And what did DH buy YOU?

Tickets for Kiss me Kate

mishap A wonderful vision of an ageing hippy vibrating with teddies and bobbles.

I've not heard of In Treament . I was hoping someone would buy me the new Stones 'best of' cd so didn't dare buy it myself. And need the dvd when it comes out having fell asleep twice now whilst watching Crossfire Hurricane ...

I had a kobo

I had a nice gift box of Oscar de la Renta all wrapped up nicely from the girl at the cosmetic's counter,and Rod Stewart Christmas CD,I ahev been looking for the Rod Stewart Christmas TV recording at Sterling Castle but can't find it anywhere so this was a nice replacement.Lots of little stuff of DGCs and DS1 and girlfriend bought me a "chicken store" as per "the boswell chicken" from the series "Bread" for my kitchen my DSs humour is very "Joey" like so it was very well received,DS2 and fiance (how I love that word)bought me lovely smellies saop & glory which are a favourite and DD a fab hair grip and posh shampoo's for the old mop.

A long grey sweater, with separate neck cowl from Next, thick glittery tights and high grey boots. DD looked at it and said 'That really is Mummy's style, It looks great' and it does and he is as pleased as punch with himself.

^^ I've gone a wee bit dysletic I think.

Digital piano. Moved to Hebrides 12 yrs ago, and for the first time in my life have not had a piano. Not that I am that good a pianist, but I love it. Was playing duets with my granddaughter in Canada not long ago, and realised how much I missed it. Looking forward to gaining back some of my old skills. Also got a just published Gaelic-English dictionary. I am finally making a real effort to learn some Gaelic, taking a distance learning course with Sabhal Mor Ostaig. So my two big projects for this year are my Gaelic course and rediscovering piano joys. That sun is what we definitely don't have today on The Isle of Scalpay. Expecting winds of 80 mph or more this afternoon. Scary!

grannyscalpay no sun in London either!

The Isle of Scalpay sounds fascinating - I'm assuming it's remote, rugged and romantic . Do tell us a little about life there.

grannyscalpay I had to look up Scalpay to see where it is even though I am an exiled Scot. Looks beautiful although I don't think I could live somewhere so remote. Good luck with the Gaelic - I tried a couple of times to learn and found it far too difficult

Just dawned on us that the tickets DH bought me are the same weekend that Bertie's sibling is due and we are on babysitting/dog sitting duties - oops!!

Nothing.

Like me, harrigran! Had you hoped for something,though?

well 2 pairs of beautiful gold earrings, to add to my massive collection!
and a beautiful ankle chain, some Elle perfume one of my favourites! which he chose for me on his own initative some years ago.

Also pretty pink roses mug from Marks with smellies in, and a lovely couple books, also pretty nighty he does spoil me!! and a king charles spaniel calendar which fooled me as I though it was a Cliff one!!

can I just have an ungrateful rant!! my oldest friend who normally gets quite nice pressies ie Royal Doulton fruit bowl last year she knew we were decoration d room get picture, well she got me a pin head sized pr of black pearl earrings, they are dreadful and will never wear them and a Nivea gift set!!! what happened there then! WE have had difficult year as she is DD GODMOTHER, and she still sends them the odd card and wrote to them in summer asking her to write back, so it caused bit of a storm.

mmmm we going there for buffet with other friends on Sunday will I have to smile sweetly and say thank for awful presents!!

I put so much thought in to hers, a Cliff biography she is huge fan, cat calendar she loves cats, and pretty diary, and lovely photo albumn,
memo to myself less trouble next year!!

oh mishap that made me smile!!!

I must say, celebgran, I think your DH is a star to have bought you all those presents off his own bat - I got a new phone that I'd ordered myself but he paid for! And I think you're lucky to have received presents from your friend, regardless of whether or not they were to your taste...

No, Marelli I wasn't looking for a gift. Last year we decided we had everything we needed and we would not buy for each other. it sort of snowballed from there and now none of the adults get gifts. The GC get spoiled rotten of course.

I got a £50 note in a Christmas Card from DH with his usual apologies that he never knows what to get for me. I suppose £50 might seem quite generous but not when set against the Pure Wool modern 'sports' jacket', chelsea boots, dressing gown, pyjamas, black bun, tablet, and DVDs that I got for him. He also does not see a problem with the fact that the £50 will appear on the January statement as a withdrawal from our joint account where our almost equal pensions go.

I got permission to buy myself a fabulous pair of sheepskin-lined boots from Rohan which are smart enough to wear shopping in town but great for country walks too.

Not very romantic granny23 or are you

We are sort of on that route, harrigran so DH and I have stuck to very small gifts for each other, and are looking at charity gifts for each other; I bought a water pump for an African village this year. (Clean water is his passion, as some of you know) But he did enjoy his chocolate orange, and I needed my new hair dryer.

In the absence of a DH, I bought myself an iPad. DD2 in Oz, gave me a breadmaker and DD1 gave me lots of different flours from a local mill so you can see what I will be up to next year!

Mmmm......Gally I can smell all that lovely bread you'll be baking.

harrigran, DH and I decided on no gifts for each other this year, too. It seems a bit daft, when if we want something we can just go and get it. He worries too much about what to get me (he really is notoriously bad at choosing presents), and tells me I need to go and buy myself something for Christmas.....hardly worth the worry for him, really!
I think it's a good thing to consider not buying for older adult members of the family, or if doing so, just a gesture, more than anything. I did end up buying 'bits' for my adult grand-daughters such as scarves, costume jewellery, make-up, pretty stockings etc, because they still love opening presents, but nothing overly expensive.