I’m happy to say that I had a very lovely birthday week! I was in an unusually good mood all week, and did a lot of cooking because I felt like it; for inner on Saturday I prepared three kinds of finger foods (deviled eggs, shrimp toast, and crab Rangoon) because I feel as though they’re kind of like adult trick-or-treat, and we watched several spooky shows. An artist friend of mine was with us, and she gave me this paperweight she made from a stone from my property, painted with a lovely snake motif! Jae also gave me a snake, a big plush one which I think I will leave to guard my bed. And I got so many presents from readers and admirers: Mike Siegel sent me Predestination and The Immortality Key; Jeremy Dunn sent me several of the “Shaver Mystery” reprint books and a Japanese horror film, Marebito, based on them; and two other readers sent me a lovely cashmere sweater and a digital kitchen scale, but since some Amazon sellers neglect to send packing skips, I don’t know who to thank! If you sent one of those, please let me know. On top of all that, several readers sent me cash gifts, which are always welcome! All around, it was an exceptional birthday week, and thanks so much to everyone who helped make it so!
Diary #540
November 3, 2020 by Maggie McNeill
Posted in Diary | Tagged holidays, imaginative fiction, Presents | 1 Comment
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