I think I am going to embarrass my best friend

Cherrytree50, thanks. By 'stockings' I actually mean bags and will separate the wheat from the chaff, so to speak. I asked at the beginning to get useful answers, not spite, ridicule and nastiness. I should have known better! I clearly recall being really upset by your comments re: my beautiful cats that were run over - I was called all sorts of names, troll being the most polite I will hand some gifts over at Christmas and the others at different times. I suppose I was just amazed at how many things I had amassed

Yes, and it's always me!

There was no trolling from me going on Miep1 but to ask for advice about giving a black bin bag of presents to a best friend who you said “would cry all Christmas morning” because she would only give you a book did sound like a wind up.
Maybe it’s the way you word things why they sound a bit unreal
Anyway the main thing is you have found that the best way is to divide and give less, so your problem is solved and I sincerely hope that makes her happy and not sad And you both have a great Christmas ...now in your words I ll FO ?

miepl I have looked back over your cats that were ran over thread.
I could not have caused you any upset as I did not post a comment on your thread.

I have just looked at your cats thread Miep1 as I missed it when it was posted and didn't comment.

I am truly sorry about the cats, having had a beloved young cat belonging to DGD run over by someone who just left him in the middle of the road, not even stopping to ask people at the bus stop if they knew who he belonged to.

Cherry tree, I don’t think Miepl meant “you” as in you personally, I think she was talking about comments received from others in a previous post (hope that makes sense). Your comment on this post was lovely and I completely agree with you.

Miep1, does your carer who is your friend have family? She lives with you is she alone in the world? I do understand how much you enjoy buying little gifts for her and perhaps it would be a good idea as someone said to make them into 12 small monthly parcels. But then how many gifts can she cope with if they are not all edible or plants or flowers?

It great that you wrapped them, however the salvation army are looking for unwrapped gifts. do you think that if you love buying things for your carer next year you could decide which ones are for her and the extras take to the Salvation Army?

I hope you find a happy solution to this problem.

Dear EmilyHarburn,
I have always had a great deal of time for the SA and was there last week, with a bumper bundle of warm sweaters and coats for all ages, something I do every year! They dread me coming because my wheelchair is a really tight fit through their door