shame on me for not sorting something out already i know - i'd like to do something special but i'm notoriously terrible at thinking of good pressies until about a month after the day, plus i have an inherited lethargy regarding gift-giving thanks to my no-good tight-ass father
something affordable but extremely useful/inspiring is what i'm after - any ideas? what have you bought for yo ma in the past that was well appreciated?
― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 13:25 (twenty-three years ago)
I bought my mum a William Orbit CD for her 61st birthday. I thought she'd like it because she was a Sky fan back in 1970-mumble. And she did!
It probably doesn't count as useful or inspiring, though.
― caitlin, Wednesday, 20 November 2002 16:23 (twenty-three years ago)
heh, perhaps not - i usually just get her a cd but it doesnt seem enough...thanks for replying tho
― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 17:47 (twenty-three years ago)
what does she like doing? we got my ex mum-in-law some books she really wanted for her 50th as she is an avid reader.
she may enjoy a voucher to go have a massage and all that 'spoily kind of stuff' to make her feel good.
― donna (donna), Thursday, 21 November 2002 20:12 (twenty-three years ago)
a dinner out at the local swanky restaurant?
an item of jewellery ( you can get some excellent stuff at estate jewellers that dont cost the earth )
― donna (donna), Thursday, 21 November 2002 20:14 (twenty-three years ago)
make something - even an item as simple as a hand-made wooden chopping board for the kitchen, if she is a keen chef. things made are always appreciated by mums.
make her a compilation cd.
― donna (donna), Thursday, 21 November 2002 20:16 (twenty-three years ago)
I'm with Donna.
A gift certificate for a massage or pedicure.
My mom always likes it when we make her things. This year she wants a calendar made with photos of the three daughters.
― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 21 November 2002 20:28 (twenty-three years ago)
Google her date of birth and see what it comes up with. You could put together a page of Interesting Things which happened on her birthday, famous people who share her day, etc etc. Print it all out on pretty paper and frame it nicely.
You could download recipes from Celebrity Chefs off the internet too - print them out and put them all in a smart binder, and package it up in coloured cellophane with some special cooking ingredients like a bottle of Truffle Oil and some unusual herbs and spices.
Get a nice wicker basket, and fill it with Indulgent Treats - half a bottle of champagne, some nice scented tea-light candles in a pretty holder, some gorgeous smelling bubble bath and body lotion. Maybe add a CD of some chill-out music, or a nice film on video or DVD.
If your Mum likes gardening, you can do the same sort of "gift basket" thing by filling a glazed terracotta plant pot with a selection of packets of seeds, some hand scrub/hand lotion, gardening trowel, kneeling pad etc etc.
If you have time to rummage about, see if you can find a selection of family photos which you could scan into the computer and print them out as a montage to frame.
I'll keep thinking and post again if I think of anything.........
― C J (C J), Thursday, 21 November 2002 21:03 (twenty-three years ago)
Sorry, didn't mean to shout.
― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Thursday, 21 November 2002 21:11 (twenty-three years ago)
A word that means "implied" or "implicit" that starts possibly with S.
― Leee (Leee), Thursday, 21 November 2002 21:47 (twenty-three years ago)