tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post3230908335855358970..comments2023-10-17T12:05:26.540+01:00Comments on Razor-blade of Life: The Sage is impossible to pleaseZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-53039012890876262742012-12-24T18:31:19.233+00:002012-12-24T18:31:19.233+00:00Oops. I still have to do my wrapping...
Merry Chri...Oops. I still have to do my wrapping...<br />Merry Christmas, Z!!!<br />SxxxxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-58312056584964476632012-12-24T18:08:47.163+00:002012-12-24T18:08:47.163+00:00I purchased a nearly new recliner from a friend in...I purchased a nearly new recliner from a friend in October. Mom loved it. Friend then said she had a duplicate recliner. I asked Mom if she wanted the duplicate for Christmas. A loud YES PLEASE. She was at my house two days later to pick it up! At least I know she liked her present, even though she got it two months early.martinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-61565222483524099612012-12-24T08:28:33.948+00:002012-12-24T08:28:33.948+00:00The Sage is, and always has been, a bachelor at he...The Sage is, and always has been, a bachelor at heart. If he wants something he will buy it. And, though he's generous (he often insists on paying my credit card bill), he rarely buys me anything. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-33271974120203063162012-12-24T00:29:07.966+00:002012-12-24T00:29:07.966+00:00Barney will mention things from time to time durin...Barney will mention things from time to time during the year that he'd like and if I'm feeling particularly intelligent, I'll make a note, otherwise I wouldn't have a clue. For instance,'the History of Perforations on the Penny Black'. It's not exactly the sort of thing you'd stumble across in WH Smiths is it.mighttp://letouttoplay.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-82413570582420636022012-12-23T21:53:35.115+00:002012-12-23T21:53:35.115+00:00It's such a minefield. I tend to take my dearl...It's such a minefield. I tend to take my dearly beloved to a shop I like, leave him there, tell him I love everything in there and go for a coffee while he chooses. This year no such opportunity has arisen, we have been too busy, and I tripped over something in his study clearly intended for me last week that I really don't want... It's tough. So I did what any sensible person would do and went online and bought myself a new pair of boots. I can now face the horrible present with style and grace. I think.janerowenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00295097968168916092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-61851386043355639852012-12-23T21:42:52.414+00:002012-12-23T21:42:52.414+00:00We tend to buy presents when the right thing is th...We tend to buy presents when the right thing is there in front of us, and say "Would you like that for your birthday/Christmas/wedding anniversary/whatever?" Then give the present immediately, whether we're near or far from the occasion. This means we are both usually well in advance (or occasionally in arrear) of whatever the occasion is. I think I've bought Ann two (or three) Christmas presents already (and she's in the same position). Not ideal perhaps, but it's a system that seems to suit us. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558857315748815249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-22472602516953815232012-12-23T18:09:40.536+00:002012-12-23T18:09:40.536+00:00The Sage doesn't buy from Poundland, has to be...The Sage doesn't buy from Poundland, has to be said!Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-46078589723420498252012-12-23T18:03:05.638+00:002012-12-23T18:03:05.638+00:00Mom's husband is the same way but gets miffed ...Mom's husband is the same way but gets miffed if people don't act overly effusive when he gives them shoddy gifts from the dollar store. We no longer exchange gifts...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-10375855067835516662012-12-23T16:38:22.639+00:002012-12-23T16:38:22.639+00:00Oh John, you're so sensible. I'm not a bit...Oh John, you're so sensible. I'm not a bit sensible. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-41354432024650610942012-12-23T15:51:36.124+00:002012-12-23T15:51:36.124+00:00Do what me and my father have done for years. Don&...Do what me and my father have done for years. Don't buy each other anything! Works a treat!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346682505354790114noreply@blogger.com