What the hell do I get!!! Any ideas?

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"I was thinking that it might be fun if we all bring a little something (a knick-knack) with a slightly 'silly' twist on it to wish C and J well in their new life. I was thinking we might throw all these offerings into a box and have C and J select them out at randon and guess at whom of us had given them these daft (I mean sensible) gifts. . . just a bit of fun!"

The above dread words appeared in an email recently.

I have friends, in their sixties, abandoning us and going off to live near Lake MacQuarie (it's in NSW, lots of bush and such) and we are doing a farewell lunch this Saturday.

What the HELL can I get them that is serious AND silly!!!

They have everything....

C is a doing weird paint jobs on everything nut, but, despite this, is a fiercely intelligent woman.

J is a scientist and a bush and garden nut, but his MS has him confined to a gopher.

They're going to be living in a few acres of bush.

I can't think of ANYTHING!

Any ideas?

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a pink lawn flamingo.

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littlek wrote:

a pink lawn flamingo.

I just couldn't do that to them.

But...please...keep the ideas coming!

The woman is hyperactive.

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dlowan wrote:

The woman is hyperactive.

A bag of pot.

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Chai wrote:

dlowan wrote:

The woman is hyperactive.

A bag of pot.

No wait -- seeds -- for the gardening fanatic!

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K - well, not sure how daft.... or what their sense of humour is... how much to spend so..

"J is a scientist and a bush and garden nut, but his MS has him confined to a gopher. "

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k - have got the serious thinking cap on... get back to you!

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Sorry...no seeds, plants etc.

This is BUSH.......and you have to be very careful re planting anything, also, as serious gardeners, I wouldn't DARE pre-empt anything they are going to do.

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http://img2.timeinc.net/toh/i/g/0308_wackygarden/glowing-mushroom.jpg

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OK - may not be quite the thing - but something personal which could be a bit mad too..

get a kinda scrapbook - and get all your friends to put their best mad memories in - photos or whatever - not like a school book - just a fun kinda snapshot

or a leaving paper

http://www.inthepaper.co.uk/default.aspx?defArt=597&defMasthead=1&gclid=CNS0-uvPs5MCFQ2qQwod-gWcng

science project...... actually a nice project..... paper making press with leaves etc....

oh i dunno... throwing things out here - hard when you dont know the folk.. sorry

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Oh! Oh! Silly and practical? Why a wearable gardening stool, of course!

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For whatever reason the image won't post but you can see it and see it in action at: http://www.cleanairgardening.com/gardenseat.html

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love Tai idea.... fab

unusual solar lights

sun dial - unusual one...

WIND CHIMES.... love wind chimes... nice in the bush!

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omg, that gardening stool! I know someone that needs one of those!

Sorry, deb, I have no ideas as of yet for you....

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They probably need a survival kit in a Sardine can

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/416Dhs89paL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

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A drip irrigation manual...

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There is only one answer......the universal one size fits all pet......

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if I were you, I'd want to strangle the person that came up with this idea....

Have you emailed them a thousand questions yet?

Were you planning on doing anything before they came up with this idea?

Sometimes I can't just go along with everyone else.

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Do you have a link for those mushrooms Tai? I'd kind of like some of those!

The reason I suggested the stool was because of the MS. I don't know the severity of his case since MS can be all over the board but it might allow him to continue his passion for a bit longer.

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Wackiest Yard and Garden Products

I particularly like the leaf lock Very Happy

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Bird and/or plant identification books.

Moving to a new area...

not wacky, but useful.

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caribou wrote:

if I were you, I'd want to strangle the person that came up with this idea....

Have you emailed them a thousand questions yet?

Were you planning on doing anything before they came up with this idea?

Sometimes I can't just go along with everyone else.

I want to strangle tham.

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