Back at the end of October it was my 40th Birthday and the whole problem of Gifts reared its problematic head. My cousin Gina in America wanted to buy me something. This was not going to be an easy exercise at any time, what caused the biggest problem was we were now talking gift giving from distant parts of the globe. Airmail is still expensive and overseas shipping can take months.
The advent of the Internet and mail order has widened up the global market. However the problem still remains the same. What do you give the one you love?
In my case I opted for a subscription to “Grow Your Own”. I gave Gina the name of the magazine and the number of the last copy I had bought from the supermarket and left the rest to her.
My subscription started in November and the December issue duly popped onto my doormat on the 2nd of November. Although my gift subscription didn’t come with any bows or fancy wrapping paper, it was far better than all the smellies and knickknacks that I mostly received and far easier to enthuse about when saying thank you. The exception to this must remain my biggest and best Birthday gift. An 8’ x 10’ Greenhouse with concrete hard stand with built in drainage and a brick base all around the sides. OK you’re not 40 every day.
So my question is this:
In front of you is a gift all carefully wrapped in fancy paper and all tied up with big red bows.
What do you wish were in it?