Back home!

I've such a lot of updating to do!

I returned home about 1830 after a full day driving, and I've hardly had a moment to myself since.

Full report later, but we are all safe, happy, tired. Cats are very pleased to see us, and we're picking the dog up tomorrow. Still working through email.

Pete's Mail

Nice big pile of mail. Physical mail, that is.

Here's what was waiting, in no particular order.

Advice from Australia Post that a package is awaiting collection.

Christmas card from Heather Macdonald in Canada, with an appropriate aerial theme, which I appreciated.
Ditto from TexasWren, with a lovely pair of Texas boots to remind me of a wonderful trip in April
A very glittery card from Dawni, who is perhaps my oldest LJ buddy. I'll dig out all the sparkles from my keyboard when I get a chance... Or maybe not - having a festive reminder winking up at me as I type is a cheerful addition to my day!
Microsoft sent me a trial version of Digital Image Suite 2006
Genevieeve from BBC Radio Shropshire sent me a CD which I won on-air for being a good Googler, plus a bonus CD and a photograph of herself.
A lovely chunky package from Heather,Bruce and Ron - a different Heather, containing a card full of sentiments which I totally don't deserve, but goes to show how sweet Heather is - two books, both signed by the authors, one of which is "The Log Home Plan Book", co-authored by Heather Mehra Pedersen, a card, and the most gorgeous pair of handmade Indian puppets.

I'll have to find time and space to put a picture up of all my Christmas goodies, but I am just so overwhelmed by the cards, gifts and wishes that my heart is singing and jumping for joy!

Thank you over and over, everyone!

And thanks to Jenny Kendall-Tobias from Guernsey, who read out an email from me to the assembled masses of that Channel Island, where I described my blazing hot antipodean Christmas.