
An early Christmas present
Posted at 22:39 on 14 Dec 2011 by Pandora / Blake
I was surprised and delighted to receive my first present of the holiday season from a friend earlier this week. My very own, personalised, custom-made...
...birch bundle! How cool is that?
It's sort of in the Manx birch style, with five relatively thick rods (although less thick and long than the judicial Manx birches, I suspect), rather than the spray birch style, which is the only kind I've been properly birched with before. I've had one like this used lightly on me, but I've not sampled the more severe end of its range.
Because I am quite literally a glutton for punishment, I decided to bring it with me as a surprise on my visit to Tom today. He seemed pleased. It's currently soaking in a bucket at the foot of the bed.
I've also brought my video camera with me to record a behind the scenes interview with him tomorrow. By which point the rods will have been soaking overnight, and should be nice and supple. I'm sensing the makings of a Plan...
Comments
Delighted to hear of more support for the birch rod, an edgy, pagan, but most excellent implement.
Looking forward to the interview or other video ;-)
Best Regards,
Quai
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