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Thoughtful gifts for your older family and friends
Here’s the 2021 edition of our popular gift suggestion list for seniors. We’ve got a new gift suggestion list for 2022, so do take a look there too. As ever, I’ll make it clear where I’ve had a chance to test the product or service myself, and where I just like the idea. I’ll give […]
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Father’s Day Gift Ideas
To celebrate Father’s Day or not to celebrate Father’s Day? In many households the long-established tradition of Mothering Sunday has become an accepted date in the calendar. We use Mother’s Day to thank our mums for their love and care. But Father’s Day doesn’t have the same tradition, and it’s a bit of a worry […]
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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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Christmas gifts for seniors 2020
Check out our 2023 gift guide for seniors for the latest suggestions. 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. Our latest 2022 gift guide for parents […]
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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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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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Gifts for grandparents 2018 – travel and holidays
By Kathy Lawrence Days out, trips and holidays are a welcome gift for many. Here are just a few ideas. Just one in our series of articles of ideas for older friends and family. We haven’t experienced them ourselves, but we could be tempted! If your family are enjoying watching the likes of Timothy West […]
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