June 12th is her birthday. The shindig is the 11th.
She doesn’t want anything.
Doesn’t want a party.
Doesn’t want any fuss.
She wants to ignore the entire fiasco of this dreaded number.
So, I am having people over and her too.
I feel the need for some kind of gift.
She is an artist, consumate garage sale artist and likes chinese things. All things Irish.
I have a pretty limited budget but am open to all suggestions.
She’s probably got everything she needs or wants. Why don’t you take her out to lunch at a nice restaurant and gossip about people? She probably just wants your company instead of a gift.
My mom was just the opposite. She wanted a huge bash when she turned 80, with male strippers.
All things Irish? A DVD of How Green Was My Valley? An Irish history book? Irish whiskey?
Would she like a scrapbook or photo album (with completed pages), or would that be too sentimental?
Art books
Take her to a gallery opening
Get her drunk and get the stripper’s number from AuntiePam
Well, there goes my suggestion. Ya gotta be quick on these boards.
I made a tray at one of those paint your own pottery places. I painted a border on tiles, then handed them out to kids and grandkids along with a marker that bakes permanently. They wrote greetings, then I baked it and grouted them into the tray. If a tray is too much trouble, you can paint a plate or platter and have your kids sign it or whatever. It was a huge hit–although maybe strippers would have been even better.