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bookgazing) wrote2010-12-24 04:00 am
bookgazing) wrote2010-12-24 04:00 am
Secret Santas - Neverending Shelf and Holiday Book Blogger Swap
I’m so excited about my Christmas break this year! I haven’t had ten days off all together in three years, but that’s how long I’ll be away from work with weekends and substitute days and those three days of holiday I held on to even when I thought I might crack. So much reading and blog reading to catch up on, so much time with parents and friends, so much booze and food. Yipee!
Just before I take off for my blogging break (returning briefly for bloggiversary on 30th) I wanted to show you the lovely things the rest of my Secret Santas got me over blogswap Christmas. My computer and my phone are still in a fight (they’ll sit side by side, but won’t talk to each other) but I’ve managed to get a few pics by downloading the photos to my works computer during my lunch hour, so you can see the shiny.
My Neverending Shelf Secret Santa present came from Book'd Out.
She got me an Australian anthology of short stories by fantasy writers called ‘Dreaming Again’. Maybe you can make out from my blurry picture that some of the authors I’ve been hearing about all year are in here – Garth Nix, Margo Lanagan, so I’m really excited to start it.
I only took a picture of the book, because I’m rubbish, but she also made me bookplates and bookmarks based on my blog templates use of stars (I have her bookmark in my copy of ‘The Replacement’ right now – I think Mackie needs the reminder to Dream outside of Gentry). And I got an Australian card, with marsupial babies hanging out in stocking, which was cute as.
My Book Blogger Holiday Swap gift comes from Anonymous (feel free to reveal your identity in the comments). I took slightly better pictures of this one, this I remembered to take pics at the weekend, when I’m home during light hours:
Oooo pretty wrapping paper.
Oooo shiny things inside. Someone got me ‘How to Ditch Your Fairy’, which sounds so fun and ‘Bait’ by Alex Sanchez, which I remember Nymeth saying nice things about.
Big Christmas thanks to both my Secret Santas! I always think these swaps are so nice. It’s lovely to see people giving books and trying hard to match the right book with people they might not ever meet. So excited to read what my SS’s picked out for me.
Merry holiday season everyone. I hope you all have lovely celebrations and do everything you want to pack in during this time.
Just before I take off for my blogging break (returning briefly for bloggiversary on 30th) I wanted to show you the lovely things the rest of my Secret Santas got me over blogswap Christmas. My computer and my phone are still in a fight (they’ll sit side by side, but won’t talk to each other) but I’ve managed to get a few pics by downloading the photos to my works computer during my lunch hour, so you can see the shiny.
My Neverending Shelf Secret Santa present came from Book'd Out.
She got me an Australian anthology of short stories by fantasy writers called ‘Dreaming Again’. Maybe you can make out from my blurry picture that some of the authors I’ve been hearing about all year are in here – Garth Nix, Margo Lanagan, so I’m really excited to start it.
I only took a picture of the book, because I’m rubbish, but she also made me bookplates and bookmarks based on my blog templates use of stars (I have her bookmark in my copy of ‘The Replacement’ right now – I think Mackie needs the reminder to Dream outside of Gentry). And I got an Australian card, with marsupial babies hanging out in stocking, which was cute as.
My Book Blogger Holiday Swap gift comes from Anonymous (feel free to reveal your identity in the comments). I took slightly better pictures of this one, this I remembered to take pics at the weekend, when I’m home during light hours:
Oooo pretty wrapping paper.
Oooo shiny things inside. Someone got me ‘How to Ditch Your Fairy’, which sounds so fun and ‘Bait’ by Alex Sanchez, which I remember Nymeth saying nice things about.
Big Christmas thanks to both my Secret Santas! I always think these swaps are so nice. It’s lovely to see people giving books and trying hard to match the right book with people they might not ever meet. So excited to read what my SS’s picked out for me.
Merry holiday season everyone. I hope you all have lovely celebrations and do everything you want to pack in during this time.