A jigsaw, and an Unexpected Present.

Things have been a bit slow on the jigsaw front recently, not least because of needing the dining room table over Christmas, but my sister bought me a new puzzle for Christmas and I finished it yesterday. It took a while but that was mainly because I only allow myself half an hour a day on puzzles so it can be slow work. Anyway the image on this one is an appropriate one! 

And last week postie brought these, an unexpected gift from the OH 

My sister has raved about Icelandic licorice for ages; she has bought lots of it in the past when she has visited  Iceland but had never found a source for it in the UK. Last autumn the OH started getting adverts on his Facebook feed for Lakrids Bulow, which is not Icelandic but a Danish firm which makes licorice  'in the Icelandic way'. 

We havered about getting some for my sister for Christmas because of it not being made in Iceland, but then when we went south in November we saw a box at Tebay so we took a chance and bought it. I think it wold be fair to say she was very pleased with it. Unbeknownst to me the OH then ordered some for me as a present to open on Christmas morning and I discovered that I too have  a taste for Icelandic licorice. The box I got for Christmas was soon gone - it's very more-ish. Anyway last week totally out of the blue - for me, not him of course - these two jars arrived for me, a propos of nothing except he thought I'd enjoy them. Plus I think he signed up and gets loyalty points or an introductory offer or something. All the more generous of him though since he doesn't like licorice at all!