Now the gifting is over I shall delete blue sky from my phone till Nov when we start again.

Messed up the #mwsecretsantaaonz and forgot to mention the peanut brittle. No photos as that was eaten immediately

hmerry midwinter secret Santa.

Im pleased to report my Santa(s) did well.

Parcel one contained a nice set of coasters by a local artist. #midwintersecretsantaaonz

It arrived! With my favourites courier. (Yes, i have one, she doesn't speed on the drive way, knocks rather than rings the bell, and when I asked her to not beep she stopped) #mwsecretsantaaonz

Feeling sad because neither my giftee or my gifter are communicating about it they've sent or received their presents.

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Aaaaaand she's in the post. No more second guessing or last minute shopping.

All there is left is to fret about the reception

And impatiently wait for my gift to arrive.

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After a lot of faffing this weekend I seen to have made progress on my #mwsecretsantaaonz gift. I may make the posting deadline after all. Whoop.

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Strong (which is different to bright) - I like colours with a certain intensity across the spectrum.

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Musicians: Tom Waites, Laurie Anderson, Wet Leg, St Vincent, Sharon Van Etton, Andrew Bird, Fantastic Negrito, and the weekly show by David Bassin - freefall

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To those people saying just donate to x charity and done.

Have you considered that you're taking all the joy of gifting away from your Secret Santa?

Sure give it as an option, but still provide hints.

For many, the joy of the game is the imagining, acquiring/making process

#mwsecretsantaaonz

To those people saying just donate to x charity and done.

Have you considered that you're taking all the joy of gifting away from your Secret Santa?

Sure give it as an option, but still provide hints.

For many, the joy of the game is the imagining, acquiring/making process

#mwsecretsantaaonz a selection of images for aesthetic guidance

#mwsecretsantaaonz hints:

Food tastes: Coffee, milk chocolate, savoury, vegetarian (so yes to eggs and dairy)

Aesthetic tastes: alternative/indie music, contemporary art, earthenware, mid century modern.

Hobbies: gardening, woodwork, cooking

Hard no to: comedy, tea and chocolate darker than 80%

Only signed up to do Secret Santa.

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