secret codes and long lost packages

One of my few attempts at decorating our living space has been to buy cone hats from the local Asian shop (FuBonn) and hang them over the locks on the double-hung windows. It provides only minimal coverage for the windows, but it looks cool. I've only got two now, but I'll get enough to go all the way across sooner or later.

A couple weeks ago, Stuart noticed that the sun shining through the window made something show up one of the hats; there seemed to be words on it. On closer inspection, sure enough! It says "Thuong Ha Thong Luu." It's been woven into the hat so that it isn't visible except when it's held to the light. I think it's one or two names. The person(s) who made it? I don't know, but it's interesting. The other side of the hat has an interesting design woven into it, as well, though it isn't quite as intriguing as the name(s). Now, our other cone had has nothing secret inside of it, but you can be sure that when I get the money to buy some more hats, I'll be holding them up to the light first.
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In other news...
We got a package from Vietnam the other day. Turns out, it was the package my mom had mailed to us in April. It made it all the way to Ha Noi, in June, then didn't make it to the hotel before we left on 7 July. By that point, we figured it had been filched, never to be seen again. But sure enough, some 8 months after being sent, it showed up in my parents' mailbox, filled with mail, bandaids, vitamins and spices. Just a little late.