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Have possibly got internet back. Ridiculously slow, and intermittent, but it does exist. Have you done a swap before (doesn't have to be a knitting swap)? What do you like best about swapping? Are there any personal "requirements" that a swap has to have before you will join? I've never done a swap of any kind before, the closest I've got to a swap is the WD virtual Christmas presents. For that, you get a person to spoil and are spoiled by someone, it's just virtual, so budget isn't an issue (neither is reality). The present I remember most is the one Adam did for Lucretia. He got her John Lennon, by which I mean he found a picture of John and Yoko naked and superimposed a picture of Lucretia onto Yoko. As for this swap, I'm loving it so far. I think that my upstream has a lot to do with that. She's been really friendly and, when she saw that I was playing detective, trying to work out who she is, she sent me a fabulous card, with 4 clues in it. Thanks to that, I'm now pretty sure I know who she is (there were 3 people I couldn't rule out, but one of them really fits the clues - and she's mentioned somewhere she's shopped for the swap on her blog, which made me squee with delight). What has surprised me about swapping is how much I'm loving the giving. Having clues as to things the recipient might like, and then finding things which with suit is my idea of shopping heaven. It makes me want to be a swap angel in future, something I was dubious about before I started. In future I will join a swap again (although maybe not until after we've moved - house went on the market yesterday). I'd certainly do one which had been organised by Monnibo again, as she's been incredible. She's put a lot of thought and effort into organising things, and it shows. I do hope that she's rewarded by no swap participants going AWOL at final gifting time. Post a comment in response: |
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