What's in the box! What's in the BOX!

You said that in Brad Pitt's voice, I hope?

Well, all the way back

last year, 

I entered a giveaway on  

Magaly's blog.

You don't know Magaly?

Now on Amazon

You should.

She writes the most absorbing, magical

dark and wicked stories.

Also on Amazon

She is a shining star in the Blogoverse,

 radiant, warm and wicked.

She helped Mr N and I

get these shared blogs off the ground

and airborne.

Anyway, back to the Giveaway!

I WON!

Thank you so much, Magaly

for your kindness and 

sweet spiciness and

your parcel of goodies. 

Here is my Box of Delights.

On top, in the tissue,

a smiley, shiny skull

with a daisy.

Then, under the tissue...

Spice and goodness, as promised!

 A spicy book!

Spicy cards!

Spicy secrets!

Sugar and spice!

I am so thrilled to get these

and the books and I will disappear into a corner

and take great pleasure

in each tasty page.

Thank you, thank you, Magaly!

As there's another cold rush coming in,

(Polar Vortex! 

Isn't that a great name

for a cocktail?)

so I suggest you go have 

another look at Magaly's post

and see her recipe for

Thick Hot Chocolate with Star Anise.

You're going to need it.

Happy New Year and a Hanged Man.

Welcome back to our scheduled programming.

It's now 2014. 

Happy New Year!

It's time to drink champagne and eat four-leafed clover.

And, apart from some very pointed questions like

It's 2014!  Where are our flying cars?

and

Who is this wrinkly woman in my mirror

every morning?

things are remarkably chipper.

Mr N has a new posting we've been working on,

over at The Narrator's Study.

Remember the hanged man

who started wriggling and coughing

on the end of his noose?

We've got more!

Go here to read more of

The Curious Vanishing of Professor Raynard.

For new readers,

 start from the top

of the post.

To go to our next installment,
scroll down to the photo of the hanging man.
(like the one above)
and read from there.

Excitement!

Steampunk!

Adventure!

Bustles!

Cue the theme music!