My carpool partner is turning 65 soon and I wanted to get her something really *nice*. She is absolutely an amazing woman who is at the center of many people's lives. She provides frequent support for her three grown sons. Takes care of her irascible 92-yr old father. Is in charge of her 85-ish mean and demented auntie's finances and care. And is the devoted spouse of a really skilled woodworker (when you're ready to buy furniture that your great-grandkids will fight over, give him a call).
She is a petite Japanese-American woman with a strong aesthetic sense who likes gardening and has a 1yr-old Australian shepherd dog.
yrs,
rubato
Gift ideas.
Re: Gift ideas.
Do you want your gift to be personal, or a lovely generic present?
When people don't know me that well personally, I always enjoy getting a beautifully potted plant in a gorgeously glazed pot.
For those closer to me .... It is usually a far harder task.
When people don't know me that well personally, I always enjoy getting a beautifully potted plant in a gorgeously glazed pot.
For those closer to me .... It is usually a far harder task.
Bah!
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We've been riding together for 5 years now and this is a woman I really love. So its personal.The Hen wrote:Do you want your gift to be personal, or a lovely generic present?
When people don't know me that well personally, I always enjoy getting a beautifully potted plant in a gorgeously glazed pot.
For those closer to me .... It is usually a far harder task.
yrs,
rubato
Re: Gift ideas.
Money, never disappoints, that is if it's enough. 
Your collective inability to acknowledge this obvious truth makes you all look like fools.
yrs,
rubato
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Some kind of Koi necklace?
Although she is an American/Japanese woman, the Koi symbolises good fortune or luck they also are associated with perseverance in adversity and strength of purpose. Symbolic in Buddhism to represent courage.
Although she is an American/Japanese woman, the Koi symbolises good fortune or luck they also are associated with perseverance in adversity and strength of purpose. Symbolic in Buddhism to represent courage.
Bah!
Re: Gift ideas.
A gardening journal? A gift certificate for massage(s)? (A nice gift for a caretaker.)
What's your budget?
Hen's idea is nice, too.
What's your budget?
Hen's idea is nice, too.
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan
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Sometimes it seems as though one has to cross the line just to figger out where it is
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Sold!bigskygal wrote:A gardening journal? A gift certificate for massage(s)? (A nice gift for a caretaker.)
What's your budget?
Hen's idea is nice, too.
Spa date! For her and her husband. 50min soak and 50min massage for the two of them.
yrs,
rubato
Re: Gift ideas.
I hope she likes it as much as I would! No blaming me if she doesn't. 
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan
