A Wonderful, Wonderful Surprise

I woke up this Monday morning greeted by another dark, damp and dismal lockdown day, when I would have given anything for just one mooch round a cluttered charity shop but instead my only looming pleasure was steam cleaning the floors of The Towers and taking the oven shelves out of their cleaning bag to hopefully reappear spotless, ready for cooking the Christmas lunch in a matter of a few weeks time ……..

However …… things took a different turn when I went to the front door and found a parcel, containing the most wonderful and thoughtful treasure from Paula a friend and blog follower of goodness knows how many years. 

The parcel had been delayed because I had sent Paula new my address with postcode all mixed up, part Wolverhampton and part Evesham aghhhh, but when it did arrive it contained two beautiful Halloween Trick or Treat bags for Iris and Bertie.

They are truly stunning and I promise will become family heirlooms for Iris and Bertie to use with their own children and maybe beyond. Made of black velvet and machine embroidered in Glow in the Dark thread ……

…….. and they are reversible, with a silver spider lining  What can I say? They are treasures, and although they missed Halloween (all because of me) they  will be used on our New Years Eve Midnight Sleepover Walk filled with a flask of hot chocolate, biscuits, torches and all manner of glowing trancklements, with many other occasions to follow.

Paula also remembered that poor Bertie, who loved playing with my cactus erasers sadly lost them when I decided to turn them into Christmas tree decorations a while ago.  Paula’s daughter Louis was having a clear out and decided that she was too big for erasers so Paula thought Bertie and Iris might like them.

Well, yes they would, but not until Nanny has  plundered them first!  I already have my eye on a few, particularly these two reindeer who are destined for greater things, but will still go to Iris and Bertie in a different guise.

Thank you Paula, this kind and thoughtful present really brightened up my day, the floors had to wait, as did the oven shelves ……. you managed to waylay me in such a wonderful way!