tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post1877517920635016040..comments2024-03-28T03:40:29.423-04:00Comments on Passage des Perles: There will be gifts, part threeDuchessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-26790690687033022942008-07-03T11:06:00.000-04:002008-07-03T11:06:00.000-04:00Wonderful! You and your GFs sound as if you really...Wonderful! You and your GFs sound as if you really know what matters and have elevated gift-giving into an expression of that.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-81558964116584701552008-07-03T10:11:00.000-04:002008-07-03T10:11:00.000-04:00Cybill: It IS more fun to give than receive. Guess...Cybill: It IS more fun to give than receive. Guess that is what is at the heart of so much lacklustre giving: people think of it as an obligation rather than an opportunity to celebrate the person. Though it sometimes IS an obligation- try attending a wedding without giving a gift. The secret is to approach it as "I get to do this", not "I have to come up with something".<BR/><BR/>Toby: The personal dance floor: given by the ex-BF of the SAME woman who got the coffeemaker from the current BF! She remarked awhile ago that "there was nothing wrong with the ex-BF" and she should have kept him, as he so wished. <BR/><BR/>ma: I was the giver of the plates, to my girlfriend of over 30 years. I'm better at gifts than many of my GFs partners!Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-23171670838535881862008-07-03T02:10:00.000-04:002008-07-03T02:10:00.000-04:00When you get the gift just right (as these ones ar...When you get the gift just right (as these ones are) I find it just as much fun to give the gift as receive it. Duchesse, you have an insane talent for the gift giving - put ME on your list!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-87286694016113039672008-07-02T21:17:00.000-04:002008-07-02T21:17:00.000-04:00Mater..you beat me to it. I love this list and it ...Mater..you beat me to it. I love this list and it has the essential characteristic of all great gifts: The gift-er cared enough about the gift-ee to give something that the gift-er knew would surprise, delight, and would warm the cockles(or mussels, or clams, or quahogs or whatever) of the gift-ee. My fav on the list: The personal dance floor. Now THAT is a gift that definitely keeps on giving(and provides infinite numbers of excuses for inviting people over).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-73594818263337674432008-07-02T10:37:00.000-04:002008-07-02T10:37:00.000-04:00What a great list! I especially love the second it...What a great list! I especially love the second item, which promises a future together along with the ten dinner plates.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.com