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Posted by dedtired (My Page) on Thu, Nov 27, 08 at 10:46
| I got home early last night and checked the mail. There was a small package. Could it be? No, it was something my son had ordered. Oh darn, thought I, now I'll have to wait until after the holiday. Shoot.
I got in my car and headed over to my mom's for our Thanksgiving warm-up meal and to see my brother who came in from CA.
On the way out of my street I nearly collided head on with the UPS truck. I thought, could it be? Well, I can't go back and look now or mom will yell at me for being late.
Go to mom's. Come home. Open the front door. It WAS! My swap box!, and the return address was very familiar. It was from Chancesmom -- aka Janet. I had sent a box to her in a previous swap, so I knew her address.
Time to rip and tear. First I found this pretty silver box with a bow:
And inside was this amazing bracelet made of stone, ceramic and wood beads. It has a clever magnetic clasp that is simply perfect because I don't need help getting it on. Wait until you hear this: Janet made this little treasure herself! You can bet I will be sporting it at the holiday meal tonight.
Does this show it better? The colors are amazing, swirly blue stones and intricate design on the large ceramic beads:
Next was the textile item. It's a wonderful cookbook with the very apt title of "Cooking That Goes Straight to Your Hips" -- oops, that's wrong! It's called "Cooking from The Hip" and has chapters titled Fast, Easy, Fun, Phenomenal and Good to Know. The first three chapters are perfect for my kind of cooking and the fourth will make good reading. The last really does have helpful tips. Here 'tis:
Janet also sneaked it a freebie from the liquor store, so it was really packing material not an official item. I can't believe a store could give this away. It has some great recipes that are full of wine and liquor!
Next I pulled out the pottery item and I have to say that I've never seen anything quite like this. It is a stoneware dipping plate made by a local potter named Alan Moon. In the picture, look for the little "picks" that are part of the plate. They are to grate part of a clove of garlic. Then you add olive oil and balsamic, mix, and dip your nice crusty bread in it! I LOVE it and will use it often. I am just tickled with how it matches the colors of my kitchen backsplash.
And here they are, all together:
Janet also sent a lovely note on notepaper from a local artist. It shows a white birch on the front and I happen to have one in my yard. The words inside were lovelier by far and she was kind enough to recall some of the items I had sent to her. Thank you, Janet. You really put a smile on my face.
Pam |
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Whoohoo, how much fun to have a Thanksgiving surprise package!
The bracelet is lovely and the cookbook, magazine and dipping plate with the cool grater are all fun items! Enjoy! |
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| The bracelet IS lovely, and cookbooks are always nice, but that plate with the built in garlic grater, now THAT's unique. What a very nice swap box you got! Annie |
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| What a fabulous swap package you got! The bracelet is beautiful. I love Cat Cora, and cookbooks, so it's gotta be good. The plate though is perfect. Love how you can grate the garlic right on it, and then add the dipping ingredients. Janet you did great! Pam, enjoy all your wonderful gifts. Shelley |
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| Janet, you are an artist. That bracelet is so pretty. I love the stones that you used. Especially the stones with the turquoise. And that plate is really unique. I don't think I have seen one like that. Ann |
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| Love that plate...very clever. I've never seen Cat Cora's book, that's a great title. Nice package Janet, the bracelet is awesome. |
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| That plate is so nifty..what a 'grate' idea..LOL That bracelet is beautiful! |
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| Oh Janet, you send such nice things. Pam, Enjoy your gifts! They are all wonderful. |
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| I agree, that plate is so unique. And that's what makes swaps so special--all of the seemingly unending supply of unique items everyone seems to find. Love the bracelet. |
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| Janet that bracelet is lovely, you're a woman of many talents! Like Ann I have never seen a dish like that , very cool! Pam, you sure did receive a nice parcel, enjoy!
PS: I sent Nancy the LCBO magazine too ! LOL |
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| Phew, glad it is all OK Pam. When you left me that little message last night, I knew it had been delivered and was so worried that the plate was broken. That was the first time we (my sister helps me) tried the magnetic clip on the bracelet, hope it works for you. We have friends who have that plate and have used it many times with great success. That magazine is available about 8 times a year at the liquor store and it is great! So glad you are enjoying it all Pam. |
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| That is a grate idea for use as a dipping plate....lovely package! -maria |
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| That plate is pretty cool! I've never seen anything like that with the little grating section. I can't wait to hear how it works! And the bracelet? Simply lovely. Such craftiness! Enjoy your lovely gift! Bri |
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| Wow, that is a great package! Janet, you are so talented, that bracelet is gorgeous! Love the plate, too. Very Clever! Linda |
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| Oh wow! What a unique way to fill a category Janet! The bracelet is so nice-- love the way you put the wood into the design. Cookbook sounds like a fun read. That dipping plate-- what a great idea-- |
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| Great package Janet. The plate and bracelet are awesome. I don't know anything about the cookbook but Cooking From The Hip sounds like how I go about it. I'm going to check it out. |
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| I want to mention that I wore the bracelet to Thanksgiving dinner and also to an engagement party that a neighbor had last night. I had several compliments on it! I said it was one of a kind and imported from Canada. Today is a miserable gray rainy raw kind of day. I am supposed to bake cookies. My girlfriend's club put together cookie trays for the elderly and I said I'd contribute. My new cookbook has a recipe for Lemonade Cookies. It sounds wonderful and I have all the ingredients here, so I think I will try them. Thanks again, Janet, and give Chance a hug from me (Dave, too). |
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| It's all Aweome. The bracelet is really neat- Janet, a very nice job!! The idea of the magnetic clasp is great, too. I love the colors and the idea of a dipping plate, and the cookbook sounds Fun (oh, yeah at least one whole chapter of fun!!) |
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| I see we have yet another talented member here...very cool bracelet Janet! Love the pottery too. I hope you share a recipe or two out of that cookbook Pam. David |
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| I'd like to see the plate in use. Where was it made? It's a very novel idea, I think. I like the idea of magnetic clasps, and I think the bracelet is gorgeous! However, I've never heard of Cat Cora - is she Canadian? Great package, Janet! Lars |
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| First thing I thought of when you talked of the 'picks' is ginger and Asian. Wonder where that would go! I've never heard of Cat Cora, I like learning about new cooking folks. Stunning bracelet! |
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