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I did, I did, I did! THANK YOU, Bardford!!

What wonderful and thoughtful gifts, egg-zack-el-lee what I have been wanting!!

Read 'em and weep, udder Mudders, not one, not two, but THREE wonderful books, one I've been wanting for ages, ever since reading about it here, Ireland a Bicycle and a Tin Whistle (I KNOW I WILL LOVE IT!!); and, a lovely vintage 1960 paperback of a 1931 book by Stephen Leacock Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town which says the little town "is recognizable as Orillia, Ontario." Yes! Orillia of Little Hawk fame, etc.! AND, a beautiful book called Fresh Tracks: Writing the Western Landscape just the kind of thing I love to write and I really look forward to reading the essays and poems in this one, esp. the coyboy poetry of an 86 year old!

AND, on top of all of that, my very generous Santa Bardford also sent a "special reissue for katlaughing" CD of his band, The Bow City Reelers and we've not taken it off the player since I opened it. Wow! Sorcha, you would love the fiddling! I love all of it, esp. Bardford's tastefully beaten bodhran. **BG** Well-done, Bardford, Charlie, Currie, and Graham!! Beautiful songs and the musicianship is spot on!

Thank yew, thank yew, thank yew!!

Merry, Merry!!

kat