Last Minute Gift Ideas

Thought for the day:  Very often, what an older person most wants from you isn't your presents... it's your presence. Your time. Your ear. Your caring. Nothing is more precious than a friendly visit.

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Christmas is only a week away, so hopefully, you've gotten most of your shopping done by now. I meant what I said in the thought for the day, but if you want an idea for something you can actually put into a box and wrap for an elderly person on your list, how about a selection of various greeting cards? Birthday, anniversary, get well, sympathy, that sort of thing. With stamps to go along with them. Maybe a pen and some writing paper, too. When I gave that to a neighbor a couple years ago, she said it was her best gift ever. (Along with my scintillating company, of course...)

Now then, let's get a little silly. How about some ideas for that hard-to-shop-for man in your life?

What man doesn't like bacon??? What could be sexier than a bacon strip shower curtain...? (Not MY fault if your dog eats the curtain.)

What macho man wouldn't like to belly up to the bar on these beer keg stools?

How about this? A genuine Darth Vader refrigerator. The father of all gifts...

Your guy more of a farmer than a Star Wars fan? How's about a John Deere fridge? You could even stock it with his favorite beverages. Or bacon.

For car guys like Smarticus, how about this special-made engine coffee table? For guys who like to, um, ride their sofas, too... vroom, vroom!

The ideal gift for the gung-ho prepper or escapist in your life.  

For the gun enthusiast...

Yet another for the guy who appreciates firepower. And light.

For the man who has an arsenal of guns, but no place to keep them? Nothing says I love you like a walk-in gun safe.

For the guy who's, um... going places? Or maybe he just likes to spin his wheels...

For the handyman, knives with a... twist. (Never can tell when he might be cutting up his steak and suddenly have the need to use a socket wrench...)

What handyman wouldn't love to get his grubby hands in a sink that looked like this? (Tools not included.)

If your guy wears himself out, maybe wrenches his poor back doing all of those items on your honey-do list, what better place for him to relax than on a sofa beside this one-of-a-kind coffee table?

Then again, maybe he doesn't need an elaborate present at all. Maybe all he really needs is... you.

















                                        Until next time, take care of yourselves. And each other.