tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post4089440079776008515..comments2024-03-28T03:40:29.423-04:00Comments on Passage des Perles: Marking an 80th birthday: What to give?Duchessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-54939847111080121972009-04-24T00:35:00.001-04:002009-04-24T00:35:00.001-04:00Sorry, I have a bad habit of posting a comment on ...Sorry, I have a bad habit of posting a comment on the wrong post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-79808641752362658202009-04-24T00:35:00.000-04:002009-04-24T00:35:00.000-04:00Oh I so love Zara's Calder Curl earrings, Duchesse...Oh I so love Zara's Calder Curl earrings, Duchesse! Go look at them! They have that whimsy I love, but they are classic and simple too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-28737920412566996512009-04-19T19:02:00.000-04:002009-04-19T19:02:00.000-04:00Nancy, sallymandy, lady jicky; With all your votes...Nancy, sallymandy, lady jicky; With all your votes added, my BIL and SIL can hardly say no! Big thanks!Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-71547800067860268872009-04-17T01:30:00.000-04:002009-04-17T01:30:00.000-04:00I vote the trip - I've just gone through the same ...I vote the trip - I've just gone through the same quest for my mother who turns 70 this week. She has enough 'stuff' and wants no more. If MIL likes travel - then a trip or trip related gift is the best idea.Imogen Lamport, AICI CIPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796095692232856223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-65371490226864271482009-04-17T01:13:00.000-04:002009-04-17T01:13:00.000-04:00I vote the trip too!I vote the trip too!lady jickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013352537776588166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-76822194974399484192009-04-17T00:23:00.000-04:002009-04-17T00:23:00.000-04:00I vote for the trip. Might I be presumptious and ...I vote for the trip. Might I be presumptious and think that at age 80, experiences are more valued than items? I don't know. Good luck! <br /><br />(oh, now I see that others had the same thought.)sallymandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15832828827048897372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-64123219250667530612009-04-16T21:23:00.000-04:002009-04-16T21:23:00.000-04:00I think the getaway would be a lovely gift, follwe...I think the getaway would be a lovely gift, follwed by the luggage. I'd be for the cashmere throw, but since you recently gave cashmere cardigans, I wouldn't give cashmere again so soon afterwards.NancyDaQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609215745927535353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-53243339057267983382009-04-16T20:47:00.000-04:002009-04-16T20:47:00.000-04:00Everyone: The trip is endorsed by so many, this gi...Everyone: The trip is endorsed by so many, this gives me renewed confidence for approaching BIL and SIL.<br /><br />lagatta: they are more Montebello types than say, La Pinsonnière or Manoir Hovey, and have friends who live nearby.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-18551810697394838302009-04-16T15:27:00.000-04:002009-04-16T15:27:00.000-04:00i know my 80 year old aunt says she's reached the ...i know my 80 year old aunt says she's reached the point where she'd rather have more "experiences" while she can, than things she doesn't need. she is also at the "giving away" stage. i think the trip and/or the luggage is a marvelous idea.bonnie-ann blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897963557767227247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-46852963066649683382009-04-16T14:27:00.000-04:002009-04-16T14:27:00.000-04:00Personally I think you can never have enough earri...Personally I think you can never have enough earrings but my mother, like anonymous's is giving stuff away now (she's 77) and asks for things she can use up. I vote for the trip too, it sounds lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-53823071203441783742009-04-16T11:03:00.000-04:002009-04-16T11:03:00.000-04:00The trip, though I'd prefer Québec to Montebello i...The trip, though I'd prefer Québec to Montebello if it were for me and companion.lagatta à montréalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-40987719344131157262009-04-16T10:08:00.000-04:002009-04-16T10:08:00.000-04:00Oh, I vote for Montebello, having once had a lovel...Oh, I vote for Montebello, having once had a lovely weekend there and never yet managed to get back. And also because the 80-year olds I know seem to be keener on experiences than acquisitions, (although I think they could be convinced to wrap themselves in a lovely piece of cashmere).materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-43186499911546648752009-04-16T10:03:00.000-04:002009-04-16T10:03:00.000-04:00Your ideas are all lovely, but I know my own mothe...Your ideas are all lovely, but I know my own mother at 80 is giving away her jewelry and says she has enough "stuff". My vote is for the getaway. Your blog is a pleasure to read!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-28140143209519071912009-04-16T09:34:00.000-04:002009-04-16T09:34:00.000-04:00All of those are lovely gift ideas, but I'm with F...All of those are lovely gift ideas, but I'm with Frugal. I think the getaway is the best idea, and the cashmere throw a close second.Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-89187462981509469092009-04-16T08:30:00.000-04:002009-04-16T08:30:00.000-04:00The trip or the cashmere throw. Or both.The trip or the cashmere throw. Or both.Frugal Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.com