Faith, Hope, and Charity [Shopping]

Lakota, over at the F,H & CS blog recently organised a swap. The rules were that you had to include some charity shop bargains, crafty bits and something handmade. My partner was Pene up in Scotland. She is a Very Generous lady. This morning a parcel arrived

Inside the parcel were beautifully wrapped packages…

…first, I opened a handmade card…

Then, with mounting excitement, I opened the gifts

…two vintage crochet doilies

…a lovely green necklace

..and from Pene’s stash, two little packs of coordinating crafty bits

…and at the bottom of the box, a large flat parcel

…I was whooping with glee at this one. Believe it or not, friends, I actually picked up a copy of this yesterday! I looked at in the Charity Shop in Leicester, but reluctantly decided that this month, finances didn’t warrant buying it. And here it is – all the way from Scotland. I feel so blessed. Thank you Pene for your thoughtfulness

And thanks, Lakota, for organising the swap.