Time To Swap

Attention "Curious Magazine Lovers"
(Get the double entendre?)

I've started a swap over at Swap-bot for lifestyle magazines. Send two magazines published from/on where you live to two swap partners. You will get two magazines in return. I hope a lot of people sign up for this so that we get a good international base and people get their readings worth. (So far everyone I know who want to do this works with me and lives in my town.--LOL.)

I started this for several reasons--to feed my magazine habitat, to see what things are like elsewhere and to see the different sorts of stories and photos that appear in same-genre publications the world over. So get on over there and sign up!

Deadline for sign ups is Feb. 8! Don't be late or you'll miss all our international fun.

Gnome heaven

Here's the gnome I made for the Around the World Christmas swap. Many thanks to my d.s. pal Susan for sending me a photo of him at his new home in Southern California. (Didn't have a chance to take his portrait before his departure.)This has got to be heaven for a gnome--to be put in a dark packing box and then to finally see daylight in the land of palm trees, sunny skies and easy living. Thanks Susan for being such a great pal.

Santa Delivers

Both my swap packages arrived this week and both came from outside the U.S., which I think is really, really cool. Have no idea what was sent; the DD and DH put them under the tree, though I was allowed to look at the return addresses. Took a quick snap before the dogs could block the view and now things are not only askew but--on closer inspection--I can see the DD monkeying around in the back!

Thank you Jamie in Alberta (Christmas Around the World--box wrapped in shipping carton) and Irene in Denmark (Whoduknit--package with blue paper in forefront) Will give more specific thanks in a few days.