I've said it before and I'll say it again, I love mail. Not junk mail, and not bills, but actual mail. Today was one of those days I just love.

Today in the mail I got two special things. One was a postcard from Mark. Hey, I make no secret who i become friends with. Those I do I come to care and worry about. Well I've sort of taken Mark in as close friend. I sent him a few postcards and today I got one from him as well. Funniest thing is it has a picture of a pig on it and all I could think of was his home page and the pigs he grows.

Then I also got a package. Alright, I'll admit it, I'm a little bit proud of my home on Long Island. We have some interesting things here. Granted some of the stuff I've gone looking for I couldn't find but I did put a package together of some odds and ends to send to Mark, hoping he would enjoy it.

Guess what? He decided he would return the favor. So now I have a small taste of what his area of England is like. The guy even went so far as to find cookbook of some of the things native to his area of England. I know what I'll be trying out soon. How many of you have had Yorkshire pudding? I have the recipe now, including one on a tea towel. That probably was the best part. I have a few of my great grandmother's towels that she brought over with her from England/Scotland when they moved to Long Island. Now I have one of my own.

Like I said, little things make me happy. Mail is one of them.

Have a great one.