Book Box Arrival and Birthday Greetings too!

I was late getting out to the post office today... but when I did, I found a few little things there waiting for me.  One was a blue parcel pick-up card.  I went inside to pick it up.  I'm always excited when there's on of these in the PO Box as it always means one of my friends has sent me something very cool to me.

When I went inside, I found I had a postcard too from Finland.  How lovely!  I love getting these things.  They are so cool!

The parcel was a box from New Zealand and it was quite heavy.  So, I couldn't wait to get home to open it... and I found it was a book box that Sfogs sent over; with a very cool little birthday card inside too!  I'll figure out which one I have to read first, get in and read it, then, I'll place the card on top of the piano with the other two I've received.  Thank you Sfogs for sending the very cool parcel and the card.  How lovely!

My Birthday Present from Footymadgill

Early this morning, after Loey (my Mum) called me at around 7am to wish me a happy birthday, I raced downstairs and looked at the present I had promised not to open until this day.  It was sitting next to Little Miss Stevie's cage waiting for me in the dim light of the curtains; as was my little darling bird once I uncovered her.  I tried not to rip the paper, but did anyway, and unveiled a lovely butterfly-covered notebook, a coin purse with two cats on it and a little case of tissues with the London Underground on it... so cute!  I love it!

Thank you so much, footymadgill, for this little pressie for my 37th, Birthday... it's made the wait all the worthwhile.  And I can't wait until I receive more pressies from my family to put them up here to thank them too.  I'll be using the coin purse today for the day.

From The Chilliness of Canada... A Postcard

Today, I had a bit of housework today; so I got up early and jumped straight into it.  And so, by 9am, I had 2 loads of laundry on the line, most of the washing up done and the garden watered... well, the plants that missed the rain... and the plants that were looking a little poorly moved into places where they'd be happier. 

Then, it was off to the post office to see if I had received anything from you good people!  The sun was out and warm, the breeze too, and the traffic wasn't too bad.  After all it's school holidays here.  And I looked into my PO Box when I arrived safely and I found a lonely little postcard all on its own.  But what a beauty!  And it came from Canada!  Thank you Herchelle for sending it all that way to me on this lovely warm day here in Brisbane, Australia.  And Mum is going well.  Let's hoping to see her back on Bookcrossing again soon.  Thank you again.

A Mystery Birthday/HGG from London!

Well, today is my third day in a row to have received a parcel from across the miles; and what's even better is that it's a birthday present!  But the only part of it I opened was the card.  I wanted to know who sent me this wonderful and thoughtful gift for me two weeks shy of my 37th birthday!

And it's footymadgill from London who's been so thoughtful and wonderful. Thank you so much for sending me a lovely pressie for my birthday.  I look forward to opening it on my special day.  Yep, I can wait that long for it as I love receiving pressies on my birthday.  So, I'll keep it in the lounge room in the same cabinet where I keep my art gear so that I know where it is and will open it on the day.  Also, I'll upload another photo of it fully opened so you all know what it is on the day I do. Thank you again, footymadgill!

Around The World Reading Arrives!

I've taken part in a Book Read 'Round The World experience; and my parcel arrived today with my book of choice inside it!  About a week or so ago, I was notified via e-mail that it had been posted off and so I was expecting it soon.  And I was expecting only the book; but when I opened it, I pleasantly surprised to find all these little gifts inside it from South Carolina!  

I've never been to the USA and from what I've received from there, I'd love to visit one of these days.  And this parcel just cements my wishes to see this country more!

So, thank you very much, Courtney, the lovely gifts and information about your part of the world - and America.  You've told me things about your state I didn't know; and I'll definitely give the recipes a try, if not my family.  My brother loves to cook!  Thank you again.

And From Texas...

Along with the parcel pick-up card was a postcard from Texas.  It's always lovely to hear from others from across the globe.  I love receiving anything from everywhere I haven't been - and also from where I have been too.  And Texas, USA, is a place I haven't been yet in my life.  This postcard showed up on a day where it's been wet, rainy and cold here in Brisbane for the past few days; and the postcard showed the gorgeous yellow sun setting across the Texas plains.  Isn't that just lovely?

Thank you so much for sending this to me love2cook!  I'll be putting this where I can see it every day:  in my dining room next to my calendar; along with any others I receive too until the end of the HGG celebrations.

It's HGG Time Already!

This is so cool!  September has come around and this means it's time for Holiday Gift-Giving time until December!  What a wonderful and very cool time of year for Bookcrossers across the globe.  I love giving as well as receiving!  This also means, this blog really takes off again too.

And to kick it off, I received two in the mail.  The first on is from Honolulu.  Inside the parcel was the book 'The Tale of Despereaux' by Kate DiCamillo and two Reeces Peanut Butter Cups - one original and one dark chocolate!  What a wonderful Bookcrosser you are!  Thank you so much!  I really do appreciate this; and this parcel has arrived on a really dull and wet week here in Brisbane.  You've really brightened up my day today.  Thank you ghir, I'll definitely get into the book soon and the Peanut Butter Cups when they've cooled enough in the fridge.

A Postcard From The Beach

Today, I was running on time, the money was in the bank, and I felt like everything was going my way... for once.  And when I arrived at the post office and opened my PO Box, I found two things that were lovely in there.  One was an invite to an art opening and the other was a gorgeous postcard of Myrtle Beach from Jules Paige.  It was so wonderful to receive this pretty card of the white sands of South Carolina that I thought it looked very much like an early Noosa or Sunshine Coast.

Thank you so much for sending me this lovely postcard of your holiday there.  And I do hope you enjoyed your week away. 

A Coin Purse From Crete

About a week or so ago, I received a note in 365 project that one of my Bookcrossing friends had been to Crete and she had bought me a coin purse.  Chania said she didn't have my address and wanted to post it to me as soon as she could.  So I PMed her my postal address and wondered what kind of purse she had bought me.

Today, I checked my mail after a dreadful day of muddled-up shopping and forgetfulness to be surprised by the delivery of a small parcel; an envelope actually.  It contained a coin purse from Crete and lovely postcard.  What a lovely person Chania is to think of me and to send a purse all this way to add to my growing collection of purses.  Thank you so much for this darling little purse; which I ironically used on the way home from the post office to hold the money to buy milk.  It works very well and I will use it again.

I've done a post in my Coin Purse Obsessed blog if you'd like to have a look.

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell Bookray

Wow!  It's been almost a month and I haven't received anything from any Bookcrossers until today.  This is amazing!  And it felt a little like April; where I received nothing at all.  So, this month is at least populated with one thing that came through the mail.

Now, this is a bookray that is held on Bookcrossing.  This is where a book goes on a permanent holiday without an ending until nobody else really wants to read it and then it's returned to its own - unless the owner advises the last person to keep it and do whatever they wish with it.  Pretty fun stuff, eh?  Well, today, I journaled the book (this means, I put in the number in the front and let everyone else know it arrived) and now this afternoon, when it rains again, I'll be getting into the first chapter or so.  

Thank you shnedwards in the UK for letting me onto the long list of other BCers to read this one.  It's been on my Wish List to read for a long time, but now, it can be removed.