Beautiful Batik from Indonesia!
Through the magic of Twitter, I was very fortunate to meet a lovely friend from Indonesia. She’s very private and wouldn’t want me to use her name, but I can say that she is one of the kindest people that I’ve ever encountered. We met because we both use Twitter for animal rescue and welfare. She’s very devoted and manages to spread the word about animal abuse and mistreatment without the benefit of a computer. She only recently got a decent smart phone but she never let that stop her. On top of being an animal welfare advocate, she’s a loving mom and wife, and a business woman. I couldn’t admire her any more than I already do.
She recently sent me the most beautiful gift from Indonesia. Here’s a picture of the box – even the box is pretty! And she has lovely handwriting. The paper was really nice too (yes, I saved it).
My friend has beautiful handwriting, and I love the paper.
The first thing that I saw when I unwrapped the paper (apart from the pretty pink box) was the postcard from Indonesia! Love postcards!
A postcard from Indonesia inside the box.
Postcard of Borobudur Temple in Java, Indonesia.
The postcard is a picture of Borobudur Temple in Java, Indonesia. This temple is incredibly beautiful and was built during the 8th and 9th centuries. It is a UN World Heritage site. There’s a fantastic video on the UN Heritage website here – just be sure to choose your language before you launch the video player. I didn’t know about this temple before I received my friend’s gift and I loved learning about it.
Finally, I opened the tissue paper and found the most beautiful batik scarf!
Beautiful and intricate Indonesian batik.
Batik is an art, and you can read more about it here. This scarf is just stunning. It’s silky and the pattern is amazingly intricate. I don’t know how my friend managed to choose the perfect color for my skin tone without ever seeing me in person, but she did! I will love and treasure this beautiful gift, and our friendship, forever.
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