but with my niece's wedding and family time I ended up having no free time to meet with them, so I posted her a gift before leaving Portugal.
Paula later sent me a cross-stitch bookmark with my name.
I wasn't expecting anything and enjoyed the surprise.
Just a few weeks ago I arrived home and found a small parcel in my post box and it was a beautiful blue scarf Paula had bought me on a recent visit to Paris.
I love blue and also because my work uniform is navy I've been wearing this scarf quite often specially during our early winter mornings.
Thanks again Paula and Rui.
Hopefully on my next visit to Portugal we'll meet up.
Lindos presentes e o marcador é personalizado (gosto!).
ReplyDeleteBeijinhos!!
Obrigada Sandra, beijinhos :)
DeleteVamos encontrar-nos, de certeza absoluta, está marcado nas estrelas :-)
ReplyDeleteAinda bem que gostou~
Um beijinho
Claro que sim, obrigada Paula, beijinhos :)
DeleteLovely gifts!
ReplyDeleteThanks William.
DeleteWhat a lovely surprise Sami.. look forward to seeing the scarf when we catch up next time ☺
ReplyDeleteThanks Grace :)
DeleteWhat a generous gift and a wonderful surprise. It's incredible how we are able to make friends with people across the world thanks to our blogs.
ReplyDeleteQuite true Elizabeth, and it's so amazing.
DeleteThe kindness of people always surprises me, but it shouldn't. You must reserve time when you next visit to meet.
ReplyDeleteThanks Andrew, for sure I'll make sure we meet up and pay them a coffee or lunch :)
DeleteUma bela e generosa atitude
ReplyDeleteObrigada Pedro.
DeleteThat was a very nice gift
ReplyDeleteThanks Adam.
DeleteWhat a nice gifts from your blogfriends!
ReplyDeleteThank you Marianne :)
DeleteThis was such a thoughtful gift from your friend. And so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you Nasreen.
DeleteAwww that is sad that you couldn´t meet but - another aww, beautiful and personal gifts :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd, my, how come I´m this "late"?! I blame the crazy weather!
Never late Iris, it's always time. I don't get to visit every day either.
DeleteHave a nice weekend.
Dearest Sami,
ReplyDeleteOh, how well we know that feeling of never being able to accomplish all the visits we 'plan and dream of' ahead of such a long-distance travel. Family does consume a great deal of the available time. Too bad that here are only 24 hours in a day!
But how sweet of you for mailing them something instead of the meeting in person. And very thoughtful for them to mail you something as well.
Sending you hugs,
Mariette
Thanks Mariette, we do try and spend as much time with the family as possible, but sometimes I wish we also visited other countries, etc.
DeleteKnowing this tugging at your heart and feeling guilty too well dearest Sami! Those are the emotional hardships of being an immigrant...💗
DeleteObrigado Sami pelas suas amáveis palavras, certamente que nos iremos encontrar todos para um café, porque não há longe nem distância, como um dia escreveu Richard Bach.
ReplyDeleteDesejo-lhe um excelente fim-de-semana!
Obrigada Rui, certamente nos encontraremos. Bom fim de semana.
DeleteIsn’t it great how blogging can bring people together? :)
ReplyDeleteThe greatest gift we all get from you is to be able to read and see all the cool places you visit in Australia (and other countries).
Thanks Sara :) glad you enjoy it.
DeleteHow lovely. Yes, blog friends are so generous in their hearts. These will truly be treasured by you, I know.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jeanie, yes they will.
DeleteSuch nice gifts Sami …
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan