My Christmas parcel from my Christmas 2009 Secret Santa, Cats, was delivered to us yesterday by Jacqui and Kendall.

Santa had sent my original parcel in good time and it had arrived safely early in December, 2009. I was looking forward to delving into it but alas, it vanished in the fire.

Thank you to Cats for her generosity in seeking out and sending along a very close approximation of the original gifts; fudge, beautiful herb markers complete with seeds, a lovely homemade card, and a cookbook crammed full of recipes from the South-West of England. Now I'm even more impatient to have a real kitchen again!

Thanks to Santa Cats and her charming elves!

Maeve and Truelove, across the sea in Maine