Promises! Promises!

Driving home from church on Sunday evening and a sundog is clearly visible.
OK, they are not big like proper rainbows,
more like small paler imitations,
but they always seem special to me.


Just as we were getting ready to have dinner yesterday,
there was a knock at the door
and through the frosted glass,
a 'hi-vis'ed delivery person was clearly visible.
I went and signed for the parcel,
which sure enough was for me,
and was handed a large flat box.


Meanwhile, I was trying to remember what I had ordered - was it a poster or a flip chart?
None of these were likely.
I leant it against a side table, looked at it, and pondered deeply.
I had a vague recollection of ordering something, but what?

After a while, I remembered exactly what it was that I had ordered,
and I laughed.
I certainly did not expect that item to come in a large flat box!
I took a picture,
and uploaded it to facebook,
to see if any of my wise friends could guess what the box contained.  
Facebook did not disappoint.
Responses came thick and fast.
Sensible, logical,
predictable and profound,
interspersed with the bonkers and weird...
Pretty much like Facebook itself!

Was it a puzzle, or a picture,
flip chart or poster?
A glass bowl in pieces...
or a mini memory stick in a mega box - was this the voice of experience speaking?
If not a memory stick, a memory box, or a mirror...
Did the big box contain something for the smallest room
 - like a toilet seat, or flat-packed bathroom cabinet...
Perhaps the dining room was the destination of this item - was it a table extension or framed art?
Items for the KHT, like books or DVDs.
Blinds or a telescopic ladder? Slats or rungs - what is the difference?
A baby gate - do they ever mature.
Clothes airer,
or an empty box full of empty promises - that one made me take note!
Bag of sand
Gift card...
They were all trying SO hard, to guess the contents of my mystery box.
A large invitation to the Royal Wedding.
Just my luck if it had been, as it arrived AFTER the event! ;)
Something inflatable,
..or an electric blanket.
A blocking board, or cutting board
Crumbs, would they ever get bored of making suggestions!
A window,
or  Harry Potter themed merchandise...we were going the whole 'hog'warts here...
Keyboard or xylophone - I made careful 'note' of those particular suggestions!
Deckchair, folding table, umbrella or grabby thing...we were grabbing at straws here, not just clutching at them!
Paper, bubble wrap - I love the idea of bubble wrap arriving bubble wrapped...
Protest sign, or easel - presumably to paint your own protest sign on...
Various landmarks
a rug, or flying carpet...
Car mats, or LP's...

Finally, just as the thread degenerated into inevitable silliness, someone asked if it was fabric,
That is just what it was - a large piece of material, initially to be a rainbow in Open the Book.
Forget the empty promises, this was a significantly big and resolute promise.
Here it is in part of its glory. I didn't dare get the whole thing out, in case it came to grief before the big reveal on Wednesday morning!
However, I have absolutely no idea why it arrived in a box.
Previously, when I have bought material online, it has come in a plastic outer.

Meanwhile, the KHT was momentarily over the moon, as she thought it might be a replacement for her rainbow swimming costume she outgrew years ago. Unbeknownst to me she had seen an old photograph recently and had expressed her desire for a new one, and she thought that this was it!

Rainbow fabric, yesterday.
Rainbow sundog, today.
What form will the rainbow take tomorrow?
If you see any rainbows tomorrow, do let me know.