CHRISTMAS BOOK EXCHANGE WEEK ONE
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Awe, I love watching your reactions, it warms my heart so much. Your tree is beautiful and I am so glad that little owl could hang out there. You are simply just the best! Holiday Hugs to you! My Dan says, "I hope she likes birds" LOL.
😂That's hilarious. Tell Dan, she's becoming a professional birdwatcher😂
I love love love that you did your own book exchange!!
I used to love GLH.
I just love watching you open these. Your excitement is so infectious.
Thanks, Krista! You make everything look like fun!!
I love birds as well! My advice is Feed them and they will come! Yes it's sad that the Summer birds go South, but there will be Northern birds coming to your feeders that you don't see in Summer. Study your new books and find out what new birds you will have and what they like to eat. So many lovely gifts and books! I love your book exchange and that you ladies are sharing it with your viewers.
I'm so glad that you will enjoy your books and other things! I was so excited to be a part of this with you both! Much of my gifts are wrapped in vintage paper. I was saving it for just the right people! I love your tree. The little owl ornament is adorable. I don't think I knew that you were especially fond of owls. Have you read any of The Guardians of Ga'Hoole? It's such a great series!
I think I've read Spice Box, but I don't remember it. If you do a read along of Grace Livingston Hill, I'm in!
No I don't know that series, but I'll check it out!
@@mitzireadsandwrites It's a middle grade fantasy series about owls. I loved it!
What a GREAT bunch of gifts you received!!!! I love birds too, so I know how much you will enjoy all of these fun presents!!!! What a fun video!!!!! Merry Christmas!!!!!! 🎄
Merry Christmas!!
What a wonderful idea. All those gifts are lovely.
I love owls as well. We feed the birds in our garden as well.
Have to say it's the 'most wonderful time of the year' -- love all the christmas vlogs out there! Have to tell you that I too had purchased christmas paper like Sonia wrapped your gifts in - from TJMaxx/Homegoods last year or the year before. I don't know why I'm so drawn to the vintage Christmas things. Love all the chickadees here in Maine too - they're our state bird.
Hmmm. I wonder if I can still find it! I'm going on a hunt!
I've seen all three videos and you're off to a good start this Christmas season. 🎄📚🎄
I'm thrilled!!
I'm in LOVE with that wrapping paper!
OWLS!! This is a great theme.
I would totally frame that cardinal paper.
Yes!! That paper!! 😍
Oh! Love the Birds and Blooms book! Well...I love all the books. And the pictures. And little owl ornament (they're my favorite)! 🦉Too much fun! 👏🏻
Thanks, Lu! They know me well!
This was so much fun!!! Watching your surprise and enjoyment warmed my heart, what a wonderful idea to exchange bookish presents (actually, any presents) My friends since they became parents don't want to exchange presents anymore, they say that only children get gifts. I completely disagree and prepare presents for everyone 😝 Big and small people deserve the joy of gifts!!! Looking forward to the next instalments of this great idea of you and your friends 🎄🎁
I'm with you.And it's about the thoughtfulness that makes us feel loved.
My grandmother used to have that little Bird book that Elizabeth bought you. When I was little, I loved to look at it.
It's perfect!!
This is so fun!!! It's exciting to see more people participating in a book exchange. They are the best!
Yes! Y'all are so fun and I wanted to join you!!
❤📚🎄🦉❤
The owl looks great on your beautiful tree, and what a fun puzzle.
Enjoy your books. Such thoughtful gifts!
Such lovely stocking gifts and
the framed prints, too.
More fun books to enjoy!
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas my friend!!
@mitzireadsandwrites Thank you! 🤗🎄
This is the sweetest video 😊. I love birds, owls especially 🦉. Love the tree, the owl looks so at home!!!
Oh, thanks! I smile every time I walk by it.
What a great idea for a Christmas exchange! I couldn't help smiling during the video! :)
Oh, that makes me smile, too!!
Coming over from Sonia's channel. This is such a fun idea. Enjoyed watching y'all open your gifts. Sonia does the best gift wrapping.
Thank you Jules, you are such a sweetie!
She's the best!!
That owl ornament is so cute!!! Our weather guy here in Charlotte got one of those camera bird feeders and I look every single day to see “his” birds. Your besties Christmas exchange was so much fun. And thanks for introducing me to Sonia’s channel. I already subscribe to Elizabeth. Can’t wait for next week. 🐥🦅🕊️
Thank you 💖💖💖
Isn't the bird camera awesome? I'm obsessed!
Don't apologize for taking too long - this was so fun, I could watch all day! I also love vintage Christmas and I have the most beautiful book about Christmas cards called American Christmas Cards 1900-1960 edited by Kenneth Ames. The artwork that went into these cards is amazing!
Ok, now I'm on a hunt for these cards!!!
Yes I do because i started with Krista and the gang I get just as excided as you guys when you are unwrapping
I’m 64 and I recently saw something I’d NEVER seen before. A hawk took flight in front of my car with a long snake dangling from his claws! It was the closest I’d ever come to a hawk in the wild and he was literally just 20’-24’ in front of my windshield! All I could think about was why didn’t I have a dash camera?!! I love birds and hate snakes but nonetheless it was still exciting to witness up close and in real time! Enjoy those books and birdwatching this winter.
Oh my goodness!!! Wow! Yeah, that's amazing!
I found your channel by finding the book exchange so I am a new subscriber. I am a big bird fan too. We have 5 shepherd hooks outside filled with bird feeders that either have bird seed or suet cakes. I love all of the birds but I think my favorites are the golden finches and bluebirds.
I’m a pet sitter and one of my duties is to feed live worms out of the fridge to a mama bird to take to her babies. 😂
Oh my goodness, I was so excited to have bluebirds this year. Someone suggested mealworms and it worked! They're beautiful.
So fun you are doing a book exchange❤. I've been doing the same with a good bookish friend the last few years!! We meet for lunch and give 4 books, can be Christmas choices but don't have to be. I often add a Christmas book as a bonus!! One year she did all Christmas reads. It's been a great time for both of us!!
Oh, I love hearing this!! Book friends are the BEST!!
Mitzi, I am so glad that you decided to do this Christmas exchange with two of my favorite Booktubers.
It's so much fun! I can't wait to open the next packages!
This is so exciting! I love these book exchanges and I’ll check both Elizabeth’s and Sonia’s channels when I leave here. All the gifts are wonderful and I love that you have a nature tree. Your new owl and cardinal are perfect. The puzzle and pictures are gorgeous. And the books are fabulous. Your friends know you so well. Merry Christmas ❤️🎄💚
Merry Christmas!!
I’ll do GLH read along with you. I read many of them when I was young. My mother had a ton of them. I don’t know what happened to them. They maybe in storage. I have a Christmas one on my Vintage Christmas TBR.
Oh thanks! I'll come up with a list for next year!
Gorgeous vintage paper idea!
Right? I knew you'd love it!
This was so fun! Wish I had someone to do this with.
I did Bookyear with my bestie and we are doing 12 days of Bookmas as well this year. It's soooo much fun!
Oh, 12 days is awesome!
The paper is pretty
WOW this was amazing. I just love how excited you got. I will need to watch their videos too. ❤💚❤💚
Oh, thanks! Merry Christmas!
Your joy and genuine excitement ❤❤is so precious
This was so fun to watch! I am now in the Christmas spirit🎄🎄
Oh, I'm so glad! Merry Christmas!
Yay, another Book Exchange to watch!
This was just utterly delightful xo
Hi Mitzi - I love watching the BookTube Besties Christmas book exchange every year and was so happy that you decided to do it this year with your friends. I also wanted to comment on your love for birds. I am birder and love Owls too. I have over 240 birds on my life list, so I understand your excitement for all the bird gifts you received. I want to recommend a book that I love so much I have read it 3 times (I never reread books so this is how much I love this book). It’s called Birding on Borrowed Time by Phoebe Snetsinger. Merry Christmas and happy birding.
Oh, thank you so much for the recommendation. I'm so glad to know another birder! I'm new to this hobby, so if you have any tips I'd love them!
It's fun to see the joy on your face, Mitzi!! I have not heard of Grace Livingston Hill, but now I want to read her. Where is a good place to start?
Marcia, I read a bunch of G.L. Hill books many years ago and then a few more in recent years. Cloudy Jewel is my favorite. There are about 100 books to choose from though.
Thanks, Mitzi! I'll start with Cloudy Jewel. ❤😊
The Substitute Guest is a Christmas one. See if your library has it.
Oh, that's exciting! Thanks, Mitzi, I'll look for it. 😊
This was so much fun to watch. ❤🐦🐦⬛🦜
So fun! I will look forward to the unwrapping all month! You got some amazing gifts, they know you well🦉🦜🕊️
Yay! I'm so excited!
Love this so much
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What a fun idea!!!
That was alot, I thought you were unwrapping all the gifts. Then you said there is more next week, wow. 😃
I know!! Sonia and Elizabeth both said they had gone overboard. 😂
Okay now I want to do a book exchange.
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas!
You’re videos are the best!!
oh, thank you! Merry Christmas!
Now wait…. You’re way down south…. And the birds still migrate?? What are they looking for?? It’s supposed to be warm where you are! lol 😂😂😂
Well, I still have lots of birds, but the hummingbirds leave as soon as the time changes.