Last week, a mysterious package arrived on my doorstep. The return address gave me a clue, and I hoped to find a gift card inside, but when I opened the box, there was nothing to indicate who the benefactor might have been. I had a couple of ideas, one of which dominated the list of possibilities, but I wasn't 100% certain, and I didn't want to thank the wrong person based on an assumption. After posting an inquiry on Facebook, the person came forward in a private message and asked to remain anonymous. Respecting that, I promised to post a photo when I had finished building the kit.
Now, y'see, I love LEGOs. I haven't built many kits...two before this, to be precise (Doctor Who and a cute little ranger cabin)...but I have been impressed by the quality of LEGO products. I've never been missing a piece. In fact, there have always been a couple of "spare" pieces which I had to assure myself weren't remaining because I'd missed a step in the assembly. In this case, there was no question with respect to one spare part: I got two ladybugs instead of one! The instructions placed one on the stump. I put the other one on one of the Amanitas, red on red camouflage. This was certainly the most complex kit I've built (806 pieces), divided into seven bags which I carefully rationed out over the week. I only had to backtrack twice, and both of those were minor errors and easy to fix. LEGO provides the clearest instructions I have ever seen in a product. So, let me say "thank you" again to the Junuary Faerie who brightened my day/week with this delightful exercise in patience!
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