Oh what a journey it's been. My Middle Ages Santa sent my gift out in a timely fashion and marked it as sent by Amazon. It is very very snowy here and mail has been iffy, so I asked for a tracking number, and she let me know that Amazon had marked the gifts as already delivered. I did a lot of back and forth with the post office without getting any real answers. My Secret Santa kept in constant contact with me and we got to know each other a bit. She even went to the trouble of contacting Amazon and got the gifts resent. And today they arrived.

I mentioned in my profile that my favorite country to learn about was Russia. She got me the book "Medieval Russia's Epics, Chronicles and Tales", a collection of stories the way they were told by Russians in the Middle Ages. I've read a lot about Russia in that period, but never read stories the way they did. I'm so excited to check this book out!

I also received a metal bookmark, which somehow I have never known was a thing. You have started a new collection obsession for me, Secret Santa. The bookmark has a charm on the end that shows a dragon breathing fire, so...awesome :)

I really appreciate my Santa keeping in contact with me and going to the effort of making sure I got my presents. This has been a great exchange. Thank you!