Christmas Presents for a Mother

[Headless Rat]

Hi, does anyone have any idea of what to buy their Mum for Christmas?I know it's a bit early! Thinking of sening about �200. All ideas welcome. She's 60 if that helps narrow the choice down a bit. Thanks!

[delboy3]

Does she have any old photos that could do with restoration?

My mum had dozens of tiny little b&w photos, some of them in tatty condition, which I sent off to a professional to have copied & improved. It cost me �230 for about 40 photos, and the results were amazing.

[delboy3]

...forgot to add that they were enlarged, aswell.

[redcrx]

last year 4get, myself and our brother and sister paid for mum and dad to have a joint present. It involved a flight to edinburgh, a hotel stay and tickets to see chitty chitty bang bang.

As something to open xmas day we bought lots of little stocking filler pressies and some were clues to the bigger present.

How about something along those lines, a weekend away or a theatre trip?

[VillageVicar]

A gift voucher for a day trip (or overnight one) on the Orient Express UK

http://www.orient-express.com/web/bp/bp_a2a_ho me.jsp

It's a lovely present!

Be well

Fr Bill

[moonshadow]

I agree with Father Bill, what a wonderful idea. I'm just a little younger than your Mum H Rat and I would go for the Chatsworth House package.

[tiny e.a]

I get my mum tickets for me and her to go to the theatre together around Christmas time, we don't see enough of eachother so we like making these trips together now and then.

[Bewlay Bros.]

How about a tortoise?

They will be hibernating at the moment, so she'll have 3 or 4 months to secure the garden and read up on tortoise husbandry.

They are fabulous animals, require little attention (apart from some fresh fruit and veg and a few worms) and if she has grandchildren, they will love it as well.

[mountainboo]

Mum asks for the same thing every year, ethnic jewellery. Boring!

[VillageVicar]

Moonshadow: I've done the Chatsworth trip several times. First time as a 'date' and later to take clients. It's a lovely trip.

I also enjoy the trip to Bath. It's an extremely short time in bath - just enough to buy some antiques or empty the silver shops, then back to the train for more food and champagne!

And...for a mother daughter trip, they're fantastic 'just the two of you' memories!

Be well

Fr Bill

[baileybird]

how about a family portrait sitting with a framed piccy at the end

membership to the National trust?

My parents have loads of snaps on slides which are not easy to view so i am going to put an album together for them.

Ladies makeover at local beauty clinic

Hope these help

[toby99]

I sent my parents on the Orient Express day trip to London as by the age of 60 they had almost everythng they wanted. I was a bit wary as it costs for just one day, but it was the best experience they had ever had and haven't stopped talking about it.

[pussnboots]

Have you got any old cine films I had all ours put on video, you can have them put on disc as well, depending how many it costs between �100 - �200. Most photographic places do them and if not they will recommend. It was a great surprise for the family as the old films had been lying around for years. Its great fun seeing parent, kids etc looking younger with all the silly fashions.

[curiosity]

Does she like watching Tv and has she got Sky+, if the answer to the first is yes, and she hasn't got it already, I think its a great pressie.

[Mr Jagger]

What about a Red Letter Day?

Subaru Impreza Rally Driving
White Water Rafting
Bungee Jump
Paintballing
Tandem Skydiving to name a few!


or maybe a ...Health Spa Break with Make Over, Hair do blah blah!!

[hugnie21]

Spa Day vouchers can be bought for around �100 - �150. You could buy two, for you and her, or for her and a friend. They are fantastic, I recommend them to everyone!

[learntojive]

someone beat me to it ...we had all our old cine films put onto discs for my mum and that was the best present ever ...kept the whole family amused for days and she loved it!

[Jillius]

Or get all her favourite pictures and get her a digital picture frame.

[Elliedoodle]

I've bought my mum a block of reflexology sessions as she LOVES having her feet rubbed...Last year, i bought her a subscription ot her fave magazine, which also went down very well....