We opened our gifts this evening, and my kids watched and wondered why I knew as soon as I saw the rock. Feldspar and muscovite, the kind that comes from a roadcut near Linn's house!

I needed a calendar, excellent timing, and one can never have too many beads for making jewelry. I'll look through the stack in the morning - I'm exhausted after a long day preparing for the family gathering this evening, but I wanted to register that my parcel did indeed arrive!

[It occurs to me that Linn has friends who might have gotten rocks from her, and are also nuts enough to send rocks through the mail . . . but I'm confident I've guessed correctly.]