Well, secret Santa, your package arrived yesterday (Just pulled it out of the box a few minutes ago). I did note the message on the edge, just above the tape: "Do not open until appropriate date." So I'll be good, and wait until Sunday...

The anticipation is half the fun, anyway! (Remember when you were a little kid, staring at the packages under the tree, and perhaps shaking them, and feeling the edges to see which ones were the books, and looking at the "from:" labels?)

Only I don't get that last bit!! I know it's from somewhere still linked to Queen Elizabeth II, since that fine lady is on all the stamps (But I'd already deduced that from when you admitted having Daleks in the basement). But there is no return address! Is that little gem of information also tucked inside, waiting to be revealed with the rest of the treasures?

I hope so.... I have a hunch as to who you are, but you could've had friends throw me red herrings, and I'd like to see if my hunch is right or not...

Meanwhile, here is a little rhyme, from my friend Mother Goose, just for you:

A man in the wilderness, he asked me:
"How many strawberries grow in the sea?"
I answered him (as I thought good):
"As many red herrings as swim in the wood."