Santa's early visit

I got my Secret Santa package in the post! All the way from County Cork :) It's the first time that my Santa doesn't have to travel outside the country. I've lived in Ireland for about six years now and I don't know how I have managed to never visit Cork city, but now I'd love to go and say thanks to Em in person. Maybe a trip in the new year?
I opened the package immediately, because I'm like that. I prefer instant gratification than later delight. But I did pause for a second to take a photo of the content. I couldn't believe how generous my Santa has been. Huge virtual hug to Em from C'est la vie! Seriously, thank you so much. This was way more than I expected, you made my day! I looked for an email on your blog to thank you immediately but I didn't find one, so this is the only way I have to show you my appreciation ;)


Em sent me 3 books - Dracula by Bram Stoker, The Tent by Margaret Atwood and Perfume by Patrick Süskind. Two cds - Mick Flannery (Irish) and Basia Bulat (Canadian), who I had never heard of before, and two mysterious packages which turned out to be two special kind of French artisan sea salts: Fleur de sel and Gros sel both from Nairmoutier in Brittany. Em describes the first as being the gold of salt, and I'm almost hesitant to try it out as it's so precious!

About the books, I've read Perfume before and really enjoyed it, but I have never read Dracula (I know!) and the only book by Margaret Atwood that I've read is The Handmaid's Tale which was fantastic, so I'm glad to have another one of hers handy.
Also, I've listened to the cds once each, and yes, it's my kind of music. Will be playing them lots, especially Basia. So thank you so much again for everything, you've been a wonderful Santa.

Wow, I can believe this is the 4th Secret Santa exchange. The 4th! I'm just going to let that sink in...
And then warmly thank all the people who make this possible every year:
Allie, Amanda, Amy, Jen, Jen, Kelly, Lenore, Nicole, Selena.

Big hugs to ye too!

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I got pressies!

Ok, it's not really today's news but I still haven't shared here what I've recently got in my mailbox!:

This from Raych:

• cool copic multi liner pen, which I've used a lot already. Very stylish.
• colorful writing paper + envelopes.
• a Eye Burrito. What's that? Raych's instructions read:
  

- Place Eye Burrito in freeze
- overwork eyes by reading excellent long novel
- don sweatpants
- mix drink
-recline
- placing eye burrito over eyes
- refresh.

It was a complete surprise cause I forgot I had even won something! So it was really exciting to open it having no clue about what it could be! I still have to try the Eye Burrito, but he's also cute just as it is:) So thank you Raych! You rock.

And this is from Nymeth, to thank me for something I haven't even sent YET!!!!! (*hides in shame*)

• Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis.
• Laika by Nick Abadzis (I already know I'm going to cry!)
  
• THREE bookmarks handmade by Nymeth! One of which specifically designed for me and my love of starry shaped things! I love the other two as well. The one on the left is very elegant and the one on the right is so cute and green (I love green).
  

I'm so delighted with this showers of pressies, I feel so pampered :D
Thank you guys so much!