A stressful day. Our sister Sylvia sent cartons of goodies from Australia today--and just as I was succeeding in organizing our stuff on the ground floor!

At any rate I liked everything she sent: a Delft set, a huge sack of dark-chocolate Almond Roca, a lunchbox and candies for the granddaughters, a bag for Ivy, a set of Matryoshka dolls, a pair of porcelain candle holders, and two sets of fancy Christmas lights.