tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post8585152104238442901..comments2024-02-24T03:14:25.170-05:00Comments on A Half Baked Life: Simple Gifts: A Story About Giving, and Celeriac SoupJustine Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14190295175501659469noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-15538505279445835362012-12-03T16:43:33.331-05:002012-12-03T16:43:33.331-05:00I guess that makes me a poor gift receiver too. I ...I guess that makes me a poor gift receiver too. I have no qualms about returning or otherwise getting rid of anything someone gives me that doesn't make sense. I just don't ever tell them that. I always thought the not telling is the part that keeps it classy. ;)<br /><br />I don't know if I've ever given a perfect gift. I gave Christopher a tangle toy once, I just happened to see it on an end cap where someone had shoved it after changing their mind. It was silly and fidgety so I thought he'd like it. Plus it made for perfect stocking stuffer size. He still plays with that thing - he is a fidgeter who needs to do something with his hands all the time. Maybe that's the most perfect gift I've ever given.Audreyhttp://www.theideagirlblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-16066517606482626392012-12-02T20:44:56.247-05:002012-12-02T20:44:56.247-05:00My husband follows all the right gift-selecting ti...My husband follows all the right gift-selecting tips. He pays attention all year long. One Christmas he surprised me with a painting that I'd admired at the local flea market for years without purchasing. <br /><br />My dad is a unicorn kind of guy as well. I understand the disappointment.<br /><br />And you inspire me. http://wp.me/p2w6mF-msAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-48784445410092287922012-12-02T18:22:16.125-05:002012-12-02T18:22:16.125-05:00We avoid all holiday traffic by shopping online th...We avoid all holiday traffic by shopping online these days.<br /><br />When my dad retired and my parents started doing some serious travel I started asking for the smallest vase they could find (in loo of a shirt). My favorite is the tiny bud Murano glass bud vase from Italy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-74899599576088437302012-12-01T21:31:45.020-05:002012-12-01T21:31:45.020-05:00Oh, boy. We are cut from the same cloth. I'm s...Oh, boy. We are cut from the same cloth. I'm such a perfectionist that finding gifts for other is hard for me to even attempt. And I'm a picky receiver, too.<br /><br />The story of your junion-year gift broke my heart. I wish I'd been there to understand you somewhat, to ease the loneliness.<br /><br />(Mental note: no scarlet unicorn for Justine this year.)Lori Lavender Luzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394441222262940632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-26601733063037699682012-12-01T19:51:05.046-05:002012-12-01T19:51:05.046-05:00That soup looks delicious. That soup looks delicious. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15360102208185402951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-65304397091480962232012-12-01T03:56:14.975-05:002012-12-01T03:56:14.975-05:00What a great post. I still have that great desire...What a great post. I still have that great desire for my parents and family to really "get" who I am and to give me a present that proves it rather than just a sweater that is exactly the same as my other two sisters (so as to avoid fighting or indication of preference, even in our 30s). Good luck with this holiday season! RunningMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16269598643448280554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-67250361281114391012012-11-30T23:17:07.072-05:002012-11-30T23:17:07.072-05:00My perfect gift i got about 9 years ago from my be...My perfect gift i got about 9 years ago from my best friend. It is a homemade throw pillow charcoal color on one side green with an applique of my sweet (now dead) cat. But it looks like a chihuahua. Its adorable and i love it.Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248293979879390754noreply@blogger.com