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    Present for Mother's 70th?

    Prompted by JaneyO's recent thread, I thought I'd pick your brains, too.

    I know you don't know my Mother, sometimes think I don't LOL, usually I'm reasonably good at presents, but I have a mental blank this year.

    She likes an easy life; no manual labour, no dirty hands/boots no ornaments, and she's vain. (Am I allowed to say that!? ) I usually get her something Dog related, but she's now Dog-less, or a plant, but that won't suit. She has more clothes than most teenagers, and has expensive taste.

    H E L P !
    All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
    Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.
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    I will suggest the same as I did for binley - massage or makeover/pamper
    Happy Gardening,
    Shirley

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    • #3
      Theatre tickets, a meal at her favourite resturant, afternoon tea with friends.
      Gardening ..... begins with daybreak
      and ends with backache

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      • #4
        Pamper vouchers - for a facial/massage etc?

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        • #5
          Lol. If she is vain she probably thinks she looks good enough already so hows about a one to one session at the local gym. Would seem good enough for me

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          • #6
            How about a coin from her berth year fretted then gold plated or enamel in filled,the pictures on his website do not do justice to his craftsmanshipMaws Craft Centre - Coin Creations but if you like I can pop a macro lens on & take pics of those we have in the house
            He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame

            Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity

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            • #7
              One for Gran, at a similar age to your mum, I took her to a local observatory to look at stars. She'd always been fasinated with the sky, remembers Armstrong(?) landing on the moon and never thought it would happen in her life time etc etc.

              It has to be a bit spontaneous, because of clouds but it's early evening so we went into Cambridge city after and had hot chocolate & toasted teacakes to warm up (not that we were actually cold at all cos it was all in side).

              It was brilliant & the chaps were amazing, full of really interesting stuff and nothing was too much trouble.

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              • #8
                Monthly magazine???

                B&B somewhere really nice for the weekend?????

                camera?

                New bedlinen/cutains

                microwave or some kitchen appliance she could do with??

                Book vouchers

                coat/gloves etc

                like the idea of theatre tickets!...or something similar?

                Ticket for Crufts?

                day trip somewhere- and go with her- I'm sure she'd enjoy your company??


                ...good luck gal!
                Last edited by Nicos; 06-10-2010, 05:44 PM.
                "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

                Location....Normandy France

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                • #9
                  A toyboy!
                  My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
                  to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

                  Diversify & prosper


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                  • #10
                    better still a house boy.......damm now why didn't I ask for one of those
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                    S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
                    a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

                    You can't beat a bit of garden porn

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                    • #11
                      I usually get mine a bottle of gin, she seems to like that!

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by vicky View Post
                        I usually get mine a bottle of gin, she seems to like that!

                        Yes mine too with orange concentrate stuff that come in a plastic can and kept in the freezer as a mixer

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                        • #13
                          Me and my brothers sorted a family photo for he with all the family on it - her, her three kids plus partners and 4 grandkids. Then let her pick the best one and had it framed all posh. Really nice for a special birthday.

                          Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

                          Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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                            LOL - Like I said at the top, you DON"T know my Mother!

                            The word prude is very appropriate.
                            All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
                            Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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                            • #15
                              How about wot I did for me mam n'pap's 50th. Posh car picked them up, took them to the theatre where they did posh lunch and a show. Then posh car brought them home. Me mum said she felt like royalty
                              S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
                              a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

                              You can't beat a bit of garden porn

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