I'm always amazed what comes in the post this close to Christmas. And seeing Loey and Dad's mail is being sent to my address while their on holidays, I'm astounded they're getting so many cards! Anyway, this little beauty came in the mail today from Dettie in The Netherlands. What a wonderful surprise! I love receiving surprises in the mail; no matter the size.
Thank you so much for this beautiful Christmas Card, Dettie. I'll be adding it to the rest of them on the top of the piano. Merry Christmas to you and I hope it's not snowing too much where you are.
Wow! Today, the PO Box was crammed full of letters, Christmas cards and bills (of course, they have to make life less fun at this time of year and keep our feet on the ground by slapping us with electricity and gas bills just before Christmas Day!). But, in amongst it all, I saw a blue parcel pick-up card. So, inside I went and there was a 3kg bag for me from Juli2007! I opened it before I went home and it was full of wrapped up books and goodies!
However, once home, I pulled them all out and was too excited to wait for the Big Day (seeing it's only a few days away; and I'm going to the coast on that day as well. I'll be very busily packing last minute things), I decided to open them now and show my appreciation for the gifts now. Also, if there was anything that could melt in it, I didn't want that to happen either - like chocolate or other foods. Thank you so much for the gaily-wrapped gifts and soaps, Juli2007! I love them very much! The only big decision now is: which one to read first!
Today has been a dreadfully wet day - as has the last two days. And when I checked the PO Box it was full of Loey and Dad's redirected mail and my own. So, there I was sorting out my mail and theirs at the wall of PO Boxes and found two cards for me. One was from a couple who have known me since I was little and holidayed with me at Brunswick; and they now live in Toowoomba, unable to make the long trek to New South Wales. The other one was from Glenytasmania.
Both of the cards really made my day a lot brighter; if not dryer because of their arrival. I really appreciate the thoughtful gesture of the small things that arrive in the mail; as any mail is good mail from you guys.
All this week, I haven't received any parcels or cards from anyone in the mail; just bank statements and junk mail. Then, today, I received this beautiful card with Bookcrossing postcards enclosed. This really made my day after all the running around I've been doing this week; and it's absolutely gorgeous too, making me wish I was having a white Christmas like some of you are having in the Northern Hemisphere.
Thank you very much heartthumper for sending this beautiful card to me. It made it before Christmas; and just as Australia Post is going through pay disputes and strike action too. How fortunate it squeezed through when it did!
Today is another hot day; and so, I went off to the post office to get everything done and picked up early at 9am. On opening my PO Box, I was greeted by a red envelope and a blue parcel pick-up card. At this time of year, I receive more of these blue cards than any other time; and so I look forward to this time of year; it's a lot of fun too! While standing in line, I opened the card and found it is a gorgeous Christmas card from Texas-Wren!
Now, here in Australia, we don't get snow at Christmas; and I only dream of seeing through a White Christmas at least once in my life (seriously I do!). And receiving all of these cards with snow on them is just wonderful! Thank you so much, Texas-Wren for posting this card to me. It'll be joining the growing collection on the piano.
Also in the mail today, I found a parcel pick-up card; a blue one. So, I didn't have to sign for it. So, I went into the post office and was handed a well-taped up parcel, which I pulled apart and it was wrapped up again. Well, I thought to leave it until I returned home from shopping; and I'm thankful I did. Inside this wrapped up parcel is a calendar, a box of chocolate (which had begun to melt in the Summer heat; and are now chilling out in the freezer for later on tonight) and a lovely card with cats on the front.
This card was bought to aid in the protection for cats. In purchasing this card - and others like it - elviraro has helped people assist 140,000 cats every year. To find out more about this worthy cause, I'll put the link to this site on the sidebar.
Thank you again for this beautiful HGG and the calendar of monasteries. I look forward to having it by my bed or downstairs in the lounge room on the piano.
I believe that the best things come in small packages. And this one was just a postcard of a beautiful snow-covered scene with a Robin on it; something we don't see very much here in Queensland. And I have Tanumine to thank for this beautiful card; which made its way from Norway; cooling my day off today (it reached a sticky 35 degrees Celsius! Thankfully, there's a breeze!).
Thank you again for your thoughtfulness. This card will be joining the others on my piano for the Christmas Season until I return home from Brunswick Heads in the New Year.
This arrived yesterday and I didn't have time to upload it. So, here I am doing it now. And I took it over to Loey's place to agonise whether to open it or not; and as you can see, I opened it because curiosity killed the cat (but satisfaction brought it back - as it's quote in SK's 'Dreamcatcher'). Today, I was off shopping, so this was the only time I've had to record what I've received in the last two days. I also replaced the velveteen on the old sewing table to use as a background for my blogs; doesn't it look gorgeous?
Anyway, I'd love to thank simplyreflected for sending me these beautiful books, the bookmark, the keyring calculator (which works too!), ornament and beautiful card too as well as the booklet of recipes from New Zealand. They all look delicious!
Yes! You read right! My very large Australian Secret Santa parcel arrived today! And what a parcel! I opened it at the post office and it was chock full of books - with one beautifully wrapped one too! That one has been left for Christmas Day; as living alone, I don't get that many gifts on the day. So, you'll all have to wait until the big day for me to open it... sorry.
I have found ten books in this 3kg bag! Ten! Wow! that is so cool! If you count the wrapped-up book for Christmas, that's eleven. So, thank you very much to my Secret Santa, who has gone to all this trouble to post this off before Christmas to me. You're a wonderful and thoughtful person.
Now, the two parcel collection cards had to be taken into the post office (and I had Christmas Card for the ladies and the owner there for their patience and kindness over this year too. I have been doing this for the past year or so).
This first parcel is from Releanna. Thank you so much for making up the miniature photo album with my family's photos in it. How did you do that? It's so beautiful! I'll be taking it to the coast with me this Christmas. And there's also a Christmas Card (which is now on top of the piano too!) and some Austrian chocolate/sweets that I've put into the freezer to keep cold (yes, it's been very hot here lately). The little ornament has been put onto the tree.
Thank you so much much for you lovely and beautiful gifts. They are absolutely lovely and I'll be using the album long after Christmas.
I love this time of year; when the mailbox gets all crowded with great stuff from everyone I love. And today, I found two parcel collect cards and three Christmas cards. One is from a dear friend I've known for a very long and time and he's almost 90; and has been a poet and a writer for as long as I've known him. The other two are from Bookcrossers; and here they are!
This first tall one is from Wombles and I just love it. Thank you so much for this one. Look at the colour and simplicity of it; just gorgeous! This one has joined the others on the piano; along with the next one!
The second one is from a mystery sender in Geneva. I couldn't translate the name (sorry about that). However, if you're the one who sent it, thank you so much! It's the global message it holds in many languages; yet one as well; as it all means the same thing. I love to receive Christmas cards from all over the world from any Bookcrosser.
I was going out to do my Christmas Shopping today and received a card in the mail. Well, I collected that and a parcel (which turned out to be my 'Beach Babylon' Bookring that was due back!) . While waiting for the bus, I opened the card and was greeted by the most adorable site! Three polar bears with glittering Santa hats on in the snow! And that's not all! The by purchasing this card, some of the money goes to Marie Curie Cancer Care which provides high quality free nursing care to terminally ill people who - by choice - are dying at home supported by their families. What a wonderful cause; as not everyone wishes to pass away in the sterile cleanliness of a hospital away from the comforts of home.
Thank you very much Sobergirl for sending me this very beautiful card with your heart in the right spot this Christmas; in more ways than one. I'll put the site for this organisation on the sidebar for you all to have a look if you wish.
Today being Wednesday, I normally don't get any mail. Australia is such a large country and it's usually a day where there's just junk mail in the PO Box. But what I found in there along with the normal junk mail was an envelope from Classicfox! Once home, I opened it and pulled out Cadbury Royal Dark Chocolate and the most beautiful postcard with kids on the front (no, not children, billy-kid goats).
This will be put into the freezer for tonight (yeah, I freeze my chocolate as it's hot here that the fridge isn't good enough) for after dinner when I have my green tea! Thank you so much again for this lovely chocolate.
Don't you just love Christmas? No matter where you live, everyone puts up a tree, decorations, and we all give presents to each other. It's all about giving and receiving and being nice to each other; not just the belief of the Holy Spirit. And even though I'm not a church-goer, I enjoy giving more than anything else at this time of year as it makes me feel good to do so.
And today, I received my first Christmas cards through the mail! But instead of doing an individual post for each one, I thought one big post for all of them would be a good start! Okay. here goes:
The first one I opened was from benschu in Lubeck, Germany. It's a beautiful hand-made card with blue stars on it. And I love hand-made things (as it says on my wish list!) So benschu, you've killed two birds with one stone here! And just look at that envelope! It's covered in stars. I didn't think of photographing the back of it as it's got 
stars all over the back too! Beautiful! Thank you again!
The next one was from Bookworm2525 in Puyallup, WA in America. And seeing I haven't seen snow since I was 19, it definitely brings back memories of when I went through Arthur's Pass in the South Island of NZ. It was cold and we had fun throwing snowballs everywhere! However, I've never seen a white Christmas before. So, that's something I'd like to do before I get too old. Thank you so much for this beautiful card!
This third card, I thought to leave until last as it's hand-stitched. The addressee on the back was annenz from Greymouth, NZ; however it was signed by both annenz and simplyreflected on the card. And just look at how much work went into this one! It's a counting cross-stitch Christmas design! You guys have put so much work in to this, I just have to thank you very much for it! It's so pretty and must have taken you ages!
So, there you have it! The first three Christmas cards for the season. They are going to be taking pride of place on my piano; soon to be joined by others in the coming weeks.
In the mail today, I also received another piece of mail; however this one came further than the Christmas card. Enclosed in this pretty envelope, was book labels from BC and hand-made book corners, and bookmarks. I love them all! They are so beautiful and will most definitely be used in the most suited books to match them all! This may take some time to put them with books to match them; so they may sit for a little while until I find the right book to suit.
Otherwise, thank you so much for your thoughtfulness and generosity as it's the small things that make everything else in life worthwhile. Thank you so much, Hyphen8 for making my day!
Now, we come into the time of giving and receiving. Yes. It's Christmas-time; and I do love this time of year. However it's not the receiving of the presents I love, it's the giving to others. And today, I received my first Christmas card through the mail from another Bookcrosser. I must thank Junequeensland for sending this lovely card to me.
Junequeensland and Glenystasmania and I met up in Brisbane City in October. And even though the day was wet, we had a lovely time at the Pancake Manor and 'Archive Bookstore' on Charlotte Street. They were absolutely astounded at how big the store was and vowed to come back and make a day of being there. I do look forward to seeing one or both of them back here in Brisbane again next year.
Today was my lucky day. Seriously, it was! And it began at the post office with this envelope in my PO Box and kept going from there. I pulled it out and it was from the great state of Illinois! Thank you so much for the beautiful home-made labels ChicagoGuy5049. They are big, bold and definitely won't be missed in the books I plan to use them in.
Oh, and what else happened to make this my lucky day? I won 2 cds from a music station (Powderfinger and Bon Jovi's most recent ablums), I was on time for the bus, I paid off a lay-by just in time for Christmas and almost everywhere I went everything was half-price! Yes... today was my lucky day. I've saved more money than ever!
Today the PO Box didn't have much in it. Well, it had one parcel pick-up and so I thought it may have been pretty much anything from a RABCK to a Bookring. But today, it is something much more special than either of those things! Today, the Advent Calendar Present arrived from Nikel27! Inside the envelope is a letter explaining what to do with the present and the date I'm to open it.
Now, I'm very curious about what's inside the gorgeous paper... but, I'm not one to break the rules of this game you've created. So, under the tree this parcel will go until the date on the top of the letter (which is 24th, December, 2009. I will be opening this present down at Brunswick Heads on Christmas Eve!).
I will update this post when I find out which book I've gotten. Until then, we'll all be in suspense!
When Loey came to pick me and Stevie up this morning, she told me there was a parcel for me in the car. Once I got my little bird settled in the back seat, I opened front passenger door and found the parcel that had traveled a long way from Pugwash, Canada. Yes! Queenfrog, your parcel arrived safe and sound after being in transit for so long. As we drove along Logan Road in the heat today, Unwrapped the many little gifts you had picked out thoughtfully one by one and I must say that I love each and every one of them!
Thank you so much for putting the thought and time into this present. I really do love the book cover. It will be used this Christmas when I'm down the coast - as the salt air really isn't good for books down there. I have found a place for everything from my parcel of goodies you sent to me; no matter how late it has arrived. You are wonderful!
I went to the post office early today; as I had to take Little Miss Stevie to the vet for a check-up. Well, there wasn't anything in my PO Box, so I thought to double check and found the ladies writing up a parcel I had to sign for. It was a box and it was light; and when I read the customs sticker, my suspicions were confirmed! It was my Ornament Exchange! And isn't it gorgeous!
Thank you so much HwnSciGirl from North Carolina! I love the owl(isn't he just beautiful! So rustic and charming! I'll most definitely hang him on the tree this week when I put it all together)! And you included a book: 'Spooky South: Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings and other Local Lore'. Thank you so much! Once Loey saw it, she wanted to read it immediately... well, not after me of course.:D
When I checked the mail today, I found nothing in the box, so, I went inside to post off my Christmas Cards (yes I begin my Christmas Spirit early in the year) and look for things to post off for HGG's. Anyway, there was something for me, the ladies at the post office hadn't written it up yet. So, after I paid for my things, I signed for the parcel and brought it home.
Now, I don't know what to call this one; it is a surprise to find it here. However, I don't know if it's a HGG or a Sweepstakes. So, I'll just have to say it's a great surprise it's here and add it to my Mt TBR for the next few months (well, next year!). Thank you spaceystacey for this book!
ETA: 15th, November, 2009: I received an e-mail just today from spaceystacey that the book was a prize in a Sweepstakes for Popped! Thank you again! I will have to find time to read it; seeing how many books I've received in the latter part of this year.
I unwrapped this one and was taken back to New Zealand by a wonderful friend! You see, I have been to the South Island; but it was a long time ago and I just barely remember it, because I was very ill when I returned. All I have left is a photo album of photographs of places I don't remember and a diary of memories I think I had (sounds sad, but really I don't remember being there all that much). Anyway, as soon as I opened the calendar, I saw Milford Sound and completely remembered that trip!
Thank you so much for this beautiful gift Sfogs! The coin purse is gorgeous as is the card you chose. I love it all! And one day in the future, I'll have to return to New Zealand and see the place at my own pace.
When I opened this parcel, I found all these gorgeous postcards that matched each other in colour and art. Then, out popped a sealed chocolate. On the back of one of the postcards was a greeting saying the chocolate was Belgium and that the postcards were chosen on the basis of 'warm yellow, sandy colour scale, because that's what I associate with your warm country'. Wonderful!
I'd love to thank you very much! However, I couldn't figure out who sent it. There was no screen name on the postcard and no return address on the back of the envelope for me to see if I had it in my BC address book. So, whoever you are, in the Netherlands, thank you so much for your present I love it!
7th, December 2009: I felt like eating the chocolate and on opening it, I was pleasantly surprised find the cat on the front of the packaging was also the shape of the chocolate on the inside! Isn't it gorgeous? Just wanted to share.
This is the third parcel that's arrived in my PO Box in the last week that has been a Sweepstakes prize from Bookcrossing! Wow! Thank you so much, Lauraloo29! I really appreciate this.
I've been with this wonderful booktrading and reading site, and over this time, I've never won a Sweepstakes. It's a lot of fun to find pressies and parcels in my PO Box every day. And this book looks like a good one. Now, to find the time to read it and the room in my little office to place it. This is going to be fun to catch up with my reading pile!
While I was at the post office, I also picked this parcel up; but I didn't have to sign for it. It was tightly wrapped in a recycled Australia Post bag and had a sheet of a Bookcrossing note paper taped to it as an address label! Very cool recycling technique. Once I got home and the parcel was opened, I was pleasantly surprised to pull out a pagan mystery from AmberC with a wicked postcard of an aerial shot of Cyclone Monica that almost hit Darwin in April 2006.
I took two photos of this so you can all see the photo of Cyclone Monica and then what was written on the back of the postcard. Amazing what those things look like from above isn't it? Absolutely breath-taking! Thank you AmberC for sending this great book to me. I'll add it to Mt TBR.
This is so cool! I went to the post office today because it's going to rain a lot and I didn't want to get wet. When I arrived, I collected one blue parcel collection slip and a few letters, then went inside; only to find there was another parcel on the counter I had to sign for! Cool! And this was the parcel I had to sign for.
I love all kinds of things North American Indian; and I hadn't thought of books. However, I was surprised at the gorgeous cedar berry necklace! Just look how beautifully-made it is and the colours of it! I tried it on and love it! Thank you so much Erishkigal for these I will have to get into the book (once I make a dent in my Mt TBR) and I'll wear the necklace when I go out next.
This one isn't about anything I received in the mail. I thought to write this post about what happened on this first Tuesday of November; which here in Australia is known as Melbourne Cup Day.
My little bird, Stevie, became very sick. She was throwing up all over the place and not looking well at all. So, Mum and I took her to the vet at MacGregor and they did some tests on her. It turned out that my darling budgie had a Bacteria Crop Infection and had to be left overnight at GreenCross Vets. So, I signed the form with my poor little sweetheart on my shoulder and said my goodbyes; hoping I'd see her again and went off on my way. I spent my day worrying about my darling pet.
She's my little companion as I live alone. And she makes me life a little brighter when I come home from volunteer work or a big day out; and yes, I tend to talk to her when there's nobody else to talk to. During the day, Mum had gone onto Bookcrossing.com and asked my friends to send some healthy and feathery vibes for my darling bird as she was very sick and at the vets.
The next day after a restless night (even though the vet called me and assured me that Stevie was looking well and perkier than before), I received the phone call that I could bring her home. Stevie was so happy to see me when I arrived that she didn't want to talk to anyone but me. 
And didn't want to go back into the cage once she started talking to me (in her language of course). The vet, Mum and I chatted about Stevie's diet, living conditions and how things had to change a little. Otherwise, I was allowed to take her home. And just look at the difference!
I want to thank you all for helping me through a rough time with my little bird. She's a darling and a sweetheart; an absolute charmer and is getting better as the week progresses. I just wanted to thank you all here as you all mean so much to me!
This parcel was inside my PO Box with the red slip yesterday. And, when I got home, I opened it up and was so happy that it avoided the UK Royal Mail strike (or got around it somehow). And I love the postcard of London you included; it brought back so many memories of walking around that big city with nothing more than a Pentax Z10 camera, my backpack full of bottled water, a little bit of money, traveller's cheques and a map way back in 1997. Anyway, I began the first story while doing my volunteer work and trying to keep my mind off my little bird's health at the Logan Art Gallery.
Thank you so much Bookowl1000 for this wonderful book! I do look forward to reading more of his work; I've found a dark kind of humour in it already.
Oh! Wow! I've never gotten something from one of these before in all the years I've been with Bookcrossing! And of all days, I'm so happy I received this on in the mail! I had to send my little bird off to the vet after she threw up seed all over the place yesterday morning and I was as worried as a pet owner could get when I opened my PO Box and found the red collection slip inside. So I went into the post office and signed for the parcel to be handed a huge one! Once out in the car, I opened it and found a massive bag of Reece's Peanut Butter Cups!!! Yummo! Loey saw them and her mouth dropped. Then I said there were books and teabags... and well, you can see by the photograph that there was a lot in the parcel!
Thank you so much Shemchin for making my day! You really brightened it up! You're one-of-a-kind!
After such a stressful weekend (which I won't go into here), I opened my PO Box find a wonderful surprise inside it! A red pick-up card; this means I had to sign for it. I opened the envelope at the post office (no, I couldn't wait until I got home; I get too excited when it's got my screen name on the front!) and out came the two gorgeous coin purse, the bookmark, a hand-written note and a pen. I also found the magnet inside the woven coin purse. All of these beautiful things came from California! I love them and will get great use out of them!
Thank you so much for this wonderful surprise. I love it and will most definitely get into using all of it very soon, judygreeneyes.
This is so cool! I love receiving these things in the mail! And this year, I've received so many, I'm grateful I began this blog to keep track. Anyway, I'd like to thank dvg for sending this book to me for this HGG; I received these yesterday morning as I went out shopping. However, I already received a copy for my birthday from weirdwong; but hey! No worries, I'll be lending this one to Loey. She's been wanting to read it for a while (and has been eyeing off my birthday copy). After she reads it, I'll most probably turn it into a bookring or a bookray; keep it travelling around the world.
Thank you so much again for your thoughtful gift for the HGG. I love it! And I love the labels; which I will most definitely use in a book or two down the coast this Christmas.
I've been meaning to put this up here and keep forgetting to photograph it. And this morning, I finally got the time. Now, I received this sign from Junequeensland on the 23rd, October and I love it! It's a wonderful little sign to add to my growing collection of Halloween stuff to put up around the house on this special time of year. I've been celebrating this time of year for a long time; and find it so much fun. I hope you have as much fun as I do at this time of year.
Thank you so much for this! I'll be using it this Saturday night!
Even though I don't travel much, I love to receive things from across the miles; and the country I know the least about is Finland; however, it's the got the most breath-taking countryside.
This little parcel of goodies came from Alejanda and include a bar of chili chocolate, a relfector, a bookstring and a journal with three little pigs on the front (and it's lockable). Well, the chocolate is in the freezer awaiting time for the after dinner snack and I'll definitely use this darling pink journal for something in the next year. I'm not sure just what yet. I'll kept you post about what it will be used for. Thank you again for your thoughtfulness.
4th, November 2009: I've decided what to do with the cute little lockable diary. Seeing the pages are multi-coloured, I've begun writing poetry inside its pages. I've titled it: 'The Happy Little Pigs Poetry Book: Short Poem of the Everyday'. Every few days, I sit on my lounge at night and write prose poetry in its unedited form in it as it comes out of my mind into the book. The book will be re-locked once all the pages are full.
Now, this is an exchange that is hosted by nediamnori87 and they lined me up with hyphen8 in Hawaii (however, I didn't receive an e-mail about who I was lined up with; so I didn't get to send anything off). So, today, in the mail, I received a large parcel almost totally covered in stamps! Just look at that envelope! Isn't it amazing?
Inside it was two books, two bookmarks, two post-it note pads and a postcard with a pamphlet of edible Hawaii... brilliant! I've had 'The Once and Future King' by T.H White on my wishlist for a long time now, and now I can get in and read it... and the second book is from Hawaii, about Hawaii; wonderful! I've have yet to own a book like this one; and now I do, I'm going to be on the look out for more of them. Thank you so much, hyphen8 for sending me this parcel, I really appreciate it.
Yesterday, Loey received a box on the front doorstep and called me about it. Seeing we were going to see each other that night, I waited until last night to pick it up and open it. Inside this box was a lot of packing beans and in amongst it all, wrapped in green paper and in a 'Made In Oregon' bag was my birthday present from ajijic! I unwrapped the items and found a beautiful magnet and the most gorgeous pair of Oregon Jasper earrings in the box! I loved them so much that I wore them out that night to dinner (It was my Uncle's birthday dinner; I thought it would be perfect). Then, came the cards... inside with the birthday card was an array of postcards of Oregon and Portland; and then a photo of ajijic's darling dog! And the next card was a Halloween card!
I love this present as I could wear these straight away and I'll find other times to wear them as often as I can. Thank you ajijic again for these wonderful presents.
One of the first HGG's I received was from Goaliegirl and I didn't even thank you for you wonderful surprise. The reason behind this was because I thought it was a birthday present and so I waited for my big day and opened it then. Then, I clean forgot to photograph it and thank you for your kind gesture.
So, I hope you accept my thanks and I will most definitely use the BC book plates and I love the postcards you sent me.
It's been over a week since my birthday, and parcels are still arriving from across the miles. This making my special day feel like it's being extended over the whole month; not just for one day... how much fun is that?
Anyway, this wonderful and very colourful book of 'In the Company of Cheerful Ladies' by Alexander McCall Smith showed up in my PO Box today with another parcel from Spaceystacey for my birthday! And I gotta say, I haven't read one No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency books before. So, this will be a first for me; and I do look forward to it. Thank you again.
I love my brother and his girlfriend! Really I do! They went to Melbourne recently and travelled around to see the sights and sounds of the place. While there, they also bought my birthday present! And Gabe knows I love vinyls; and I collect them too - old and rare ones!
So, today, while visiting Mum and Dad's we swapped birthday presents. I bought him a 'Ducati' sign with the Isle of Mann insignia in the corner and the TT Races 1978 too! He loves it! And the vinyls he gave me were INXS, Nirvana and another that looks Spanish; and they're all 45's! I love them and can't wait to play them. Thank you Gabe for the pressies! I'll play them... now to make a section in my vinyl collection for 45's.
I'm always amazed what comes in the post this close to Christmas. And seeing Loey and Dad's mail is being sent to my address while their on holidays, I'm astounded they're getting so many cards! Anyway, this little beauty came in the mail today from Dettie in The Netherlands. What a wonderful surprise! I love receiving surprises in the mail; no matter the size. 
