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SummerRain
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Sorry it's the wrong way around. Thank you PTree15 for my amazing and thoughtful (and massive!) gift box
The box includes:- Reusable bag: waterproof and it can be stored in a little pouch - really useful!
- A pretty necklace (in the blue box)
- Toms soap - this smells lovely and is already in my bathroom
- Deep River crisps - salted and jalapeno, they're delicious! Especially the jalapeno which I just loved (and was the first thing to get opened
)- Garam Masala - for all my indian cooking needs
- Body Lotion - it smells beautiful (like oranges) and I have some on my hands right now
- Hand crocheted cloth - I'm using it as a flannel and it's great, thank you! It's double good because I can't crochet myself so it's extra special. Plus whenever I use it I think about how somebody in the USA made it for me
- A maple syrup soy candle - this also smells amazing. The second thing I opened! I love it.
- A bath bomb - I'm saving this for when I really need some relaxing!
- Mints - haven't tried these yet, I am trying not to use everything at once.
- Chocolates - these are long gone and they were truly delicious. Oh wow! I need to see if Wholefoods in London does these whenever I'm next in London, they're so good!
- A cook book, can't wait to cook some of these recipes, they look really good!
Thank you again, everything is wonderful and I'm really grateful.
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Sorry it's the wrong way around. Thank you PTree15 for my amazing and thoughtful (and massive!) gift box
- Reusable bag: waterproof and it can be stored in a little pouch - really useful!
- A pretty necklace (in the blue box)
- Toms soap - this smells lovely and is already in my bathroom
- Deep River crisps - salted and jalapeno, they're delicious! Especially the jalapeno which I just loved (and was the first thing to get opened
- Garam Masala - for all my indian cooking needs
- Body Lotion - it smells beautiful (like oranges) and I have some on my hands right now
- Hand crocheted cloth - I'm using it as a flannel and it's great, thank you! It's double good because I can't crochet myself so it's extra special. Plus whenever I use it I think about how somebody in the USA made it for me
- A maple syrup soy candle - this also smells amazing. The second thing I opened! I love it.
- A bath bomb - I'm saving this for when I really need some relaxing!
- Mints - haven't tried these yet, I am trying not to use everything at once.
- Chocolates - these are long gone and they were truly delicious. Oh wow! I need to see if Wholefoods in London does these whenever I'm next in London, they're so good!
- A cook book, can't wait to cook some of these recipes, they look really good!
Thank you again, everything is wonderful and I'm really grateful.
That looks like a fabulous swap. Could you give me the name of the chocs as I'll be in WF's during my trip to California and I would like to buy them ?
You are welcome, SummerRain. I had such a blast shopping.
Oh, and the chocolates from Whole Foods are actually made by a local person, so I'm not sure whether they are sold in other WFs. She does have a website, though:
http://dtchocolates.com/
Also, my AWESOME PACKAGE ARRIVED! When my mystery sender lets me know who he/she is, I will post a pic and a proper thank-you. Suffice it to say, it's amazing. I've already chowed on one fabulous chocolate creme bar that reminded me of Cadbury Creme Eggs, which I confess to missing. I think it lasted three bites, lol! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I love everything! The trick will be to make my numerous goodies last longer than a day or two, especially the chocolate, because I so love sweet treats!
Oh, and the chocolates from Whole Foods are actually made by a local person, so I'm not sure whether they are sold in other WFs. She does have a website, though:
http://dtchocolates.com/
Also, my AWESOME PACKAGE ARRIVED! When my mystery sender lets me know who he/she is, I will post a pic and a proper thank-you. Suffice it to say, it's amazing. I've already chowed on one fabulous chocolate creme bar that reminded me of Cadbury Creme Eggs, which I confess to missing. I think it lasted three bites, lol! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I love everything! The trick will be to make my numerous goodies last longer than a day or two, especially the chocolate, because I so love sweet treats!
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Today a huge box full of bags and goodies arrived from Wolfie. I took a picture right away so I could start sampling everything.
Tyler must have smelled the catnip toy the box because he did his best to help me open it. I took lots of pictures because...well...I like to take pictures.
First the tasty goodies:
Oreos! - I was munching on one about 30 seconds after taking the picture.
Zesty lentils and peas - I added some veggies and had it for dinner. Very tasty.
A humongous bar of Belgium dark chocolate.
A bag of yummy Swedish Fish - I used to get these at the movies.
Two pieces of endangered species chocolate - I already sampled the chocolate mint one.
A really cool eagle key chain with name of the local area on it.
And toys for the kitties, they went over very well. More on these below, with pictures.
There were 5 wonderful bags of all different types, including an insulted bag and one that starts out small when folded, but is huge when opened. I posted a picture of how big it becomes. These will come in very handy, I try to always use bags when shopping.
Now for the toys and my kitties.
It took forever to get a picture of Tyler that wasn't blurred because he kept rubbing his head on the fish toy. He was hogging it (picture 1), so I gave it to Chico to check out (picture 2), and in the third picture you can see where Tyler went to steal it back from Chico.
Everyone loved that toy and it is now filled with drool and soaking wet.
Thank you very much for everything Wolfie. We (me and the furry ones) love everything you sent.
Tyler must have smelled the catnip toy the box because he did his best to help me open it. I took lots of pictures because...well...I like to take pictures.
First the tasty goodies:
Oreos! - I was munching on one about 30 seconds after taking the picture.
Zesty lentils and peas - I added some veggies and had it for dinner. Very tasty.
A humongous bar of Belgium dark chocolate.
A bag of yummy Swedish Fish - I used to get these at the movies.
Two pieces of endangered species chocolate - I already sampled the chocolate mint one.
A really cool eagle key chain with name of the local area on it.
And toys for the kitties, they went over very well. More on these below, with pictures.
There were 5 wonderful bags of all different types, including an insulted bag and one that starts out small when folded, but is huge when opened. I posted a picture of how big it becomes. These will come in very handy, I try to always use bags when shopping.
Now for the toys and my kitties.
It took forever to get a picture of Tyler that wasn't blurred because he kept rubbing his head on the fish toy. He was hogging it (picture 1), so I gave it to Chico to check out (picture 2), and in the third picture you can see where Tyler went to steal it back from Chico.
Everyone loved that toy and it is now filled with drool and soaking wet.
Thank you very much for everything Wolfie. We (me and the furry ones) love everything you sent.
My awesome spread from SummerRain. Everything is fantastic. Thank you so much!
Oh, man, these are SO good. I tried them last night. Delicious!I'll have those Fizzy Fangs please.
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I don't have a smartphone, and my camera needs charging, so I'll just list what she sent me:
1 box Allegro Organic Estate Ceylon black tea
1 box Sjaak's organic vegan chocolates, nuts and chews assortment. I can't wait to try those!
1 box sweet & sara vegan marshmallows, variety sampler. Needless to say, that was the first thing I opened so I could try one of them. Yum!
1 bag Vegan Sweets jelly beans
1 bag of raw Brazil nuts (I LOVE Brazil nuts, thank you!!!) from Sweetgourmet.com
4 bags of Lucy's vegan cookies: Sugar Cookie, Chocolate Chip, Cinnamon Thin and Oatmeal Cookie
1 Hannaford reusable bag (thank you! One can never have too many bags, LOL!)
1 Enjoy Life Ricemilk Crunch chocolate bar
and four little Sjaak's chocolates thrown in for good measure: 2 Caramel Bites and 2 Hazelnut Butter
THANK YOU SO SO MUCH, KLS52! I can't wait to try everything you sent me!!!!
1 box Allegro Organic Estate Ceylon black tea
1 box Sjaak's organic vegan chocolates, nuts and chews assortment. I can't wait to try those!
1 box sweet & sara vegan marshmallows, variety sampler. Needless to say, that was the first thing I opened so I could try one of them. Yum!
1 bag Vegan Sweets jelly beans
1 bag of raw Brazil nuts (I LOVE Brazil nuts, thank you!!!) from Sweetgourmet.com
4 bags of Lucy's vegan cookies: Sugar Cookie, Chocolate Chip, Cinnamon Thin and Oatmeal Cookie
1 Hannaford reusable bag (thank you! One can never have too many bags, LOL!)
1 Enjoy Life Ricemilk Crunch chocolate bar
and four little Sjaak's chocolates thrown in for good measure: 2 Caramel Bites and 2 Hazelnut Butter
THANK YOU SO SO MUCH, KLS52! I can't wait to try everything you sent me!!!!
Ok, here we go!
I'll be back with a narrative from my desktop! I love EVERYTHING!
ETA: I'm back! So, in case you can't tell from the picture, I received:
Two awesome reusable bags...love the Santa Monica one! Thank you!
A vegetarian magazine
A little good luck blue angel
Bath salts
Kale Chips
Pizza flavored flax seed snacks
Cranberry/Black Pepper/Orange flavored pecans (my favorite!). I had to go to Amazon to see if I could buy them there...they are in my shopping cart.
Chocolate Chip cookies
Hard fruit candies
Crunchy fruit mix
Tie-dyed socks (awesome!)
Simply Organic gumbo base (can't wait to try it!)
For the kitties: two catnip mice and organic treats.
The cats did not come in my surprise package...this is a picture of them fighting over one of the mice.
Thank you so much, AmySF for putting together such a wonderful package for me. I love it and I love you!
I'll be back with a narrative from my desktop! I love EVERYTHING!
ETA: I'm back!
So, in case you can't tell from the picture, I received:Two awesome reusable bags...love the Santa Monica one! Thank you!
A vegetarian magazine
A little good luck blue angel
Bath salts
Kale Chips
Pizza flavored flax seed snacks
Cranberry/Black Pepper/Orange flavored pecans (my favorite!). I had to go to Amazon to see if I could buy them there...they are in my shopping cart.
Chocolate Chip cookies
Hard fruit candies
Crunchy fruit mix
Tie-dyed socks (awesome!)
Simply Organic gumbo base (can't wait to try it!)
For the kitties: two catnip mice and organic treats.
The cats did not come in my surprise package...this is a picture of them fighting over one of the mice.
Thank you so much, AmySF for putting together such a wonderful package for me. I love it and I love you!
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Wolfie
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Today a huge box full of bags and goodies arrived from Wolfie. I took a picture right away so I could start sampling everything.
Tyler must have smelled the catnip toy the box because he did his best to help me open it. I took lots of pictures because...well...I like to take pictures.
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First the tasty goodies:
Oreos! - I was munching on one about 30 seconds after taking the picture.
Zesty lentils and peas - I added some veggies and had it for dinner. Very tasty.
A humongous bar of Belgium dark chocolate.
A bag of yummy Swedish Fish - I used to get these at the movies.
Two pieces of endangered species chocolate - I already sampled the chocolate mint one.
A really cool eagle key chain with name of the local area on it.
And toys for the kitties, they went over very well. More on these below, with pictures.
There were 5 wonderful bags of all different types, including an insulted bag and one that starts out small when folded, but is huge when opened. I posted a picture of how big it becomes. These will come in very handy, I try to always use bags when shopping.
Now for the toys and my kitties.
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It took forever to get a picture of Tyler that wasn't blurred because he kept rubbing his head on the fish toy. He was hogging it (picture 1), so I gave it to Chico to check out (picture 2), and in the third picture you can see where Tyler went to steal it back from Chico.
Everyone loved that toy and it is now filled with drool and soaking wet.
Thank you very much for everything Wolfie. We (me and the furry ones) love everything you sent.
I'm glad you liked it. Your cats are adorable.
Wolfie
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Just wanted to tell my sender mine came today! Haven't had a chance to get a pic or even open it yet, but will post one here as soon as I can! Thanks!
Ok, here we go!
I'll be back with a narrative from my desktop! I love EVERYTHING!
ETA: I'm back!
Two awesome reusable bags...love the Santa Monica one! Thank you!
A vegetarian magazine
A little good luck blue angel
Bath salts
Kale Chips
Pizza flavored flax seed snacks
Cranberry/Black Pepper/Orange flavored pecans (my favorite!). I had to go to Amazon to see if I could buy them there...they are in my shopping cart.
Chocolate Chip cookies
Hard fruit candies
Crunchy fruit mix
Tie-dyed socks (awesome!)
Simply Organic gumbo base (can't wait to try it!)
For the kitties: two catnip mice and organic treats.
The cats did not come in my surprise package...this is a picture of them fighting over one of the mice.
Thank you so much, AmySF for putting together such a wonderful package for me. I love it and I love you!
Ok, here we go!
The cats are adorable.
I'll be back with a narrative from my desktop! I love EVERYTHING!
ETA: I'm back!
Two awesome reusable bags...love the Santa Monica one! Thank you!
A vegetarian magazine
A little good luck blue angel
Bath salts
Kale Chips
Pizza flavored flax seed snacks
Cranberry/Black Pepper/Orange flavored pecans (my favorite!). I had to go to Amazon to see if I could buy them there...they are in my shopping cart.
Chocolate Chip cookies
Hard fruit candies
Crunchy fruit mix
Tie-dyed socks (awesome!)
Simply Organic gumbo base (can't wait to try it!)
For the kitties: two catnip mice and organic treats.
The cats did not come in my surprise package...this is a picture of them fighting over one of the mice.
Thank you so much, AmySF for putting together such a wonderful package for me. I love it and I love you!
OP
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OP
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It's Christmas in May!Pics don't do justice to the fantastic box of wonderfulness from the equally wonderful Swamp-Dweller. SO much goodness, as a matter of fact, it must be broken down into categories:
Snacks and yums:
*dark chocolate coconut macaroons
*spicy pumpkin seeds
*sweet chili chips (two kinds!)
* dark chocolate bar with cranberries and almonds (have mercy)
*chick pz sesame snacks
* garam masala ( I just ran out, btw- use this on everything)
*Tai green curry spice
YES, I have tried every single snack. Don't judge me (wink wink).
Spoil me stuff:
*green apple and ginger body wash
*vanilla and sweet orange shower gel
* red velvet cake candle
* reversible scrubby
Spoil the pets stuff:
*Kong dental treats
*floppy catnip fishies (only one "survivor left to photograph)
*mint flavored breath freshening kitty toy (Jean Claude could use this-just sayin')
I am absolutely blown away, SD. The daughter, the fur kids and I will enjoy every single delicious bite and lovely fragrance. I feel so spoiled and loved. Your kindness and generosity mean more than I can say. Thank you so very much!
Snacks and yums:
*dark chocolate coconut macaroons
*spicy pumpkin seeds
*sweet chili chips (two kinds!)
* dark chocolate bar with cranberries and almonds (have mercy)
*chick pz sesame snacks
* garam masala ( I just ran out, btw- use this on everything)
*Tai green curry spice
YES, I have tried every single snack. Don't judge me (wink wink).
Spoil me stuff:
*green apple and ginger body wash
*vanilla and sweet orange shower gel
* red velvet cake candle
* reversible scrubby
Spoil the pets stuff:
*Kong dental treats
*floppy catnip fishies (only one "survivor left to photograph)
*mint flavored breath freshening kitty toy (Jean Claude could use this-just sayin')
I am absolutely blown away, SD. The daughter, the fur kids and I will enjoy every single delicious bite and lovely fragrance. I feel so spoiled and loved. Your kindness and generosity mean more than I can say. Thank you so very much!
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Swamp-Dweller
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It's Christmas in May!Pics don't do justice to the fantastic box of wonderfulness from the equally wonderful Swamp-Dweller. SO much goodness, as a matter of fact, it must be broken down into categories:
Snacks and yums:
*dark chocolate coconut macaroons
*spicy pumpkin seeds
*sweet chili chips (two kinds!)
* dark chocolate bar with cranberries and almonds (have mercy)
*chick pz sesame snacks
* garam masala ( I just ran out, btw- use this on everything)
*Tai green curry spice
YES, I have tried every single snack. Don't judge me (wink wink).
Spoil me stuff:
*green apple and ginger body wash
*vanilla and sweet orange shower gel
* red velvet cake candle
* reversible scrubby
Spoil the pets stuff:
*Kong dental treats
*floppy catnip fishies (only one "survivor left to photograph)
*mint flavored breath freshening kitty toy (Jean Claude could use this-just sayin')
I am absolutely blown away, SD. The daughter, the fur kids and I will enjoy every single delicious bite and lovely fragrance. I feel so spoiled and loved. Your kindness and generosity mean more than I can say. Thank you so very much!
I am glad you like everything but a question. Did I remember the bag and a little picture?
OP
OP
Okay first for my sender Calliegirl a big apology that these pictures took so long to appear in here. I got the package on my second day in St. Louis and I was so excited about it. My friend laughed to me when I started to open it in car after we went to pick it up from the post place he has guided some of his post. (He also made me and our friend run around St. Louis without breaks through the two weeks I spent in there feeling like I have to see everything during that time) Finding time to post anything was hard and when I got back to home I came face to face with very sick cat that had been sick most of my trip...the jury is still out there to decide the verdict how this will end but I hope that this fourth trip to the vet will finally give some final answers to us. I of course hope that the mass they see in her nose is treatable. So it has been busy in good and bad...but now to the happy stuff with the package!
I got three bags! One from Trader Joe's...I liked that store when we visited it and the bag...I really love it. One that says fresh and easy. It is plastic type of material and those I use a lot for different things. The third bag is the blue AAA bag that came with story how it was gotten to be in my box. Calliegirl had told in their office when she had to go there about the exchange and they had given the bag for her to add it into the box. I think that was amazing. The Trader Joe's Trekkie mix was good. I love nuts and there was whole bag with different nuts and some dried berries. That bag was bag of yummines.
I also got bag of Terra chips and Trader Joe's edame crackers. Those traveled back to home with me since I wanted to have something nice in here too. There was also jar of speculoos cookie and cocoa swirl. That looks yummy and was also saved to be used back at home.
There was also mices for my kitties that loved them and two luna bars. Those bars were my saving angels when I was flying back to home. My flights got moved to next day because the first flight was late on the original day and it made me miss the next flight from the three and they couldn't figure out how to get me to New York in time to the last flight. So the meal order didn't move with the tickets and it was really great to have the luna bars as back up thing on the end of the last flight when they had only meaty sandwitch option for breakfast for me. And those bars are yummy. And lastly there was cute card with the puppies and blue flowers.
Thank you Calliegirl. I really enjoyed everything
I got three bags! One from Trader Joe's...I liked that store when we visited it and the bag...I really love it. One that says fresh and easy. It is plastic type of material and those I use a lot for different things. The third bag is the blue AAA bag that came with story how it was gotten to be in my box. Calliegirl had told in their office when she had to go there about the exchange and they had given the bag for her to add it into the box. I think that was amazing. The Trader Joe's Trekkie mix was good. I love nuts and there was whole bag with different nuts and some dried berries. That bag was bag of yummines.
I also got bag of Terra chips and Trader Joe's edame crackers. Those traveled back to home with me since I wanted to have something nice in here too. There was also jar of speculoos cookie and cocoa swirl. That looks yummy and was also saved to be used back at home.
There was also mices for my kitties that loved them and two luna bars. Those bars were my saving angels when I was flying back to home. My flights got moved to next day because the first flight was late on the original day and it made me miss the next flight from the three and they couldn't figure out how to get me to New York in time to the last flight. So the meal order didn't move with the tickets and it was really great to have the luna bars as back up thing on the end of the last flight when they had only meaty sandwitch option for breakfast for me. And those bars are yummy. And lastly there was cute card with the puppies and blue flowers.
Thank you Calliegirl. I really enjoyed everything
