God, my legs. On their birthdays, most people drink gin and smoke cigars. For some reason I thought I would go and see Anuja-The-Personal-Trainer (after a bun with a friend in Croydon, and before telly and strangely revolting curry with old friend who is addicted to Strepsils). As a speshul birthday treat, she made me stand on a half-ball thing and do squats whilst she threw things at me.As a result, I was in Agony this morning. Had to go to the Post Office though because, via a long-distance phone call conducted in the garden last night in whispers (and some French), I had Ascertained that the "While You Were Perhaps Out I Made No Real Attempt To Ring The Doorbell Or Leave This Package With Your Neighbour Who Was Sitting On His Front Doorstep As He Always Is" card left by the postman was the passport to a magical Gift.
And it was indeed magical. It was a Kimono sent from Canada via Gloucestershire. And it goes with the bottle of single malt sent from Canada via Scotland on Monday. I am to sit in my armchair in my Kimono (a fragment of which I show here), drink my whisky, and smoke a small clay pipe. Better go to Canada and say 'thank you', I suppose.
3 comments:
It looks beatutiful. Is it from a gentleman caller?
Don't slosh Scotch on it though babes or it'll ming.
I once got a package sent from relative in China and the wrapping was as nice as the pressie, handmade paper and lots of ribbons and things.
I know what you mean about these feather duster posties. We had a three times failed deliver, fouth time I caught him leaving the neighbours, which is where he'd tried to deliver it the other three times!
A, it came from an Imaginary Friend.
I hear this thing about Chinese wrapping! Did you take photos? You are not the first person to mention this to me. An enterprising Chinese person should set up a gift-wrapping service at Selfridges or similar.
Postmen. All mad. One of them left Clare's cake ON THE FUCKING DOORSTEP IN THE RAIN. Just as well it was so well-wrapped.
Oh - and yes, it's stunning. Properly beautiful. Long and dark red. I feel like a proper lady in it.
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