Anniversary gifts | First things first

Bede — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 20:28:12 +0000

I’m with Beth on this one. Donate a tree to an organization planting around town–parks dept., beautification committee, etc.–or to a reforestation effort somewhere nearby. If not that, what about a woody flowering shrub for the yard?

If not living wood, how about an exquisite picture frame or mirror frame, perhaps with inlay?

Anniversary gifts | First things first

Beth — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 03:39:12 +0000

I like jd’s tree idea. Why not plant a tree at a location other than your home? Maybe a favorite park?

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Marsha — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:08:33 +0000

JD: A tree is a fabulous idea! I love it! Jan and I are both big fans of trees (hence our daughter’s name, Sylvia). Unfortunately (well, fortunately, really), we have tons of trees in our yarn–lots and lots. I wouldn’t know where to add another one!
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Beth: Nope, not cribbage players. And already nicely set up in the dinnerware department.

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Beth — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 02:40:21 +0000

Oh, here it is. I get to make suggestions. Do you play cribbage? How about a cribbage board or a nice salad bowls to with your claws?

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jd — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:17:19 +0000

I’m not very good at this, many of my peers and me still being single… So I’ve tried to give this some thought… the best I could come up with is with wood–maybe you and Jan could choose and plant a tree together?

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Marsha — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:33:01 +0000

Imperatrix: We already have a huge wooden salad bowl (of myrtlewood from southern Oregon). The iron sculpture for the garden might be something to look into, though…
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Gina: I love those little wooden cannisters! : You’re right–we’ve done mostly the traditional stuff. The wooden rolling surface is a good idea, but we already have one of those (and a marble slab, too, for candymaking). We are seriously considering converting our fireplace into a natural-gas stove–which is made of iron, now that I think about it…
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Kiran: Good idea! We already have a set of salt and pepper mills that we adore, though. We also have a set of awesome salt and pepper monkey shakers (a gift from my brother), which we use when we’re eating corn on the cob, ’cause we don’t want the metal mills to get all buttery.
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Pixie: Towel racks–another idea to consider!
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Sonya: An iron and wood bench is a fabulous idea! We already have some teak benches outside, though (Jan’s dad bought them when Jan was a kid, and they’ve weathered to a beautiful silvery gray), and I’m not sure our yarn could stand to have more seating in it!

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Sonya — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:22:47 +0000

P.S. this time of year you can usually find them discounted.

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Sonya — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:21:45 +0000

A park bench. We got my parents a park bench one year. It was made out of iron and wood.
For a front porch or backyard even a balcony.

Anniversary gifts | First things first

pixie — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:01:47 +0000

Dirk and I give each other anniversary gifts based on the traditional gift ideas as well!

For our 5th (wood) I got a beautiful oak bookcase that Dirk refinished for me. For our 6th (iron) I got some really cool wrought iron towel racks for the bathroom.

Anniversary gifts | First things first

Kiran — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:25:43 +0000

Happy Anniversary! How about a really nice, wooden Peugeot pepper mill? Useful, beautiful and high quality…