General Chat

I absolutely agree with the no ornaments request.

As a gift I would always rather have something I can use up so there is no clutter indoors.

When I did the village paper round (in my thirties) I would get pensions and bits of shopping if anybody needed them. They would buy me a little present sometimes and it would always be chocolate. Eventually, I told everybody to bear in mind the three Ts if they did choose to buy me something, which was really not necessary anyway.What I really needed was tights, toothpaste and Tampax.

Likewise at Christmas, chocolates. The first box was lovely, the second alright. Boxes eight and nine were just too much. One lady brightly told me she was just off to buy my present on the second Christmas and I explained the situation. She let me have the money instead. I was very grateful!

One persons junk is another persons treasure, old maps are useful to family history enthusiasts........I can never throw books away either :-D

my mother was always throwing things out - then we'd watch an antiques programme on TV and she'd say - I threw one of those out!!!! :-D

When I recall what my parents throughout when they took over my grandparents house after my grandparents had both died - I could cry :-(

Don't blame you Gwen....it's the throw away society Im afraid...hope they never have to go short...

Im the same..told my lot ...no ornaments as prezzies ...only a token gift ...
Have more stuff than I need,but do tend to keep things just in case!!

Keep your treasures. <3

I NEED MY JUNK BOOKCASE TIDIED UP,
JUST A TIDY,
LIKE MAPS TOGETHER IN A BOX,
ART PAPER ON ONE SHELF,
NOTHING THROWN AWAY ITS ALL USEABLE
ASKED DAUGHTER FOR HELP.

~~~~~~~~~~~~YES ~~~~~~~~~~~

PROVIDING SHE THROWS THE LOT AWAY
AFTER ALL THERE VERY OLD MAPS
WHO WANTS OUT OF DATE MAPS
WHEN THE STREETS ARE NO LONGER
THERE,,
DAUGHTER BANNED FROM MY BOOKCASE


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