Saturday 12 September 2009

Bloggers are brilliant

I may have mentioned, about a hundred times, that this dreadful weather has really been getting me down. I did suggest to Mr FF a couple of mornings ago that I might as well stay in bed all day, ridiculous but an indication of how the post holiday blues and the approach of autumn were affecting me. I knew I needed to pull myself together, I lead an enviable life, I have my health, property in Italy etc etc but I still kept feeling cold and miserable.
I recently posted on Helen's blog, Cocoa and Blankets, where she was holding a little giveaway and had asked her readers to tell her about the worst gifts they had received. I wrote about two birthday presents I'd received from Mr FF, the cleaning tools for the Hoover I got when we hadn't been married very long and the industrial size flame gun I couldn't even lift that he gave me not so very long ago. I didn't win the draw but Helen was so amused by my presents that she awarded me a runner's up (or maybe consolation) prize and asked me my favourite colour and whether I preferred to knit or sew. How kind I thought, expecting maybe a ball of wool. Imagine my delight when a padded envelope arrived containing ALL OF THESE PACKAGES that contained ALL OF THESE GIFTS

Let me show you in more detail. First an amazing fabric brooch a pretty lavender bag
a beautiful embroidered tray cloth, I do use them, and a gorgeous coaster that I think I shall framethe ball of lovely Regia sock yarn, big fat wooden needles and a knitting gaugeplus a little needle case complete with needles
Thank you so much Helen, they are beautiful and special gifts, I love them all, you made my day, probably my week, and have lifted me out of the self pitying state I was declining into. I did mention to Mr FF that he should take note that these are the kind of things a girl likes and that I was going to put them on my blog. He said it was a pity that I didn't still have the picture of the flame gun that I used to sell it on ebay as my readers might like to admire that too.

11 comments:

  1. What a lovely prize. A Flame thrower!!!!! I'll say it again - A FLAME THROWER???!!!! I'd love to have a go with one though!! xxx

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  2. What a lovely package, glad it cheered you up. It also seems to have brought the sunshine with it too, hope you're enjoying every minute of it. Those presents from Mr FF were hilarious!!

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  3. Those presents really did deserve a prize! Brilliant.

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  4. I am so glad that you liked everything...we must talk more about lovely lovely scotland...our favourite place....but not to be visited in flip flops....

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  5. Goodness, what a stash! How lovely.

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  6. Love your husbands' sense of humour, sorry!! Not that my husband would DARE to buy me anything like that, but if he did, then he would have made similar comments. You gotta love 'em you know!!! Seriously, fab giveaway, makes you wonder what the main prize was if yours was the consolation, but at least it did console you and so pleased to hear you have come out of the doldrums. It's not that bad out here you know, but I do understand the tendency to want to crawl back into them and under the duvet!

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  7. Oh that's so lovely! What kind and thoughtful people there are out there! It's good to know it cheered you up a little. It's also good to know that I'm not the only one to receive some occasional odd pressies. My H gave me a toothbrush (albeit an electric one) a few years ago. Not quite so whacky, i'll agree, but I did wonder if he was trying to rell me something. Hope you'll be feeling more cheery soon. Ros

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  8. What a lovely lot of goodies you received. Hope it makes up for your rather interesting presents from Mr FF! Glad it cheered you up!

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  9. Such delicious goodness you received from Helen, Jenny...wow, like Christmas! LOVE that yarn and the fabric flower. Blogland is the best for sweet, generous people. :o) Do hope you will be feeling better of spirits soon... Dreary weather for too long isn't much fun. Shall I send you some of my soup and cheese bread ;o) Happy Days ((BIG HUGS))

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  10. Waht sweet gifts! Your story was funny. My husband has done the same to me ... appliances of all kinds but I know he means well.

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  11. What a lovely person Helen is to send you those wonderful things.

    I had a wood chipper for my birthday once, but I knew it was coming and - pathetically - was extremely excited!
    But you definitely win hands down with the flame thrower!

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