birthday celebration

not my birthday but A's.
I sent her package off to the land of ice and snow. The requisite items are expanding.
Selected new/used books - this year's selection includes D. Parker bio, three Holmes/Russell mysteries (which she has read but needs for her collection) and something different - J Harris's Five Quarters of an Orange.
Plus the annual birthday card featuring the toddler A. (I am learning to scan damaged negatives) AND a selection of specially designed bookmarks. I redid the ones I made a year or two ago, but this time I sealed them with clear packing tape. I included a true geek bookmark - two layers (sticky side together) of duct tape, embellished with the proper tassel. I can just see her rolling her eyes.