Gifts. The Asians are great at gift giving. Give somebody a gift and they give one back. At Christmas and parties the host has to keep gifts ready to reciprocate.
At Christmas 2013 Camilla is reported in the Daily Mail online as not knowing what to buy for Charles. he already has everything he needs.
Just do what we do. Each member of the family makes a wish list through the year of things they'd like but don't need urgently. Amazon and other opine companies let you create wish lists. Then print off the list. Other families tick of what they've got you and pass on the list to each other to avoid duplication. On the day it's a surprise because you've forgotten what you wanted three months ago and had no idea what you would get. Some people are satisfied with the surprise of not knowing a or b, boy or girl, heads or tails. This way an added surprise is which colour, or how many items. An extra surprise is the wrapping. What's inside this square box with the bow on top?
When I was a child I was given a book token and we would travel up to Foyles during the January sales and I would buy a one-volume encyclopaedia. Now the option of gift token is less secure, not just because you might lose the gift card - thrown out with the envelopes, or lost until the card is out of date, but because companies can go out of business.
If all else fails, print your own book about the recipient, a history of the recipient's life about them, their family, their whole life or their year. I am writing a booklet on how to self-publish your life story. I have done the history of a 90 year old relative, my next of kin, and myself and ancestors, and my Toastmasters speakers' club. If you have any questions about publishing, send me your queries.
Photo of Stanmore Xmas lights 2013 by Angela Lansbury
At Christmas 2013 Camilla is reported in the Daily Mail online as not knowing what to buy for Charles. he already has everything he needs.
When I was a child I was given a book token and we would travel up to Foyles during the January sales and I would buy a one-volume encyclopaedia. Now the option of gift token is less secure, not just because you might lose the gift card - thrown out with the envelopes, or lost until the card is out of date, but because companies can go out of business.
If all else fails, print your own book about the recipient, a history of the recipient's life about them, their family, their whole life or their year. I am writing a booklet on how to self-publish your life story. I have done the history of a 90 year old relative, my next of kin, and myself and ancestors, and my Toastmasters speakers' club. If you have any questions about publishing, send me your queries.
Photo of Stanmore Xmas lights 2013 by Angela Lansbury
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