Best and Worst Christmas presents this year

My second dad is now 86y and as mum died last year he lives alone. He has a house up in the West Highlands opposite Loch Carron with stunning views.

He said yesterday his best present was from our eldest daughter and partner. They know he is selling the Scottish house next year so they had a photo of the beautiful view from his front door enlarged and took it to have it framed in wood and the tartan cloth of ‘his’ family name. He said he welled up when he unwrapped it, bless. He was born in that house. It’ll be a wrench.

Lots of lovely things but soo...many biscuits, sweets and chocolates when everyone knows how hard I've worked to lose weight!

No presents at all in our house cannot say I miss them . The GC have not yet arrived after spending Christmas abroad with the rellies there so they have sacks to open soon. My worst present from DH was one windscreen washer for my side of the car . My friend once got an iron from her DH . She eventually collected his belongings in bin bags and left them at the door .
I would hate to get books ,candles , smellie stuff biscuits or sweets so it is a good thing I gor nothing .

Vintage glad you had a good day. Very best was a picture of me with my lovely dear GS in s frame. I am really pleased with all presents - slippers, perfume toiletries, etc, and will use them all I too had a mum who regularly told me to count my blessings, which I do - I feel very blessed.

I had lovely presents, especially the dragonfly necklace from my DD. She is so thoughtful and knows I love dragonflies.

DD and I gave eachother the exact same pairs of socks.

DH has given me (us) 3 DVDs which we are about to sit and begin watching by the fire now we are back home after a couple of wonderful days with DD and her lovely family.

Please can I say a big 'thank you' to all of you for sharing your Christmas presents with me. I really enjoyed hearing about them all, and made me feel even more festive! I am not sad because I was lucky enough to have 14 years of presents and Christmasses (?sp) with my late husband. I spent the day with my gorgeous rescue dog - we have been together 10 months, she loved her presents, and of course anything that I was given was 'hers' too! Once again, thank you so much, and wishing you all a peaceful, gentle and happy 2020.

Our best present this year was from our youngest daughter who is 20...a long weekend in Prague! As we haven't been able to travel abroad for many years we're so excited. She's only on apprenticeship wages so for her to do this is so amazing. And our eldest daughter is buying us new luggage. Flights and a beautiful Airbnb are all booked....I'm still in shock.
Worst present for my husband was a litre of vodka from his parents.....he's teetotal, lol. Guess I'll just have to drink it

Worst - Epsom Salts and a loofah! Best - very pretty copper necklace, just hope it doesn't make my neck go green?

Best: from DH. The rather expensive perfume I love and use a lot seems no longer to be readily available in duty free shops, but Dh searched and bought me a large bottle.

Worst: to be honest there wasn't one.

What a great thread.....just what we need something light and frothy on Boxing Day?
Best present this year, a warm padded type coat, worse present a lot of nice bath treats ( no bath!) ?

Our present to DD (amongst other things) was a very expensive bottle of fancy gin. Her present to us (as well as other stuff) a pregnancy test thing with "three weeks pregnant " written on it. She and her DH have been trying for years and had been told it was unlikely!!!

Evie64 If you grow either roses or tomatoes, they both love Epsom Salts and it makes a wonderfully relaxing foot or bath soak.

Great thread Vintage I'm enjoying it as well thankyou and Happy New Year.

Not a present, but a lovely card from my Sil thanking us for all we do and that DD and he were privileged to have us in their lives. I was really moved, particularly as now my GCs are much older I am not really needed.

Thrilled to get this from my sister-in-law and brother-in-law. Not everyone's taste I know but reminiscent of the fabulous Lady Hale's stunning spider brooch

They know me so well...!

Anything my gorgeous husband gives me is my best present! (mainly because I told him exactly what I wanted!) All my presents were lovely this year, but we did have rather a preponderance of shortbread!

It's the small thoughtful things we appreciate. Gloves, a cookbook, nice bottle of wine, and a gift certificate at a nice restaurant etc. We have told our children we really don't need anything but it is always nice to be thought of.

Vintagegal, thank you for your happy thoughts and cheerful attitude! And aren't dogs wonderful for keeping your spirits up, and forcing you to get out for walks!

A bit of black humour considering my ill health. DH has just been enthusing jokingly about his present from me this year which was zilch. My reply was well I am still alive what more do you want? I didnt have anything from him either.

Oddest present was the plastic snow globe that, when I shook it, it didn't have any "snow" falling. So it was just a plastic globe with a little plastic church inside, sat in water.

Best and most appreciated gift was vouchers for tea for 2 at a local, very naice tea shop. I also love the tea, coffee and sugar canisters, signage in Welsh.

My best Christmas present this year - and my best present EVER - was my new little grandson, born in April. He is gorgeous, my daughter and her partner are the best mum and dad ever, and it's all been just perfect!

Sea dragon, your beautiful brooch is definitely to my taste. I love it and wish it was mine.

Seadragon, does it light up?
It looks as though the body is made from a bulb.

DH bought me a gift that may sound strange but was wonderful. I have become worried that, as I get older, I am turning into St Barbara (patron saint of bearded ladies). I remember my grandma shaving every morning, I have very sensitive skin which reacts badly to most creams and lotions so I assumed that I was doomed to end up like her. DH researched online, spoke to a pharmacist and bought me facial hair removing cream which not only works but doesn't inflame my skin. Definitely one of the best presents ever!

Best - a lovely gold ring from my partner which I had only admired in passing.

Least best - our lovely neighbours bought us a very peculiar tea set. We never use tiny tea cups and seldom drink tea.
They are so kind but this is going straight to Oxfam ( in another area, I wouldn’t want them to see it)