Picking up my gift from the post office, I knew it was going to be good. Sealed with good o' duct tape (hooray!), the box was filled with all sorts of homegrown items!

On top was an Asheville, NC entertainment news "The Mountain Express."

Next was a CD of local band "Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band." Check them out on youtube and share the fun with me: http://youtu.be/fV9AUmUINDU. Groovy!

The next gift will have to be replenished soon. Lusty Monk Mustard! This brown muck was so good my husband declared all other brown mustards dead to him. I am not exaggerating when I say we love this stuff and grateful there's a website so we can keep buying it long after this jar is empty.

Next was a jar of pickles. But not just any pickles. Cedric's Pickles were hand-packed by a good friend of my gifter, who has great taste in friends. These are crunchy, chewy, sweet and full of flavor.

Think that's the bottom of the box? Nope! My gifter completed the deal by sending two prints from local artists. I'll let the photo speak its thousand words since I don't have enough keys on the keyboard to describe how lovely and intriguing they both are.

So, mysterious gifter, I hope you're happy with yourself. You've gone and made us both want to visit Asheville and my husband is hoarding all my gifts. I hope you have a sleeper sofa. ;)

Many, many thanks. Leita and her very selfish husband.