hrmm, that's odd. This comment never showed up in my inbox.

Unfortunately, no, the presents weren't piratey. Or perhaps that was fortunate. Who can say! You know that list I posted a few entries earlier about all the books on her amazon wish list? I bought a bunch of those and wrapped them, then hid them amongst the books on her bookshelves. They stayed there - more or less in plain sight - for about a week. Then she found them when the clues pointed her there. :)