Here's something a little different...

(A last-minute gift idea that you can't buy at Myer)

Here is a last-minute gift idea for lovers of food, story-telling, and the way old-fashioned letter-writing can connect us across oceans and through time.

Well that’s very specific, isn’t it. But do you know somebody who would enjoy this? Us too! Clearly, we all have impeccable taste 😉…

If you are searching for a unique and thoughtful last-minute gift this Christmas, can we humbly suggest a subscription to Meals in the Mail?

A subscription costs you as little as $7 a month and you can stop at any time (or even less if you choose to give them a whole year up-front), and they’ll receive all kind of goodness from us, including:

• All the Weekly Dispatches in which we share the stories, recipes, and photos from Meals in the Mail, make the recipes ourselves, explore fascinating paths in food travel and history, and tell the odd story or two of our own

• Full access to the Meals in the Mail archives (even the locked posts), so they can read, listen and cook through every letter, story and recipe we have ever shared

• Home, Hearth & Harvest, our beautiful online journal, filled with ideas and inspiration for seasonal gardening, cooking, writing, and celebrating

• Invitations to participate in Meals in the Mail with recipes and stories of their own (invitations will be going out to paying subscribers early in the new year, and if we use your recipe, you’ll receive a free printed copy of the book)

• A free copy of the first Meals in the Mail e-book, absolutely packed with recipes, stories and gorgeous mail-art, coming out in the first half of 2023

• And a chatty, personal letter or two from us, posted to them anywhere in the world. (Currently, we are working our way through Naomi’s very pretty collection of vintage pre-stamped envelopes from the 1970s and 1980s, and using these when we write thank-you notes, or to our paying subscribers)

As well as all this goodness, you will be making a genuine difference to the two of us: we are two hard-working writers and cooks with a love of storytelling, and we want to bring these heartwarming stories and fascinating recipes to the rest of the world through our free e-journal, weekly dispatches, free audio dispatches, e-books, printed books, and handwritten letters.

Each and every subscription helps to make this possible, as we are entirely self-funded and currently unpaid.

So, thank you! if you already subscribe, and thank you! if you give a subscription to someone you care about.

And while we are at it, thank you! to everyone who subscribes, whether paid or free. We truly, deeply appreciate you being here, and hope you enjoy all that we create for you. Please don’t hesitate to reach out via comments on our posts, or chats in the Substack app, to let us know what you’d love to see, hear and read, to ask questions, or to simply tell stories of your own. We love to hear from you.

And finally, we wish you a truly special Christmas, filled with love, laughter, and good food.

Naomi and Melanie xo