I got home from a trip and found a nice little box in the mail. It was from Arbisanta! It felt heavy, and that is always the best kind of gift!

So, I got it in the house, started taking photos (posting those later) and figging into the tape and cardboard. Santa, it turns out, is on my state - serendipity! Wooo!

A card inside gave sweet sentiment towards my dream of a family farm someday. I dug in through the heaps of paper and found an awesome t-shirt from 2003 Lebowski fest. This abides!

However - the book! Ah, yesssss The Book! THAAAAA BOOOOOOOOOK!!!!

10th Edition of the Encyclopedia of Country Living. The perfect addition to my growing shelf of subsistence living books. I started this little library of mine with a collection of Foxfire books... from there I have gathered all sorts of great reads in this particular yarn. What a great and thoughtful gift. Perfect score for Santa! 10/10