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| Romola |
on Sun 16 Nov 08, 12:50 AM to Romola's blog.
Get them a present from John Lewis and just see their little faces.
Edited Sun 16 Nov 08, 1:30 AM by Romola
| 16 Nov 08, 2:15 AM Jode15 UK, 5 yrs |
I'd love to but the last of my grandparents (both grandmothers) died 14 years ago 2 months apart - BUGGER!
And now I'm a semi orphan (my mum died a couple of years ago)
Makes you realise how precious they are. Mind you I was lucky 'cos although my parents were just short of 40 when I was born I was into my 30's before I lost my grannies and my mid-40's when my mum died. So to all of you out there who have grandparents and parents still around SPOIL THEM, cos in the words of Jodie Mitchell "You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone". I'd sell my soul to have them back hale and healthy (mind you that would make my paternal gran 105, my maternal gran 102 and my mum almost 85!) I'm with you hun, do your best to please your nearest and dearest, it doesn't mean spending loadsa money but sometimes spending time with them is the greatest gift of all |
| 16 Nov 08, 2:19 AM Romola UK, 7 yrs |
Mine are long gone too, I'm afraid. But if the picture on the John Lewis website is anything to go by, I'm kind of glad that I played safe and got them M & S vouchers when they were around. It's only a weblog |
| 16 Nov 08, 2:29 AM zelie UK(HA), 9 yrs |
ADMIN! ADMIN! PLEASE CLOSE THIS THREAD! I'm about as submissive as dracula on speed.... |
| 16 Nov 08, 2:33 AM Jode15 UK, 5 yrs |
My grandmothers wouldn't have known what to do with gift vouchers so good ole honest-to-goodness actual pressies always fit the bill. Like wincyette nighties and flannelette sheets (anyone remember them?!) or, in the case of my dad's mum, a bottle of scotch!!! She had a teaspoonful in her first dish of tea in the morning and lived to be turned 90, so much for all the medics warnings about alcohol - mind you she didn't drive so be warned! |
| 16 Nov 08, 2:36 AM Jode15 UK, 5 yrs |
Where's your sense of fun and family history?!!! I know this is supposed to be all about BDSM etc but for heavens' sake some of us have other things in our lives too you know! |
| 16 Nov 08, 2:43 AM Romola UK, 7 yrs |
Yes, ny nana had a bottle of Mackeson's every day and lived to be 94. Damn good stuff, alcohol. It's only a weblog |
| 16 Nov 08, 4:53 PM CarolinaMoon IE, 5 yrs |
I have one grandparent...my nan. She has 16 children and what seems like 30,000 grandchildren. Therefore she pretty much gets everything and anything she wants/needs....what the hell do I get HER? |
| 16 Nov 08, 11:44 PM JudyInDsGuise UK(E), 9 yrs |
I saw the John Lewis advert on telly tonight, and they looked every bit as "delighted" with their gifts as they do on the website  judy
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