Most of the end-of-year reviews of 2009 have been filled with doom and gloom. Vanilla-me can see why: the recession’s hit my business as hard as anyone else’s. But spanko-me has had a quite wonderful time!

Although our “Real-Life Spanking” category brings back memories of so many great scenes, I particularly cherish the accounts that the friends concerned have written about our encounters. So here, then, are just a few of the memories of my spanking year – as seen through others’ eyes…

Rayne was caned for the very first time; Emma Jane earned her first real caning and – later in the year – was flogged in the workhouse by myself and HH.

Miss Grey – Graham – visited the approved school, whilst Lady Francesca Aubrey – Eliane – encountered His Majesty’s Chief Punishment Officer during a wonderful Regency-era house party.

Grace Ayers – Scarlett – was sentenced to a trip to the Punishment Centre. Poor Charlotte (Kami) was thoroughly abused. Meanwhile schoolgirls Eliane and Emma Jane found themselves together in their housemaster’s study to be caned.

And as the year drew to a close, Candy and Cherry (Emma Jane again, this time with Catherine) were interrogated in a severe, dark scene.

So, here’s to friendship; to a rather wonderful kinky year just ending; and to a new year (decade, indeed) of spanking fun just about to start.