So I'm a little late posting this, but I wanted to say a massive thanks to my Christmas Card exchange, both for an awesome card and a huge amount of generosity!

I'm lacking in photographs because I'm at my parents and managed to kill off my phone cable to hook it up to my Laptop (and charge it - useful!). I was going to wait to post this until I'd replaced the cable, but didn't find one today and am going to the middle of nowhere for 5 days tomorrow with my bike and some wet weather gear so wanted to at least get something up!

I came back to my parents to find no hand-addressed envelopes, which worried me, as my Card Exchange had contacted me to find out my email address but I hadn't received anything by email. I figured if there was nothing here I'd drop them a line to find if something had disappeared into the ether - I knew they must have retrieved and tried!

Anyhow, I sat down and started working my way through my post - a few months of film magazine subscriptions, some bills and an awesome Secret Santa present which distracted me from the rest (I was tired of bills and bank statements by this point anyway). I ran a bath, sampled my Bath Ales and carried on with the family socialising, thinking nothing of it.

Fast forward to the next day - I remembered I hadn't opened all my post so started rifling through it, bank letter (again - seriously?) two of the same envelope - I wonder what these are. Probably more statements...

Wait, no - this is a hilarious photo card! (See below for an image lifted from the website in the absence of my own pictures!)

Hmm, and a letter too, what is this... Oh wow, my Christmas Card sender had bought a chicken through Age UK to donate to someone in need. Amazingly generous and put my slightly disturbing home-made Christmas card I packed off to shame!

Wait, there were two of these weren't there? Yes there were! My sender had in fact bought two chickens in my name! Incredibly generous and a great idea. The card was awesome and the sentiment even better! Thank you very much!

For those interested in the scheme, here's the website in case you should wish to do the same: http://www.cowsnthings.org.uk/index.aspx