Secret Santa 2012

Yes, the ceramic ornament made it perfectly safely and is already on my tree. It's absolutely lovely. The label tape is GENIUS. I want more!!

Thank you so much for my wonderful presents! 

My pleasure! 

Did I include the Susan Bradley catalog? You can buy online too.

http://www.susanbradley.co.uk/frameset.html

The theme was buy local/British... Hotel Chocolat was a stretch but worth it eh? Milky enough?

You can buy online too.

Just what I need. Another excuse to shop. 

The theme was buy local/British... Hotel Chocolat was a stretch but worth it eh? Milky enough?

Delish. I've already had some!

PS, I love the foreword from the McCartneys.

LOL, that was what made me choose that book!  Well, that and the recipes looked good.  I was hoping to find a book with vegetarian versions of British classics, but no such luck.  You'll just have to write it!

Just opened my gift...HUGE thank you to my Secret Santa!  I love the springform pans and the Rachel Allen cookbook...these will certainly be put to great use!

 

I'm glad you like it but I only got you the book. I don't want to take credit for someone else's gift 

Thank you so much NoseOverTail!!! The coffee is incredibly delicious!!!! I am hoarding it all to myself it's so good! Is it a local kind?

Again, thank you so very much!!

YAAAAY! 

I received an absolutely gorgeous scarf that I LOVE and a lovely little candle holder with an adorable little tealight that looks like a peppermint! Thank you SO much Beccarose! 

And no worries, the scent of the candle is just right. It's those overpowering giant Yankee Candles that I can't have! Thank you thank you thank you! 

Merry Christmas everyone!

Oh yay! I'm so glad you liked everything! To be honest I had help from my husband and son in picking out the candle holder- so they hope you like it too. 
I'm so happy you like the scarf!!! 

Thank you Santa for my gift. It was a magnetic book mark and handmade brooch from Folksy.

Birds of a feather Mrs R. I did wait the next morning though. I mean, I could have been hit by a bus and never got to enjoy my gift and yes, it has even been worn since I got it.

I do hope you liked the brooch - I wasn't sure about it because it ended up being a little smaller than I thought it might be & it had a wee little bit of bling about it...but I loved the inner workings of the watch bit of it & thought it made the piece so interesting. 

Anytime my grandmother used to receive a gift through the post - she opened it immediately!  I would tell her off - no, grandma, you're supposed to wait until...(her birthday, Christmas, etc)...but she never did.  Lol!  Now I do the same thing. 

Thank you so much NoseOverTail!!! The coffee is incredibly delicious!!!! I am hoarding it all to myself it's so good! Is it a local kind?

Again, thank you so very much!!

So glad you like it! 

I didn't want to get something that you'd have to take with you, and as soon as I saw you liked coffee I knew just where to go. The place is in Manhattan near where I used to work and they have the most amazing selection of coffee and tea ever, and people that will stand there and talk all about it with you. They'd suggested that type of coffee that I'd gotten you, which is from India. I was happy to have an excuse to go! 

This was a lot of fun!  Thank you so much Santa, and Courtney for organizing it.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Well I am gobsmacked ,my gift made it here and it fit through my letterbox!!! 

Gottagettolondon, I am beyond excited about my new allotment book - what to do and what to grow when and well it's absolutely brilliant.  Thank you ever so much! 

Yay! Glad it made it safely! I hope you enjoy it. you can send some veggies down once you get some growing.

I'm glad you like it but I only got you the book. I don't want to take credit for someone else's gift 

Oops...I may have opened a gift from my brother by accident then (there was no card, so wasn't sure).  LOL  Oh well!

Thank you for the book.  It will definitely get a good use and hubby is excited to reap the benefits as well.   

So glad you like it! 

I didn't want to get something that you'd have to take with you, and as soon as I saw you liked coffee I knew just where to go. The place is in Manhattan near where I used to work and they have the most amazing selection of coffee and tea ever, and people that will stand there and talk all about it with you. They'd suggested that type of coffee that I'd gotten you, which is from India. I was happy to have an excuse to go! 

Oooh awesome!! So I can say I have coffee from Manhattan and India all in one!  I'm glad you had an excuse to go but I hope it wasn't too far out of your way. Anyway, the coffee is soo good!

Merry Christmas everyone!  Thank you again, Courtney, for organising this year's Secret Santa. 

Hoping everyone has received their gifts?  And/or please post about it as/when you do?

Any updates, too, I'm wondering on Aquila?

Oooh awesome!! So I can say I have coffee from Manhattan and India all in one!  I'm glad you had an excuse to go but I hope it wasn't too far out of your way. Anyway, the coffee is soo good!

Oh no, not at all! Manhattan's only 15 minutes away on the PATH train. Jersey City and Hoboken are like the unofficial 6th borough of NYC. Glad you are enjoying it!