Random Kindness from Strangers
One of the things that I have always found amazing about the blogosphere, is the random utter kindness of total strangers. A few weeks ago, I received an e-mail from a sweet woman named Wendy. She had been following my blog since the first round of the Vintage Swap. She said incredibly complimentary things about my ramblings here on G+N, and said that she had found "a few things" she thought I might like while shopping for the round two of the Vintage Swap (which I am sadly not participating in). Could she have my address to send me a package, or is that creepy and weird?
Let me think about this for 2.5 seconds...umm it's never creepy and weird if you want to send me vintage stuff! Oh boy, I just got afunny horrible image of me getting kidnapped by a man in a creepy van waving, not candy, but vintage sheets. I have serious issues.
I waited for days, thinking a padded envelope with my name on it would show up at any moment. Wendy was, in fact, just sending "a few things." What really happened is that I opened my screen door one day and a giant package fell out of my door frame, walloped me in the shins, and came crashing onto my cement porch. That's when I noticed FRAGILE written all over it. Thanks United States Post Office! I reached to pick it up, but my hands were full of other stuff, and I dropped it again!!! Doh! At this point I'm thinking to myself, "Great. Now I have to e-mail Wendy and thank her kindly for the giant box full of broken Pyrex. I am an idiot."
I finally got the huge box upstairs and opened it up. Not a single thing inside was broken, and each little gift made me squeel, gasp or otherwise!
s&p shakers (in their original packaging), a tiny Fire King luster ware dish and a maple syrup carafe
an amazing vintage apron with lobsters on it, what any good New England girl needs for summer time!
a piece of patchwork that is destined to become a pillow for my bedroom
a beautiful table runner embroidered with butterflies
A SILK SCARF! now i have 32, YESSS!
a janis joplin-esque hat, which sits ridiculously high on my head, but i intend to wear it anyways.
a tea towel
a crocheted pillowcase
an amazingly sweet tray!
Also included was a note from Wendy written on a BINGO card (*love*) and an issue of Workbasket Home Arts magazine from May, 1969. The hilarious advertisements in that gem are worthy of its own blog post!
Thank you so, so, much Wendy! Your package was such a thrill to receive!
P.S. You really should start blogging. Maybe you can post about where you find all of this amazing stuff!
Let me think about this for 2.5 seconds...umm it's never creepy and weird if you want to send me vintage stuff! Oh boy, I just got a
I waited for days, thinking a padded envelope with my name on it would show up at any moment. Wendy was, in fact, just sending "a few things." What really happened is that I opened my screen door one day and a giant package fell out of my door frame, walloped me in the shins, and came crashing onto my cement porch. That's when I noticed FRAGILE written all over it. Thanks United States Post Office! I reached to pick it up, but my hands were full of other stuff, and I dropped it again!!! Doh! At this point I'm thinking to myself, "Great. Now I have to e-mail Wendy and thank her kindly for the giant box full of broken Pyrex. I am an idiot."
I finally got the huge box upstairs and opened it up. Not a single thing inside was broken, and each little gift made me squeel, gasp or otherwise!
s&p shakers (in their original packaging), a tiny Fire King luster ware dish and a maple syrup carafe
an amazing vintage apron with lobsters on it, what any good New England girl needs for summer time!
a piece of patchwork that is destined to become a pillow for my bedroom
a beautiful table runner embroidered with butterflies
A SILK SCARF! now i have 32, YESSS!
a janis joplin-esque hat, which sits ridiculously high on my head, but i intend to wear it anyways.
a tea towel
a crocheted pillowcase
an amazingly sweet tray!
Also included was a note from Wendy written on a BINGO card (*love*) and an issue of Workbasket Home Arts magazine from May, 1969. The hilarious advertisements in that gem are worthy of its own blog post!
Thank you so, so, much Wendy! Your package was such a thrill to receive!
P.S. You really should start blogging. Maybe you can post about where you find all of this amazing stuff!
Labels: mail love
posted by Geek+Nerd at 7:14 AM
14 Comments:
What an awesome gift! :) The blogosphere is pretty wonderful...also? I like typing blogosphere. ;)
Oh wow! You lucky lady!
very nice! I love that pitcher.
What a nice woman! :) You deserve random kindness from strangers, dear--you're fabulous!
That is so awesome. I love the embroidered stuff and the tea towel, and the pitcher, and... :)
Wow, wow, wow! You scored!! Love all of it.
Wow I'm sooooooo jealous!!!
Van, vintage sheets. SO FUNNY! What a great package, from such a lovely reader.
Wendy is one of my Besties! Isn't she the most giving person?! (:
That is pretty awesome stuff!
how sweet! you wre such a lucky girl ;)
Again, I'm super glad you like everything,and thanks for the nice post about it all. I had to exercise some restraint-my name is Wendy and I am a thriftaholic!!
This box couldn't have been sent to a more deserving person. Your "ramblings" bring us all pleasure. Never stop.
What an amazing act of kindness and generosity. I love the blogsphere (I love typing that too). It is the biggest best community I know of.
Wow, this was such an incredible story, and one that I actually really needed to hear today. I am so happy for you that you and Wendy connected through the swap, and Wendy, what an amazing gift you have given.
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