all the figures from the story. Mind you I&#8217;m keeping the signed card that came with it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"454\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tikit.net\/panfans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LydiaLady2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tikit.net\/panfans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LydiaLady2.jpg 454w, https:\/\/www.tikit.net\/panfans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LydiaLady2-292x300.jpg 292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tikit.net\/2019\/GruffaloandLadybird.htm\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">HERE<\/span><\/strong><\/a> is a page showing Julia and Axel with their awards plus Lydia with hers and several of their book jackets with stickers for milestones over the years.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As for presents I do know I&#8217;m getting &#8216;Flames Coming Out of the Top<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tikit.net\/PAN74.htm\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8216;<\/span><\/strong><\/a> with the second elusive book jacket but this is only because I bought it myself! Hopefully it will appear in the blog after Christmas when I&#8217;ll re-scan all the three variant covers plus the three for &#8220;Action For Slander&#8221;<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seasons greetings PANFans and I hope you get all those elusive titles in your stockings this year. I&#8217;ve asked Santa for &#8216;X705&#8217; AGAIN this year after being let down on so many previous ones. I made a few greetings cards from the artwork above of which I have the original by Gavin Rowe from 1972. 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