Sue!!!

There is not enough whee in squeee!

Thank you sooo much for the lovely prezzies.

The box is so beautifully prepared...not to mention STUFFED with lovely things.

Let's see, let's see...

We begin with a beautiful blue box with pretty open spirals (my favorite design of all time), pretty white trees and eight-pointed stars.

Beneath the red tissue paper, we find a gorgeous brocade covered chinese food box. That will join my collection of 2 others that I use as evening bags all the time!

Inside the box a lovely beaded necklace in its own gossimer bag. Handbeaded by Sue, no less. It really is elegant and beautiful. (curse not having a digital camera)

There is also an amazingly pretty, very ornate ornament that has amber beads hanging on chains beneath a gorgeous burnt orange colored glass bauble shaped like a flower. Wow.

And a handbeaded snowflake ornament. Purty!

THEN, there are three different, handmade soaps from a company called Anointment. How gorgeous is that name! They smell amazing. The "Omshanti (cinnamon and patchouli) is knocking me out. Then there is a lovely, delicate lavendar and a truly yummy peppermint soap. They are that terrific consistency that lets you know right off that they are handmade. Just wonderful.

Plus, a chocolate mint lip balm, also from Anointment, that smells too delish not to eat.

And, and, AND, if all that weren't enough, there are three different Canadian chocolate candies that will be stuffed into my mouth as soon as my fingers are off the keys. Starting with the Coffee Crisp.

Thanks so much Sue...what a delightful surprise!

You're very welcome, Beej. I'm so glad you liked it!

cereal

I showed my gifty off to a coworker, explaining about the community of invisible friends I've belonged to for two years and yes, many of us have met, but a lot haven't and we are initially organized around interest in a tv show but a lot else goes on and we talk about our lives and the world...and...and...and...she was just boggled.

I love that.

And I'm grateful for this place and the things I see happen here. People supporting each other in ways corporeal friends don't always...learning...being hipped to things one might never find otherwise...laughing...fuming...wondering.

It's a beautiful thing...this Buffistaland.

eta. Sue! I really did. You obviously put a lot into it. And Coffee Crisp? Is the stuff. Mmmm.

It's a beautiful thing...this Buffistaland.

Wrod. People will say, "Where did you get X?" and I'll say, "One of the Buffistas gave it to me." "Wait--aren't those the people you've never met?" "Strictly speaking, no, I've never met them." "Wow."

Sue! I really did. You obviously put a lot into it. And Coffee Crisp? Is the stuff. Mmmm.

Oh, yeah! It is, it is.

Signed, has been known to drive to Canada just to buy it. (Though, thank goodness, can actually find it in a few stores here now.)

I may need to organize a cross-border drugcandy exchange. Seriously.

The problem being that we'd have to give them something other than candy.

Anne, I'm glad you like your gift! I knew as soon as I got your name that I wanted to give you a mix of Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer songs. They've really meant a lot to me, and I think you'll appreciate them.

The problem being that we'd have to give them something other than candy.

And what do you give a country that has everything? Including awesome Buffistas.

You could give them me! Then I'd be Canadian, and you'd have delicious Chocolate!

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Possibly Canada might not feel that this was a good deal. But I'd be happy. And Canadian, eh?