My santa sent me two wonderful gifts. The first is from Russia (with love); it's a little wolpertinger totem. Wolpertingers, if you don't know, are like... better jackalopes. They're rabbits with wings and antlers and they're from Bavaria and I love them. The little one is just so beautiful; it's a tiny work of art and it will live forever on my bookcase.

The other present was a gorgeous cut paper piece of the Loch Ness Monster. The Loch Ness Monster's one of my favorite anythings. I had this book when I was a little kid (and I mean tiny, like four)- this big atlas with illustrations- and the page for Scotland had this little Loch Ness Monster on it. For some reason, I was both terrified of and fascinated by that page. I'd flip it open reeeeal slow, trying to avoid the monster- but I'd always peek at it and startle myself. This Loch Ness Monster's a proper monster; the woodcut style is amazing and I just love it to pieces. I framed it immediately and hung it up on the wall by my desk. What's even more amazing? My santa made this.

Thank you so much! I truly adore both of these lovely gifts and will treasure them forever.