A very short while ago, I recieved a message from a lady through my
Toast FB page. She said she liked my blog and, very kindly, offered to
send me some fabric that she no longer needed. I said 'yes, please!' and
gave her my postal address. I smiled a lot that afternoon. What a kind
thought!
Abraham called this afternoon to say that a big parcel had arrived for me, and would I come and get it?
Exciting!
I picked it up, rushed home, plonked Mollie on the floor (nicely, of course..) and tore into the brown paper that the goodies were wrapped in.
(My favourites - the cats are going to become a dress for Mol verrrry soon!)
The
fabric was amaaaazing. I don't even exaggerate. You know how it can be a
bit hit and miss when people gift you things, (especially relative
strangers!) well there was not a single piece in the pile that I would
not have snaffled up had I been buying it myself!
As if the fabric
and wee haberdashery bits weren't enough - in the very middle was
something wrapped carefully in cardboard and tissue paper. I opened it
up to find two, very delicate, deer for my collection.
(They
had broken limbs and I worried that perhaps I had not been careful
enough in my excitement to open the parcel - but the note inside
explained that they had just been so excited to come live with us that
they had jumped out of the cupboard! Phew. Heh.)I am more than blown away by this parcel.
I
have been lucky enough to receive a few wee gifts from readers since I
started blogging, but I will never ever stop being surprised by the
incredible generosity people have.
Thank you SO much.
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As well as amazing mail love, I have a new (second hand) camera
lens. Uh-huh, this camera thing could get addictive. I might now need to
learn how to use it properly though, so I can justify buying some fancy
lenses too!
And, finally, this is my only thrift find in the past few weeks. It has been a bit of a dry spell!
I do love the older metal tonka trucks, and this one is a bit different to the ones I normally see. It has a cracked windscreen, but for $3 I couldn't resist.
Otto seems to like it too, the trailer is perfect for transporting stormtroopers.. upside down.
