*The Holly and the Ivy* and the You Know What 2013 Chatter Thread.

Hanley25

Hi all. I'm after a little bit of advice. It's dh's grandad's 80th birthday this weekend and we have bought him 2 whiskey glasses and had them engraved. The problem is the glasses didn't come in a box and I'm not sure how to wrap them. Does anyone know of anywhere I could find a nice basket/box that I could put them in, maybe with some tissue paper. I also wanted to get a nice bottle of whiskey to go with them but I'm not a whiskey drinker and have no idea which are the best ones. Any help will be much appreciated.

moneysavingmumofone

Happy Birthday Ameyturtle and Jozy! xxx

Im not sure if Ill have time to go to the dentists tomorrow as I need to post 11 parcels and OH has work at 2 (needs to leave at 1.30) and we're not the best at getting out of the door quickly lol so dont think Ill fit it in. Think Ill have to call and try and get an early appointment on Saturday, we're not leaving until 11am ish so hopefully they'll have something before then. Ive done half the packing and will try to finish it tonight as we're normally rushing around shoving things in the car at the last minute!

dropsofjupiter

Hanley25 wrote: »

Hi all. I'm after a little bit of advice. It's dh's grandad's 80th birthday this weekend and we have bought him 2 whiskey glasses and had them engraved. The problem is the glasses didn't come in a box and I'm not sure how to wrap them. Does anyone know of anywhere I could find a nice basket/box that I could put them in, maybe with some tissue paper. I also wanted to get a nice bottle of whiskey to go with them but I'm not a whiskey drinker and have no idea which are the best ones. Any help will be much appreciated.

http://www.paperchase.co.uk/gift-wrapping/gift-boxes-+amp-bags/icat/gpgiftboxesandbags/?esp_filter_pdxttype=gift+boxes

Not sure on sizes but there are some plainer ones there if DH's Grandad isn't a fan of flowers! As for whisky, my OH loves Glenfiddich, the older the better, unfortunately the older the pricier!

Trendyjenny

Hanley25 wrote: »

Hi all. I'm after a little bit of advice. It's dh's grandad's 80th birthday this weekend and we have bought him 2 whiskey glasses and had them engraved. The problem is the glasses didn't come in a box and I'm not sure how to wrap them. Does anyone know of anywhere I could find a nice basket/box that I could put them in, maybe with some tissue paper. I also wanted to get a nice bottle of whiskey to go with them but I'm not a whiskey drinker and have no idea which are the best ones. Any help will be much appreciated.

Whiskey can be expensive if it a single malt (the best) .
my dad drinks bells or jack Daniels both recommended x(blended malts but nice ) does he drink with coke or oj ? Small can too ?

Hanley25

dropsofjupiter wrote: »

http://www.paperchase.co.uk/gift-wrapping/gift-boxes-+amp-bags/icat/gpgiftboxesandbags/?esp_filter_pdxttype=gift+boxes

Not sure on sizes but there are some plainer ones there if DH's Grandad isn't a fan of flowers! As for whisky, my OH loves Glenfiddich, the older the better, unfortunately the older the pricier!

Thanks. Those boxes are great, just what I'm looking for. :T

Trendyjenny wrote: »

Whiskey can be expensive if it a single malt (the best) .
my dad drinks bells or jack Daniels both recommended x(blended malts but nice ) does he drink with coke or oj ? Small can too ?

Thanks. I know my brother likes Jack Daniels so that may be a good one to go for. I asked my MIL what was best to get (it's her dad) and she just said "whiskey is whiskey!" But I know that's probably not the case for someone who is a whiskey drinker! :rotfl:

freespirit66

Just quickly popped in, i cant believe i have just sat pinning on Pinterest for 3 hours!!!!! No wonder i never get anything done, i just disappear into another world when i open my laptop
MRSINVISIBLE yayy i think it has finally gone i havent had any pain tonight and i have been able to sit on laptop, thankyou, it must have put your mind at rest seeing where your FIL is living now
HANLEY also Clintons used to do a variety of sizes of boxes but not cheap in there, re the whisky cant help im afraid
MONEYSAVINGMUMOFONE hope you do manage to get to dentist before your holiday, if you arent on again before you go have a lovely time hope the weather isnt too cold!

Night everyone

Nanamia

:bdaycake: Ameytrurtle and Jozy :bdaycake:

Two birthday girls, I hope you've been spoilt rotten

moneysavingmumofone please please please find time The last thing you want to be thinking of on your hols is your blooming teeth or worse still having to go to a strange dentist as an emergency:( If I don't bump into you before Saturday morning have a wonderful wonderful holiday filled with making memories You so deserve a break come bouncing back refreshed and full of tales to make us smile xxx (but dentist first)
mrsinvisible I know what you mean about the care home! But sounds better than most doesn't it? How wonderful that he hung onto his independence into his 90s but sad that it was suddenly snatched
How is he coping? Bless him.
Trendy I have you to thank for spending an age browsing Paperchase I love that shop but rarely get there nowadays
Hanley the boxes from there look brill don't they, I hope you are sorted How are you getting on with SiLs invites? Has she made any decisions yet?
freespirit wooo hooo goodbye stinking migraine and don't rear your ugly head again:rotfl:
You poor thing that went on for days didn't it. I have to ration myself on Pintrest you can easily loose days on there. Better than cleaning tho

Thanks for the best wishes for my friend, she is so brave well she doesn't think so- as she says she's really got no option. She hasn't really an option facing the treatment but her attitude makes a huge difference not only to her but to those close to her too. Another superstar

I'd like to report a good day today I've been really quite motivated:T well done me. Done lots of little jobs that I've been avoiding, finished the odd jobs that needed doing on the sewing machine so that it can go back to my BFF (another space cleared) Washed the inside of all my windows as window cleaner had been Wednesday:) sparkling. Then to the hospital with friend and had quite a giggle and a good chat. And this evening visited DD so an hour with DGD She's spending daylight hours at ours for the next two days whilst having flooring fitted so will she snooze in her new room??? Who knows

Has anybody heard from pinksteps? I'm really getting quite worried about Linky Any ideas xxx

Nanamia

I see I've still not got to grips with changing the fonts etc. huge apologies some underlined, some in italics and one bold! Will try harder tomoz, hope it's not made anyone dizzy xxx

FeistyFidget

Hanley, the card factory has wonderful boxes that are quite economical

OMO where are you?

Nana, your friend is so flipping amazing! So many would have just given up, but she sounds like such a trooper.

Sorry for anyone I may have missed, not feeling too great at the moment so concentration is a little lax. Hope you all have a lovely weekend

PoppyGirl

Hello - just wanted to check in quickly with you all and say I'm lurking but apologies for not keeping up, I don't get on every day so don't want to reply to some people and miss others!

Just to let you know I'm thinking of you all and I'm about!

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