Secret Christmas present

I'd be happy with pierce brosnan waiting under the tree. How's that for a secret present?!

I really cannot think of anything that I want. I've never been much of a girlie girl so diamonds, lovely as they are, do nothing for me. Ditto fancy clothes. I love photography, but already have a very good camera with several lenses, filters and so on, plus a high spec compact camera.
Possibly the most wonderful present for me would be someone to come in once a week and clean the house, so I can be guilt free while I'm enjoying all my handicrafts . Oh, now there's a thought - a gift voucher from a craft shop, that would be nice!

A villa in Florida would be nice :-). Failing that, I'd be happy with a book voucher. I need about £100 to buy all the books that are on my list.

I'd love a bunch of those great big spherical chrysanthemums. White ones, please.

I want a brand new motorcycle. The yellow one

Time with my family. I'd love to go on holiday as a big group next year (wishful thinking..!)

I would love a face lift, but far too expensive for anyone to buy for me, so just go on dreaming ......

It's no secret in my family that i always need Liz Earle skincare products. Also, and i don't care what you think of me, I would like a tail-less onesie!
i'm using every opportunity to acquire a collection of cashmere cardigans as well. Thanks for the ideas on this thread. My list has suddenly grown!

That's exactly what DH did for my 60th birthday Ginny. Except it was a ruby.
He managed to sneak it off to the jewellers without my knowledge. And then he was so worried because he hadn't bought me something new!
It was the most thoughtful present ever!

As I'm allergic to perfume, any 'smellie' is out, which is a shame.
Actually what i would like mostof__all is time - time that the young could give me to help out in the garden, do things i'm not strong enough to do, just spend quality time with me; help with say painting as my shoulders no longer cope with high walls, etc... Cheap but not likely!

Ginny, I lost a diamond from my engagement ring and claimed it on the insurance. The replacement cost 3 times as much as the whole flipping ring did quite a long time ago.

I'd love one of those fabulous houses on the edge of the sea between Aldeburgh and Thorpeness. No one seems to telling DH though!

Seriously, I don't really yearn for anything, or need anything for that matter. I would, however, be very disappointed not to receive a surprise present or 3 from DH as he is really good a buying me lovely and thoughtful things (apart from the year he bought an iron!)

When the children were small & expensive my OH and I gave up buying presents for each other and I can't say I have missed it too much.

Having my family around me for Christmas being silly and good humoured is amazing. My children, now in their twenties, think of outrageous things to do at the table to make us laugh like piling up every single separate item of food on one fork (last year 13 items counting sprouts and gravy) and eating it in one go or drinking the gravy with a straw. My son says every single time, 'Best meal of the year,' and my daughter comes out for the ritual Christmas walk with enthusiasm - even the year the flood water came over our wellies. The OH peels the veggies to the 'Nine Lessons and Carols' and my mother says, 'What's this Doctor Who then? I don't like him!' ( I don't think she's noticed the changes in actors!)

You can't put a price on all that.

Tickets to a top show and meal afterwards!

Charades are now compulsory when we have Christmas at my DS1's family home. My GC will never let me forget the time I had to mime Tom and Jerry. I feel sure that one day in the future they will be telling their children all about it.

Sorry - forgot this was about secret presents. Well, that's a secret!

ginny reminded me - even though divorced for the last 20 years, would love to have my engagement ring back. It was stolen in a house burglary 30 years ago.

And changing the subject- What's Dobbies??

Some gorgeous soft yarns. The kind that is out of my price range. Also magazine subscriptions to all the knitting magazines! (You can guess what my hobby is!)

For my husband to be off work. We both worked over the festive season for many years and celebrated at various times to fit in with our shifts but now I'm retired I wish he could be enjoying himself at home.

Oh to give me the, gift to be able to write poetry of me

A set of interchangeable knitting needles all organised in a pretty case

helmacd Dobbies is a chain of garden centres. Used to belong to Tesco. Don't know if it still does.

Realistically an Amazon card to buy books for my Kindle or fudge from the Cornish Candy Shop in Helston Cornwall. My dream present would be for DH to say he is willing to move to Cornwall to be near DDs and DGC.

I would like an all singing and dancing sewing machine

I would (secretly) love an enagement ring. Not an expensive one. I have fairly simple taste it comes with practice .I have never had a proper one and am a teensy bit jealous of people who do.

DH couldn't afford one anyway unless it came from a christmas cracker.

Ohhh and some Mrs Bridges Chilli Jam please. No other make will do.