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Merry Christmas from The Grand Duchy of Stollen

Merry Christmas to Jeff Hudelson, Paul Robinson, Greg Horne, Murdock, and to everyone else who regularly visits the Grand Duchy. The Grand Duke Irwin-Amadeus II and the Grand Duchess Sonja send all of you the very best wishes for the season, including good health, family, and hope for the coming year.

Merry Christmas!!!

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Anonymous said…
Festive Yule greetings to all at the Grand Duchy of Stollen.
Bluebear Jeff said…
Thank you for your kind sentiments. Rest assured that my dear lady wife and I return the like thoughts to you and the lovely Sonja.


-- Jeff & Lani
Anonymous said…
Festive Greetings and Seasons wishes to you and yours Stokes.
Anonymous said…
God Jul from the Grand Duchess of Schleiz and her Lady-in-Waiting. We are touring through the area and wanted to say that we are impressed with the architecture. You must be using the same designer as my late husband did when he helped his cousin construct the new portion of Szczecin after the fire.

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