Thank you so so much Santa! This is one of the most thoughtful presents I've ever received.

I got the first parcel of Liz Climo magnets (which has a little book in it too) and a book illustrated by Steph Baxter - both of which are artists I love so this in itself would've been a perfect present. My favourite magnet being the one with the infamous black and blue (or gold and white) dress.

The second parcel arrived yesterday and I was amazed to see how much thought went into it. The whole family even got involved!

His children drew some lovely pictures (my favourite being the cat, but they don't need to know there was any favouritism!) and the parcel itself was wrapped in a beautiful drawing too which was such a nice touch - which was mostly intact after its journey from Canada to Ireland.

I'm a bit obsessed with chocolate so this was a wonderful surprise to get something actually handmade where his wife works. I wasted no time and have already made some hot chocolate and tried the chocolate spread, both of which were top notch. I'm very impressed the glass jar survived the journey. The chocolate bars got a teeny bit beaten up on the way over but look delicious and will be probably all gone by the end of the week! If anyone's in Québec, you know where to go - Julie Vachon Chocolats. Who knows, maybe I'll get to go at some point!

Kennah also included some maps of his area of Chemin Du Roy, which I managed to read a bit with my limited French. It's so nice learning a bit about someone else's home - it makes the gift exchange all the more special.

I was absolutely delighted with the present. So thank you again to you all - Kennah, Nitsa, Earnest, Cecily and Béatrice.

Hope Santa was as kind to you as he was to me, Laura x