Ah ha! I have been given permission to indulge in instant gratification. So here we have the box. As you can see, it suffered a bit coming overseas, but who doesn't really?
All damage was superficial, thanks to excellent packing materials:
Note the curious monkey peeking over the table in the background. And what exactly is this cushy padding protecting my delightful gift? Why it's a torn up British celebrity tabloid!
Actually quite fascinating. I didn't recognize anyone named in it, except Gordon Ramsey and Britney Spears.
Then a lovely card
Including a short verse written on the back:
Fob, Fob, lovely Fob
Better than snow
Yum, yum, yum.
I'm going to assume this is a British reference of some kind... but it's true, I
am better than snow. I've never once had to be shoveled off the driveway.
First gift item: cookies!
No wait, biscuits. And you can't have biscuits without tea:
And you can't have either unless you're prepared to eat them the right way!
This last looks to be a very funny book on the history, traditions, and general consumption of both tea and biscuits. From the introduction:
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There can be few more relaxing things in life than a nice cup of tea and a sit down. A good hot bath is one, but that's not always an option, especially if you are at work or doing your shopping. Or maybe like us your bath is fairly short and small, and you have to sit bolt upright in it. If you do lie down in it then your legs have to stick out at the tap end, halfway up the wall, and they get cold. Playing loud music and drinking a glass of brandy or whiskey go some way to diverting us from the fact that our bath was designed for a lost race of people with an average height of 4ft 6ins, but it's far from ideal. Anyway, a nice cuppa while sitting down is the cornerstone of British society, possibly even more important to us than television or queueing up for things.
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Wonderful! Thank you so much, Sundae. I love it! I am in fact going to go eat a few biscuits right now (in no doubt the wrong way, but I'll be learning soon!)