A package arrived amidst the chaos of shopping and crafting...one with a royal mail stamp which my oldest immediately brought to me saying "I think it's a Persephone". She now associates any package coming from the UK with Persephone. Unfortunately I was getting ready to head 'into the city' to visit family and had to set the package aside but when I got home and up to bed around 2am...
...I couldn't resist a peek and saw this...
I practiced my patience until the morning when I pulled out this little bundle...
Can anyone say you had me at Quentin Blake? Oh, yes...this is all the goody goodness awaiting me...
The adorable card revealed who my Secret Santa is...Sakura of chasing bawa, a new-to-me blog which I can't wait to get to know.
Thank you so much, Sakura. The Whipple is perfect and I can't wait to read it in the new year. And I absolutely love the bag (which my oldest has already tried to borrow:) and your card is prominently displayed on the mantle. Here's one more peek at They Were Sisters...
Thanks again to my Persephone Secret Santa, and to Claire for organizing all the fun.
8 comments:
Enjoy! I'm SO glad it got to you before Christmas:)
They Were Sisters is a great read & Sakura kindly gave me a Quentin Blake bookbag too so I can join you in saying it is the cutest.
Thank you so much for participating, Stacy, and for setting the ball rolling with the inaugural Persephone Secret Santa last year.
Ooooh! You are sooo lucky! A beautiful bag AND a Dorothy Whipple! I just finished The Priory, which I just loved. I'm still waiting for my SS gift to arrive, hopefully it will be tomorrow.
Yayy! Lucky you! BEAUTIFUL bag.
chasingbawa - I know I will:) And thank you once again.
Paperback Reader - How sweet of Sakura:) I am so glad you took it over. You did an amazing job and I had so much fun being a participant.
Karenlibrarian - I hope your gift has arrived. The Priory is on my radar so I am glad to hear another positive review:)
verity - I did feel rather lucky to get such a wonderful bag I would not have been able to find here in the States. Right now it is hanging on a knob in a spot where I get to look at it constantly:)
I love the bag best of all!!
Such a delightful parcel, that book bag is adorable!
They Were Sisters is on my shelf as well. Should you be in the mood for a read-along, let me know. If the timing works I'd love to join you!
Darlene - I will definitely let you know before I pick it up:)
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