Another Reason to Love BPAL

In the light of the nasty turn some of the Yuletide-discussions in fandom have taken (see metafandom for the latest links), it is especially gratifying to see the lovely people at Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab doing it just right:

"Orders placed after November 15, 2007 are not guaranteed to arrive before Christmas. Please understand that the mention of Christmas, as opposed to Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Diwali, or any other winter holiday is in now way a slam on faiths other than Christianity or a snub of the winter holidays of other cultures. For the sake of retail sanity, we simply have to mention ship-times during this season with relation to Christmas."

Nice.

I'm thinking of getting:

DIWALI
Lotus root, mango, tamarind, cardamom, clove, almond milk, cashew, rice flower, coconut, supari, raisins, and incense crafted from aloeswood, red sandalwood, cedar, and spikenard.
EL DIA DE REYES
Hot cocoa with cinnamon, coffee, and brown sugar.
THE SHIVERING BOY
Cold, cold forever more. A winter storm roaring through empty stone halls, bearing echoes of despair, desolation, and death on its winds. The scent of frozen, dormant vineyards, bitter sleet, and piercing ozone, hurled through labdanum, benzoin, and olibanum.