Gift guides
It can be hard to think of Christmas, birthday and other-day presents that will be truly appreciated. Here are some ideas
Makeup and skincare for the more mature face
Product review Do you or older family and friends find that your usual makeup is no longer performing as well as it might? Or perhaps you’ve never quite got to grips with the whole makeup business. Maybe even, like me, when you pop on a bit of lippy you feel like you’re five again and […]
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Learning food preserving skills on subscription
Product review – a boxful of goodies to make your own ginger cordial Rosemary Jameson is a master preserver from Rutland in the UK who is sharing her skills with the nation through a new range of subscription boxes. If you fancy an easy route into making jams and jellies, mustard and more, this could […]
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Mother’s Day gift list 2021
It’s going to be another strange Mother’s Day in the UK this year. While we can’t completely predict whether we’ll be able to meet up on the day at the time of writing this article, it does seem that posting or emailing gifts may make the most sense. It’s worth leaving extra time for deliveries […]
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7 Reasons Why Fruit Presents Are The Coolest & Are Here To Stay!
Collaborative Post Even when you know someone closely, you might not know what things they would appreciate as a gift. That’s where the problem lies. You want to give them something thoughtful, nice, something useful yet you have no idea what! Well, here’s what we think. Change your thoughts a little. What about a fruit […]
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Christmas gifts for seniors 2020
Finding a gift that will be appreciated by our older family and friends can be tricky. In our annual round up of present ideas we try hard to find ideas that are original, fun or luxurious. What’s behind this year’s list? This year is going to be particularly interesting if we’re not going to be […]
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Gifts for older mums on Mother’s Day 2020
This is our Mother’s Day gift list post for 2020. It’s still relevant, but we also have a Mother’s Day 2021 present idea post for you to take a look at too. Hope you find them useful. I have an early memory of going to church on Mothering Sunday and receiving a small bunch of […]
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Christmas gifts for older family and friends 2019
This is our gift list for 2019. Many of the ideas here are still available. But for the latest update, visit our new list of ideas for seasonal presents for 2020. Finding the right present for an older parent or grandparent gets increasingly hard. So we’ve been looking for gifts that add fun and luxury to […]
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Ideas for Mother’s Day gifts for the older generation
Welcome to our Mother’s Day gift list for 2019. What do you give the mother that’s enjoyed a fair few days in her honour already, and probably has all the collectables that she will ever need to dust? Experiences are the gift of choice for many a millennial, and we’ve taken a leaf out of […]
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Gifts for grandparents 2018 – food and drink
by Kathy Lawrence This is the edible section of our Christmas gift guide for older friends and family for 2018. In some cases we have been offered samples of these products for review and we make it clear where that has been the case. Bottles Where do you start? Spirits, wines and beers are available […]
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Gifts for grandparents 2018 – what to wear
By Kathy Lawrence In this section of our 2018 gift guide for seniors, we look at ideas of what to wear – for style, charm and function. As with our other reviews, we’ve made it clear where the supplier has sent us a sample for review. Do come back for more updates over the next […]
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