He Leadeth Me

One of my favorite things in the whole wide world is to receive a Love Present . The definition of a Love Present is a gift that someone gives you for no special occasion, but just because. My sweet friend, Claudia, came by the other day with the cutest dishes. She had found them at an antiques store and she said they just looked like me. Don't they make a beautiful display in my kitchen bookshelves? Thank you, Claudia, for the dishes, but most of all for the thought behind the Love Present .

When I went to pick up my mail today... look who had hopped right into the mailbox. No envelope, no box, just Mr. Freddy Frog! He had his own USPS Tracking Number. My address and the sender's return address were on his little back. And even though he could not talk aloud, he had messages for me. Of course you can play with my grandchildren, Freddy. I'm glad you wanted to because you probably didn't have a choice. Is this clever or what?!! The friend who sent this is one of the most creative people I know. If you'd like to guess who it is, please put first names only in the comments section. If you guess the correct person, that's great! If you guess, the incorrect person, they will be glad that you think they are creative enough to come up with this idea!

My mom has a tradition that she has passed along to me. The tradition is called "Love Presents". Love presents are those gifts you buy for no special occasion, but just because they scream out, "This gift would be PERFECT FOR (fill in the blank with a person's name)" Well today I was in Anthropologie and this book said, "Please buy me for Debi." If you want to know how much Debi loves Macaroons, just check out her recent blog post . While you are there, you will probably want to spend hours reading her very creative and informative blog . Debi, I hope you don't already own this book. I don't know exactly when I will get it to you since you spend part of your days in London and I spend most of my days in Colorado, but hopefully, we will meet in Houston this summer and I can give you this "Love Present." Love you, my friend. Just to whet everyone's appetites, the picture below comes from the I Love Macaroons Cookbook by Hisako Ogi...