Now the gifting is over I shall delete blue sky from my phone till Nov when we start again.

A small bottle of clear liquid with awaiheke whisky label

First action will be answering the question -is it whiskey if it hasn't seen the inside of a barrel or is it merely grain alcohol....

Messed up the #mwsecretsantaaonz and forgot to mention the peanut brittle. No photos as that was eaten immediately

Parcel two contained a whiskey sampler from a waiheke island distillery and a block of pretzel chocolate. I'm looking forward to tasting some whiskey this evening
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hmerry midwinter secret Santa.

Im pleased to report my Santa(s) did well.

Parcel one contained a nice set of coasters by a local artist. #midwintersecretsantaaonz

A roughly resized and taped cardboard box with an NZ post label.

Omg There's a second parcel 😍 #mwsecretsantaaonz

A wrapped present (red backdrop with abstract greens and white leaves) on top of a white envelope on a wooden table.

It arrived! With my favourites courier. (Yes, i have one, she doesn't speed on the drive way, knocks rather than rings the bell, and when I asked her to not beep she stopped) #mwsecretsantaaonz

Trying to hold off for another day or two incase it's just work week stress..

Feeling sad because neither my giftee or my gifter are communicating about it they've sent or received their presents.

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Aaaaaand she's in the post. No more second guessing or last minute shopping.

All there is left is to fret about the reception

And impatiently wait for my gift to arrive.

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It will need To dry and then a couple of coats of varnish... There's enough time.... Just

After a lot of faffing this weekend I seen to have made progress on my #mwsecretsantaaonz gift. I may make the posting deadline after all. Whoop.

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Strong (which is different to bright) - I like colours with a certain intensity across the spectrum.

Authors: Patricia Briggs, Ian M Banks, Seanan McGuire, Ben Aaronovitch, Naomi Novik, Victoria Goddard, Martha Wells, Laurie R King, Ilona Andrews

TV shows: Marvelous Mrs Maisel, Only Murders in the Building, The Boys, Lincoln Lawyer, Ted Lasso, Chefs Table, Bosch, Veronica Mars

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Musicians: Tom Waites, Laurie Anderson, Wet Leg, St Vincent, Sharon Van Etton, Andrew Bird, Fantastic Negrito, and the weekly show by David Bassin - freefall

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To those people saying just donate to x charity and done.

Have you considered that you're taking all the joy of gifting away from your Secret Santa?

Sure give it as an option, but still provide hints.

For many, the joy of the game is the imagining, acquiring/making process

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To those people saying just donate to x charity and done.

Have you considered that you're taking all the joy of gifting away from your Secret Santa?

Sure give it as an option, but still provide hints.

For many, the joy of the game is the imagining, acquiring/making process

#mwsecretsantaaonz a selection of images for aesthetic guidance

You can also find me on my website - melissalaing.com

Reading people's hints and came back to say: Nothing scented, I'm not into smelly things. 😬

Red wine, high end whisky, cycling

#mwsecretsantaaonz hints:

Food tastes: Coffee, milk chocolate, savoury, vegetarian (so yes to eggs and dairy)

Aesthetic tastes: alternative/indie music, contemporary art, earthenware, mid century modern.

Hobbies: gardening, woodwork, cooking

Hard no to: comedy, tea and chocolate darker than 80%

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