My Aunt is in her mid 60's and her new husband in his 80's, I really love her and always try to get her something good for x-mas. I'm totally out of ideas this x-mas though. I mean, she has plenty of nice things, a nice home, and well everything you acquire in life. I felt so bad because last year I just sent her a gift basket of gourmet snacks. It was so impersonal. I don't want to do that again this year. Any ideas? Thanks!
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No matter how healthy you are at 60 and 80, there are always thoughtful gifts that are clever and useful. I bought myself a little cheapo thing to open jars because my hands aren't as good as they once were. And yes, time is a good gift. A promise to do something for them. I didn't see if you were F or M but offer to clean the leaves out of the gutters, turn over a garden, clean out the garage where they point and you do. Oops just saw the live on the other side of the country thing. I see you don't like impersonal but I give gift cards so that the person can choose something they want. I don't need anything else to put in my house or on my walls so a dinner to a great restaurant or for a massage or spa, a subscription to a magazine. My sister so loves different coffees and they gave her a gift where a different really excellent coffee arrives each month. It's hard to come up with those gifts for people that have everything so if age isn't a factor, then don't go at it from that point of view. I used to bake my mother's Christmas cookies and send them with the recipes so they wouldn't be lost and they were just excellent. How about a Christmas ornament with a picture of you on it. . .the missing you angle? That way every Christmas you'll be there.
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