Well, not real ones here, although I know some of you are seeing snow or have in the past couple of days. But many snowflake cookie gifts on my profile page, so thanks to all of y'all who have sent them! (Am totally not going to even try to list everyone by name, because even as I was writing this two more arrived.) I then had a blast sending out a ( Read more... )

iulia_linnea wrote me a giftlet! " A Hasty Transition from Prim to Perfect," Neville/Percy, NC17. Brilliant Percy characterization ( Read more... )

Did online holiday shopping tonight too. Now have only a couple of minor gifts yet to find/buy, plus stocking stuff, plus sew waistcoat for SO (which won't happen till the semester is over, but also doesn't have to be shipped anywhere). And I think he's decided on and possibly ordered something for me already. So basically - we are done with gift ( Read more... )

angela_snape requested a teenyfic-gift for me from swtalmnd: untitled (Harry/Neville, Hogwarts' staff lounge, G). Thanks!

I just spent my grandparents' Christmas gift (a $250 check)... on 29 dvds and two books. OMG. Some of the dvds are replacing old vhs tapes, but some are new ( Read more... )

A totally unexpected gift arrived from westernredcedar - a set of magnets with the names of eleven Hogwarts professors. SO COOL. I'm going to take them to work and put them on my filing cabinet there... Thanks, hon! I love them ( Read more... )

The lovely and talented juniperus has gifted me with one of her handmade Snape mugs, which arrived in my box this morning!

*bounces ecstatically*

I have only one question - is it allowed to put coffee in the mug? Or will Snape hex me if I use it for anything but tea?

*grins*

[Actually, I'm assuming it's okay in the microwave and dishwasher, yes?]

Right, so, today is my birthday (and thank you to all those who've already wished me a happy one!), and because I bear the Hobbit name of Celandine Brandybuck, it is appropriate that I follow Hobbit tradition in giving gifts on this day. Given the diverse fic-reading tastes of my f-list, I have managed to find a pairing that practically no one is ( Read more... )

Our very secular Christmas was lovely and quite low-key. Not even any religious music as my mother's cd player died spontaneously about 3 days ago -- I don't actually object to religious music, mind you, just noting the fact ( Read more... )

svartalfur wrote me a triple drabble: "Mistletoe and the Full Moon," a Snape/Lupin school-era fic.

emiime wrote me a ficlet too: "And follow," Neville/James, not necessarily in her ALTL sequence and NOT chan ( Read more... )