MidWinter Exchange 2010

[Ferret]

Why, because I made him wait to GET his presents? 

You didn't make me wait.

I didn't know when it was coming, or from who.

I was hopeful I would get a package.

And I am very pleased and happy you sent such a wonderful present.
Ferret

[Rani Zemirah]

Why, because I made him wait to GET his presents?

You didn't make me wait.

I didn't know when it was coming, or from who.

I was hopeful I would get a package.

And I am very pleased and happy you sent such a wonderful present.
Ferret

Does that mean you have looked at them, then? 

[Ferret]

Why, because I made him wait to GET his presents?

You didn't make me wait.

I didn't know when it was coming, or from who.

I was hopeful I would get a package.

And I am very pleased and happy you sent such a wonderful present.
Ferret

Does that mean you have looked at them, then? 

Opened ? No. Look at them ? Yes. The two wrapped packages are at this very moment 24 and a 1/2 inches away from me, with your letter.

This is the happiest I've been in a long time and I am enjoying getting presents and am really starting to enjoy this holiday season.

I'm feeling truly wonderful right now, and I owe it all to you.

Thank you Rani !
Ferret

[Ferret]

Does that mean you have looked at them, then? 

I have read your letter. ( it was open, not wrapped so pretty like my presents )

I can't believe you went to so much work and detail to bring me happiness.

I will treasure your gifts for a very long time.

Thank you Rani !
Ferret

[Rani Zemirah]

But... but... (sigh... I think I might be more of an impatient child than you when it comes to presents, particularly when it's something I've given!)   

I guess I should have enclosed the letter in an envelope, but I was so very conscious of the fact that you were waiting for your gifts to arrive, and I was so very late in sending them, that I didn't want to wait another moment to get them in the mail!  I did want you to know that there was a reason behind everything I included, however... even though the letter gave away the surprise. 

I just hope my guesses were close...

Merry Christmas, Ferret, and Happy New Year, to! 

And Merry Christmas to everyone else, as well!  I've had so much fun participating in this wonderful gift exchange, and I look forward to the next one!  Thank you all, so very much for being part of it, and adding your energy to this beautiful season! 

[Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury]

I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas! This was a fun exchange - just like last year. I'm already excited for next year! 

My pleasure.

It's been a long time since I gave a Christmas present to a Lady, and I was pretty worried.

Ferret

You did wonderfully! *hugs*

[irish]

It was truely a wonderful exchange!
I loved being a part of it, once again.
Merry Christmas everyone and have a very Blessed New Year!

[Ferret]

It was truely a wonderful exchange!
I loved being a part of it, once again.
Merry Christmas everyone and have a very Blessed New Year!

Thank you Dinobabe for setting this up. I loved being part of all the fun and excitement.

However you celebrate I hope your holidays are as great as mine !

And a very Happy New Year too !
Ferret

[Lady Rebecca]

Thank you Dinobabe! Once again, we have had a wonderful midwinter exchange!

[Delireus]

Yes thank you! This was a wonderful idea and I had a great time picking out gifts for my person and awaiting my package I can't imagine all the work it took to make this happen, once again thanks a lot!

[Evie McCann]

Thank you Dinobabe for arranging the gift exchange. This was my first year and a wonderful experience for me. I look forward to doing it again next year. Hope everybody had a great Christmas! Happy New Year to all.

[irish]

Evie!
We tried the wine mix this past weekend. It was a 50/50 taste test.
I liked it, although.......I love my mead nice and pure...
Thanks again!
Happy New Year, to all! 

[Dinobabe]

I'm glad everyone had such a great time!  Looking forward to next year!

[Ferret]

It is now late afternoon, at work and finally had breakfast. So I thought it was a good time to celebrate my Orthodox Christmas with the presents Rani sent me.

I read her detailed letter explaining each gift and her work to make my presents very special.

My hunches were right. Rani sent me the best gifts I have ever gotten or may ever get.

As I opened them and ran my fingers over the work and looked them over and read the various inscriptions and studied the pictures. Well needless to say I'm a pretty happy camper right about now.

Thank you doesn't seem enough Rani, I hope you know how much I appreciate your gifts to me.

Thank you for making this the best Christmas ever !
Ferret

[Rani Zemirah]

Oh, Ferret... I'm so very glad you like them.  I was worried that I wouldn't be able to make something that would appeal to your interests, but I hoped trains were a fairly decent start, anyway. 

If anyone is curious, I made him a train themed Memory box, using images of a local (to MN) historically significant railroad, and one that I was only hoping he might be familiar with.  There are pics of it on my facebook craft page, if anyone would like to see it. 

I sent a couple of other things, some chocolate covered coffee beans and a small volume of selected poems by Poe, but the only other thing that I made myself was a miniature 3" x 3" leather bound handmade paper journal, with copper button closure, a tiny hand made leather wrapped "dip pen" (think quill pen, but without the feather) and a tiny corked glass bottle filled with India ink, wrapped with copper wire and attached to the journal by a silk cord.  Unfortunately, I forgot to take picture of it before I mailed it off... 

I'm thrilled that you liked them, though, Ferret!!!  It's been very difficult for me to be patient while you waited for your Christmas to get there...