Christmas present ideas pleeeeeeeeeeease

[ed_blackadder_1]

I have an Aunt who is 75, and lives on her own, she doesn't drink, doesn't smoke, doesn't eat chocolate or use bubble bath, she knits her own hats and scarves, she doesn't sew or paint, she doesn't wear perfume or makeup.  She has a car, but has all the bits that go with it, triangle, torch etc.  She spends a lot of time in the garden, but we have done the garden thing for years and have even started having some of the presents we have given being given back to us as presents.

She lives in an old cottage, that is full to the gunnels with furniture and old china and paintings so anything modern would look out of place.

We have always given a garden centre token but last year the look we got said -  oh dear not another token.

We are at a complete loss what to get.  H E L P

[bhgardeners]

How about a nice glossy book on antiques since she seems to have a houseful - she might prefer to sell a few things rather than leave them all to you. Or Wool, wool and more wool.

Or

Just ensure that anything you buy you wouldn't turn up your nose at when it is recycled back to you.  So nice candles, burners, vases, sweets, cake etc.  Really opens up the field.

[jillyjingle]

A bit late for this year but next year if you take a few nice photos of her garden. you could have them transfered on to a set of mugs or coasters. I did this for my MIL & she loved them. Another thing I got for her was a really pretty house number plate - she loved that as well.

[ed_blackadder_1]

Hubby just had a good idea, a free service on her broomstick.   Not nice eh.

[****merlin*****]

old photos, so apologies to thise who have seen them

tablet

and a herbal tea hamper, the wee round things were different flavour teas

[ed_blackadder_1]

Jilly, I like that idea, I might sneak out there in the spring and do that without her knowing good idea for next year. Her house doesn't have a number, but I like the phot idea.

[ed_blackadder_1]

We tried that with the chocolates but she left them for about 5 years before giving them back - yuk

[ed_blackadder_1]

Mmmmm that tablet looks lovely. Dont have any family up there any more, and you can't buy it down south. Had a friend bring some back last time she went.

[****merlin*****]

i make it in huge slabs

can you feel your teeth disintegrating?

no more pics i promise

this is what happens when i venture into my photobucket

[**towery**]

gawd  its ages  since i had  tabley,  makes my teeth itch thinking about it  lol

what about afternoon tea at a posh hotel

[ed_blackadder_1]

Yum Yum, that stuff is probably why I only have half me teeth left,

Afternoon tea, yes there is somewhere she likes, maybe

[ed_blackadder_1]

Thank you lovely peeps for all your kind suggestions, I think I will be able to get something now, it has been like this for years and has been very difficult, I wish I had done this before.

                                                                                     

[duck_a_lorange]

Coming a bit late to this - but does she have a dvd player? You can get DVDs of places like Wisley Garden - sort of Wisley through the seasons.  Or DVDs of Geoff Hamilton's programs.  Give her something to look at in the depths of winter.

[stroppy*cow]

Vistaprint are advertising personalised calendars - you can upload your own photos, put on family birthdays etc. Not terribly expensive either.

[cookiecookuk]

i know you said she does not read but what about audio books

[twishy123]

nipple tassels......could take her years to work out what they are......

[cookiecookuk]

twishy seems  to be fixated with nipple tassles.???

[twishy123]

seemed to be the only thing that hadn't been suggested.....

that or an edible thong.....

[cookiecookuk]

i have a vision of a 75 year old on christmas with a set of nipple tassels and edible thong and the look on her face would be priceless.and as a bonus she should have some chocolate body paint.

[brynteg11]

I was going to suggest a calendar as well. Perhaps the RHS one or the BBC Countryfile one

[chips-and-brown-gravy]

How about a years membership to the RHS Royal Horticultural Society), not only will she get a magazine, but free tickets for Chelsea Flower Show too and a couple of other places too, Wisley I think.

I know you said she doesn't read but she could look at the glorious pictures.