Luckily I was in this afternoon to receive my parcel. I was too excited to wait until Christmas Day to open it, wondering where my Santa was sending gifts from.

I received two tartan robes, personalised with my username which made me laugh a lot. As I opened one robe up, all the beaded jewellery fell out which was a nice surprise. Right at the bottom of the box were two books.

The Man Eaters of Tsavo contains 3 stories about lions that halted construction of a railway and killing hundreds of people; a story about hunting elephants and another on big game safari hunters.

The second book is an anthropoligcal analysis of African society, written by the grandson of a medicine man who turned into one of the prominant leaders of African nationalism.

I asked my Santa to send me traditional handmade items from their country so I could have a keepsake of our exchange. My SS also took note that I am fascinated by other cultures and societies and love to read. I'm looking forward to getting stuck into my books over the holidays.

Thank you Santa and I hope you have a lovely Christmas!