we mailed off hanukkah gifts this week, including a felted bowl each for ben's parents, and for his sister kim.
i gave kim the one i had been saving since earlier this year: in my mind, she's "green". and ben's parents are "pinky purple". and because no one corrects me, they may continue to get gifts in these hues for some time to come.
kim's bowl contains treats for her dog daniel, as well as funky magnets and a gift card to the new steven starr restaurant EL VEZ. the parents' bowl has a candle and a jar of sea glass pieces -- ben's mother does mosaic work. each bowl contains bags of ben's infamous homemade caramels.
it seems odd that we mailed both packages and received phone calls more or less... instantaneously. apparently, sometimes, it only takes THREE HOURS for a holiday package to go from the post office to its recipient. we are still trying to figure that out.
i'm starting to want to make some bowls like this for our place, too! wouldn't a whole shelf of them look wonderful?