Some lovely thank-you cards were delivered however and I now have some gorgeous new cards to add to my collection. These are from Scribbler in London but you can buy online as well for overseas readers. There is a theory that you give gifts that you would like to receive yourself. I like to send thank-you cards and use notepaper because I personally love to get snail mail and cards. The thrill of pulling a beautiful envelope out of a pile of bills cannot be replaced by text messages or emails of thanks.

I did think that I was going to get new stationery for my birthday from London, not the grey boots which were a complete indulgence. Some lovely thank-you cards were delivered however and I now have some gorgeous new cards to add to my collection.