{"id":50515,"date":"2015-09-15T14:10:34","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T18:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/?p=50515"},"modified":"2015-09-15T14:11:23","modified_gmt":"2015-09-15T18:11:23","slug":"the-big-power-of-teeny-gifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2015\/09\/15\/the-big-power-of-teeny-gifts\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big Power of Teeny Gifts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Virginia del Giudice<\/a> of La Percalina<\/a> in Buenos Aires sent us a tiny gift via a friend. The wrapping was SO wonderful, that we felt as though we had been given something mysterious, deeply special: a treasure. We took our time unwrapping it and were reminded \u00a0that when a gift is wonderfully-wrapped, opening it is, in itself, a pleasure: \u00a0a pleasure that precedes and amplifies the gift itself.<\/p>\n

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Virginia had used the simplest of wrapping:\u00a0Kraft Tissue Paper<\/a>\u00a0tied with thin hemp twine to look like a party favor.<\/p>\n

There were two layers of the fine tissue that took some time to unroll to reveal…a silver walnut!<\/p>\n

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…rather mysterious…<\/p>\n

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…we thought it might be an antique chocolate mold…<\/p>\n

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We found out later from Virginia that it may be a mold for a delicious Argentine candy called Nueces Confitadas: dulce de leche caramel joining halves of a walnut covered\u00a0in fondant icing. We’re thinking just walnuts sandwiching caramel might be a simple perfect dessert.<\/p>\n

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Virginia’s teeny gift seemed like a really BIG one<\/strong> to us. As have other teeny treasures we’ve been given over the years, like the green stone apricot that interior designer\u00a0Suzanne Shaker<\/a> once presented us with. It was wrapped in\u00a0an amazing outfit:<\/p>\n

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We felt like we were undressing something…<\/p>\n

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…very special…<\/p>\n

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…and have treasured it ever since.<\/p>\n

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