Here’s another installment that arrived over the holidays from Hate Mail‘s fiendishly festive author, m.m. garcia. (Please forgive the tardy post.)

Fun U.K. Christmas Facts:

1. Children leave mince pies and whiskey for Santa. I can’t decide if it’s because they love him or hate him.
2. Mulled wine, or spicy red wine, served warm is a popular beverage. Warm red wine.
3. Her Majesty, the Queen, gives an annual holiday speech that nobody watches. I watched it, and I offer this quote that I think sums up everything the aristocracy has stood for over the ages: “Over the years, those who have seemed to me to be the most happy, contented, and fulfilled have always been the people who lived the most outgoing and unselfish lives.” Too true, your Majesty, too true.

Here’s hoping nobody gives you a Christmas cake, and if they do, may it be marzipan free!

~Monica

If you’d like to see the first overseas correspondence from m.m. garcia, please poke here.