A Cute Little Parcel From Froggie66

Today I was late getting to the post office as I got talking to one of my neighbours about Halloween; then onto other subjects.  We chatted about how to cut a pumpkin and how much we were paying for them here.  Her kids were in the mood to play, so I decided to take off and found my PO Box was chock-a-block full of mail!  I even found a blue pick-up slip in amongst a parcel, some magazines from Chrisco and some junk mail. 

The parcel I had to pick up was a set of address labels I needed as I wanted to use them for the next few years; and they were nice.  And the parcel I pulled out of my PO Box was from Froggie66 in Canada.  The stamp was just hanging on by a little bit; and as I put it into my bag, the stamp fell of in there.  Luckily it made it all the way here; it's such a lovely stamp with a Moose on it.

Once home, I opened the parcel and found a whole lot of goodies inside it.  From a 3-pack of Reeces Peanut Butter Cups to a cute pen, a postcard and groovy coin purse I love!  Thank you so much, Froggie66, I love them all.  Your postcard will be joining the others up on the wall in the dining room downstairs as a show of where my friends live on Bookcrossing.

Label Exchange Returns!

Today, I returned from Garden City and checked the mail where I found I had little bit of junk mail and an envelope from hyphen8.  This business-sized envelope was full of labels of all kinds, shapes and sizes.  I was amazed as the number of them; the ones I sent off weren't that many (as I thought I had a lot, but I didn't; so I posted some bookmarks with them as well).

I didn't open the envelope straight away; as last year, I did this and the labels went everywhere!  So, what I did was waited until I got home and then opened the envelope.  And aren't they just lovely?  I'll definitely use them in my BC books. Thank you hyphen8, I greatly appreciate your generosity.

A Blast From the Past And Reeces.

Today, I woke up feeling a bit blah.  And I know why.  I've eaten too much salt over the weekend; my fault, but I'll get through it.  Anyway, I pushed myself out of bed and got going to the post office to find only one thing to pick up.  

When I received the parcel, I got in and opened it right away; and found it had a bag of Reeces Peanut Butter Cups (a little melted, but it doesn't matter, they'll be okay once they get cold in the fridge.) and I loved the little coin purse that popped out.  At first, I thought it was a real cassette tape and you had gone all retro on me and made a tape of something you wanted me to play.  But as I picked it up, I realised it was a cassette tape coin purse!  How very cool!  I love it!  Thank you so much, Judygreeneyes!  I'll most definitely use that one at an '80's party or when I'm feeling like I'm retro in any way.

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.