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Post by gyro on May 8, 2009 23:27:24 GMT
if you please.
Mrs G and I have always tried to go the 'traditional' route with our anniversaries, and as far as I can see, the 6th year is IRON.
Brilliant. What the fuck do I get her as a present ?
(the past years were FAAAAR easier..)
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Post by imec on May 8, 2009 23:40:29 GMT
ok, if I supply a serious one do I get to throw in a couple of not so serious ones?
Serious: Golf Clubs (Irons..)
others: A new iron, a curling iron, tickets to Iron Maiden, some Ir(o)n Bru...
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Post by gyro on May 8, 2009 23:43:19 GMT
None of them work, sorry. But thanks for trying ..
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Post by Jazz on May 9, 2009 0:02:38 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on May 9, 2009 1:18:43 GMT
Jazz has some gorgeous suggestions! What about a special weekend away ......... at an Iron Age site? Warham Camp should be close to you, right? Obviously you wouldn't have to tramp around the ruins all weekend, but a nice inn & a great meal in those surroundings would make for a memorable iron anniversary. If there is a gift shop there, maybe you'd find a bit of jewelry to further mark the occasion. Would she like a new bicycle? Cast iron cookware might be a welcome gift for a cook. (If you are the cook in the family, you could hint for that. You might also hint for hand-forged arrows.) A sun dial would be a lovely way to remember this anniversary and to mark the years to come. Something smaller but appropriate would be a trivet in the shape of a heart. You could also get one of those fancy wrought iron swinging brackets and surprise her with that and a really stellar plant in a hanging pot. I'll keep thinking.
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Post by pookie on May 9, 2009 1:36:49 GMT
Jazz and Bixa made some good sugestions. Taking a walk around my house the only thing I can add is a wrought iron plate rack for hanging on the wall. My 6th was so long ago I don't even rememder it .What is 40th?
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Post by hwinpp on May 9, 2009 1:52:55 GMT
I like the idea of iron candleholders.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2009 2:02:45 GMT
I'm very fond of antique cast iron ornaments for the home or garden. There are even pieces of old fencing with lovely old scroll work that here you can find in antique warehouses. For the home, I've seen small birds,doves and the like used as door stops. Or a lovely piece for the fireplace which I imagine that lovely manor house of yours must have at least one or two of.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 9, 2009 2:04:42 GMT
For both modern & traditional observance of the 40th wedding anniversary: ruby. My birthstone! Send any gifts you don't like to me.
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Post by pookie on May 9, 2009 2:10:25 GMT
Ok thats a deal . I will swap for your red shoes . Not a fan of rubies.
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Post by lola on May 9, 2009 3:15:20 GMT
Whoa. Tons of good ideas. So glad no one mentioned an iron, even in jest.
I'd think an antique store would be a good place to browse.
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Post by BigIain on May 9, 2009 9:12:26 GMT
Does it have to be Iron though.... seriously?
I would imagine that anything you give will be well recieved Gyro.
Its my parents 50th this year!
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Post by bazfaz on May 9, 2009 9:31:20 GMT
A biography of La Dame de Fer.
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Post by Jazz on May 9, 2009 14:47:16 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on May 9, 2009 14:58:23 GMT
Whoa. Tons of good ideas. So glad no one mentioned an iron, even in jest. Ha ~~ Imec did! What can you do ........ he's a guy.
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Post by lola on May 9, 2009 17:31:05 GMT
Bixa, I could tell you stories about similar "gifts" that would curl your hair.
I know! A curling iron.
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Post by gyro on May 9, 2009 22:29:43 GMT
Yes, I, it has to be iron.
First anniversary was paper, and I had a handmade card specially produced for her, incorporating a piece of her wedding dress material.
2nd was cotton and I gave her some Alessi tableware when we were at Stonehenge.
3rd was leather and I bought a nice pair of RED leather Mary Jane style shoes.
4th was linen, and I had some Russian words printed on linen and framed for her.
5th was wood, and I got a wooden acorn made which we hang in the house as a good luck/prosperous symbol.
So yeah, it is important. I like the idea of candlestick type thingies. Although she doesn't cook (apart from cake; she gives good cake) and we don't have a garden.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2009 22:55:41 GMT
Did you view the other suggestions G. aside from the garden and cookware? (not the iron,golf clubs or curling iron).
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Post by gyro on May 9, 2009 23:08:35 GMT
Yes, I did. Why do you ask ?
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2009 23:11:29 GMT
Because I thought there were some nice suggestions.
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Post by gyro on May 9, 2009 23:13:19 GMT
Indeed, but none were especially applicable to Mrs G. Apologies for not acknowledging the effort.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2009 23:16:37 GMT
I have seen some particularly beautiful both simple and ornate iron picture frames,contemporary and antique.
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Post by gyro on May 9, 2009 23:18:41 GMT
Personally, I would consider iron picture frames, but I know that Mrs G wouldn't. Or, if she would, it would be WAAAAAAY too much of an uncalculated risk to try and guess what she would like ..
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2009 22:38:31 GMT
Do let us know what you decide on G. unless it's too personal of course.I thought the previous years gifts you mentioned were beautiful,particularly the embroidered linen item.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 12, 2009 5:37:22 GMT
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Post by spindrift on May 12, 2009 7:10:38 GMT
I would be happy to be given a cast-iron trivet (for putting a saucepan or teapot on).
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Post by gyro on May 12, 2009 8:23:16 GMT
See, that'd be great as almost all our cookware is Le Creuset. Problem is, I do the cooking ....
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Post by bazfaz on May 12, 2009 11:48:09 GMT
We have a couple of iron candle holders that fix to the wall. They look lovely. Robert Welch makes them.
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Post by gyro on May 12, 2009 11:54:57 GMT
So far, that's looking the most applicable gift ....
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Post by imec on May 12, 2009 12:26:18 GMT
Ha ~~ Imec did! What can you do ........ he's a guy. Did you view the other suggestions G. aside from the garden and cookware? (not the iron,golf clubs or curling iron). Maybe a guy, BUT, a guy that does the best ironing in the house (a skill one picks up through too much business travel). My wife LOVES it when I iron her stuff. BTW, all my suggestions except the golf clubs were "in jest". As for the golf clubs, I gave my wife a new set for Mothers day a couple of years back and she loved them. As for anniversaries, we've always thought that celebrating them makes a marriage feel like a marathon and most have passed without either of us remembering. I did arranged surprise trips for our 20th and 25th though - time together in a special place is the absolute best gift for us, tradition be damned.
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