There’s a particular talent in giving a good gift. It’s one part knowing someone very well, another part hard work and a third part creativity. It’s not always easy to combine all three, and it’s fair to say that I’ve been known to freak out a bit with the desire to get it right.

That’s why I find it so impressive when people get it right for me. My response to “What do you want for anniversary /Birthday /Christmas /Groundhog Day /etc.?” Is typically: “Nothing”. I don’t consider myself to be materialistic. And to top it off, it doesn’t help that -in the rare occasions I want something badly enough to go shopping -I buy it immediately.

And yet, I got these four great gifts from four fantastic people:

The tree swing is a jewelry holder that was given to me for no particular reason by R.

The beautiful scarf in the background was given to me by my friend after she returned from Africa

The chicken is a sort of inside joke from a friend and former coworker for my birthday…

And finally the Farm Girl shorts are from my sister who knows how much I want to live on a farm!  I just found their website - and is it just me or are these pillows hilariously cute?

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