A day or two ago in the mail I received a delightful package from my blogging friend Betsy. In it were lemons from a tree in her very own backyard—how cool is that?—a vintage Santa, and a card with a Nordic design, which, being a northern woman, I absolutely love.
Many, many thanks Betsy!
Notes From the Hinterland 
What a wonderfully delightful gift.
Sending the homegrown lemons was such a wonderful idea!
Oh, yes!
A package full of Christmas cheer – how wonderful!
What a pleasure!
I love the whimsy of this odd but engaging combination. Such a nice friend!
You bet! So lucky.
You are so welcome Laurie!!! Your blog is such a wonderful gift in my life and I wanted to show my appreciation. The lemons are 2 kinds. Meyer lemons are a southern CA specialty. They are growing in all the older homes back yards. They are not shipped out of state because of their thin skin and they have an important place in CA cuisine. They are like a cross between a lemon and a tangerine. The other lemons are the more traditional Eureka.
I know you love Santa so I am always looking out for an orphan one that needs your care. This one, made in Japan, would be from our childhood.
I, too, am a northern woman in spirit because my mom’s dad was a Norwegian immigrant and grew up in N. Dakota!❤
I knew there must winter in your background! Again, many thanks sending such a wonderful package.
There are so many things you can do with lemons! What a lovely surprise for you!
Absolutely!
Yum, fresh lemons! What are your plans for them, Laurie? Lemonade? Lemon meringue pie? Lemon bars? Gee, I’m making myself hungry!!
All sound good. Right now, though, we are enjoying the lemon slices in our water.
Now, that’s the kind of mail a person can really appreciate. 🙂
What a great surprise gift!
What a lovely, thoughtful gift! You can’t find fresher lemons than homegrown. I love the Nordic card, too.
Such a nice package to receive.
Oh, those lemons are beautiful. I thought the little ones might be Meyers, but had no idea the other one. Nice friends!!!! and the gnome and goat are great.
Yes, yes!
How nice to have home grown lemons and how kind to share them.
Yes, yes!
What a thoughtful present.
Yes, yes!
How special!
Many thanks!
What a joyful treat and perfect for the season!
Absolutely!
Delightful
Yes, yes!
What a beautiful and special gift Laurie! 🍋🎅🍋
Sure is!
Yum, fresh lemons. Enjoy!
We certainly will!
You have some wonderful blogging friends, Laurie. The card is adorable, and fresh lemons right from the tree sound wonderful. Enjoy.
Many thanks!
Oh, what a sweetie! Fresh lemons with snow on the ground. That must have been a fabulous package to open!
It certainly was!
❤
What a wonderful gift and it is so cool that the lemons are from her backyard!🙂
Right? Must be quite the thrill to have lemons in the backyard.
That’s very very cool, especially since fresh lemons don’t grow anywhere remotely near you!!
You bet!
Now that must have been a great, lemon scented parcel to open up. I love the vintage santa – he’s adorable but also sort of creepy 😁
That Santa looks as though he’s seen a few things. 😉
That’s lovely!
What a wonderful treat from Betsy. The card design is lovely, especially the smile!
Yes, a wonderful treat!
Delightful!