Our gift to my sister-in-law

@JudyEv (326675)
Rockingham, Australia
December 24, 2021 6:01pm CST
We don’t have many people to buy presents for nowadays. Our sons are miles away and we usually give them gift cards as postage is so expensive and more and more unreliable. But I bought this gardening set for my sister-in-law. There are gardening gloves, secateurs, a kneeling pad and some tools. We are going there for Christmas dinner. It’s supposed to get to 42°C sometime today. In the meantime, I wish all my friends a wonderful Christmas. I should have posted this yesterday and I know many will be too busy to log on to myLot today. But the good wishes are still flying out my door.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
25 Dec 21
Merry Christmas! I can't offer you any cooler weather this time. It's 22.2C here today. But that still beats 107F! Are you sure you and Vince wouldn't like to take a Christmas holiday trip and come here?
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@JudyEv (326675)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Dec 21
It's very tempting!! I'm just glad we're retired and can, hopefully, find a cool spot and stay there.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
25 Dec 21
@JudyEv I wish you a very heartfelt good luck!
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@franxav (13653)
• India
25 Dec 21
Merry Christmas Judy and Vince and to all in your family.
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@JudyEv (326675)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Dec 21
Thanks very much. I hope your day is going well.
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@youless (112164)
• Guangzhou, China
25 Dec 21
This is a very useful and practical Christmas gift Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
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@youless (112164)
• Guangzhou, China
26 Dec 21
@JudyEv It is the winter here but now very old in the past days. However, today finally it is cold and it is 8 degrees now. It is a cold temperature for us...
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@JudyEv (326675)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Dec 21
Thank you very much. Is it hot where you are? What season are you in? I guess it must be winter.
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@wolfgirl569 (96449)
• Marion, Ohio
25 Dec 21
That looks like a very nice set. Merry Christmas
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@wolfgirl569 (96449)
• Marion, Ohio
25 Dec 21
@JudyEv She will be here tonight. I have her tree all ready
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@JudyEv (326675)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Dec 21
Thanks. How did the monster like her hoodies?
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@Dena91 (15934)
• United States
25 Dec 21
Merry Christmas to you and Vince.
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@JudyEv (326675)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Dec 21
Thanks very much. I read that you'd had a nice Christmas Eve.
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@prasuns (1288)
• New Delhi, India
25 Dec 21
Too hot at your place, it is much cooler here. Nice idea for a gift which can be used in day-to-day life. Merry Christmas.
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@JudyEv (326675)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Dec 21
Thank you and yes, it is too hot to be comfortable ouside. Luckily, it's cooler in the house.
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@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
25 Dec 21
The gardening set looks good! We have always been complaining about the hot weather in Malaysia here, but I think it's even hotter in Summer over there, right? I suppose you all had wonderful Christmas dinner together.
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@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
16 Jan 22
@JudyEv It's humid in Malaysia. I still remember when I studied in Australia, I couldn't really stand the heat and dryness during Summer, though I really enjoyed the winter. My first time experienced winter and snow.
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@JudyEv (326675)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Dec 21
I'm not sure if it is hotter here or not. At least it doesn't usually get very humid.
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@JudyEv (326675)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jan 22
@kaka135 Haha - I still can't say I've really 'experienced' snow.
@rebelann (111430)
• El Paso, Texas
25 Dec 21
Yes, anymore no one seems to do more than buy gift cards instead of actual gifts. I'm sure your SIL will really like that gift.
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@rebelann (111430)
• El Paso, Texas
25 Dec 21
Yeah plus it's so blasted expensive to send packages. Gift cards have become a very popular thing to give.
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@JudyEv (326675)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Dec 21
We usually like to buy gifts but when kids are so far away it's hard to know what they'd like.
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@JudyEv (326675)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Dec 21
@rebelann Our postage has gone up to glory too and the service is now quite unreliable.
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@xFiacre (12499)
• Ireland
25 Dec 21
@judyev Happy hot Christmas Judy and Vince. May the sun be kind to you by turning itself down a bit.
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@xFiacre (12499)
• Ireland
25 Dec 21
@JudyEv We’re hovering around 7C, it’s just after 8 and still dark and we’re about to set out for Church for a Christmas sing. When we get back we’ll suffer an invasion of angelic grandchildren for one hour then, in the quiet gloom relieved by twinkling Christmas tree lights, we’ll sit down to lamb roasted in a garlic, anchovy and rosemary paste.
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@JudyEv (326675)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Dec 21
@xFiacre You have an oxymoron there - suffering and angelic. But the lamb sounds to die for. I've told Vince about the paste. He likes anchovies.
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@JudyEv (326675)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Dec 21
Thank you. It's 41C at the moment but still supposed to go up to 42C. It's okay. We have plenty of cold drinks.
@just4him (308693)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Dec 21
That's a beautiful gift. Merry Christmas. I'll be here for a couple of hours and then I'll be spending time with my son and his girlfriend when they come for Christmas brunch.
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@just4him (308693)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Dec 21
@JudyEv I did. It was wonderful.
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@JudyEv (326675)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Dec 21
I'm sure you would have enjoyed your time with your son and his girlfriend.
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@Ronrybs (17957)
• London, England
26 Dec 21
A handy little kit. I have gotten my gardening tools one at a time
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@JudyEv (326675)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Dec 21
I have part of a shelf in the garage which is for 'gardening' and I try to put my tools back there instead of leaving them here, there and everywhere else.
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@Ronrybs (17957)
• London, England
27 Dec 21
@JudyEv Same here. One thing about buying gardening tools as you need them is that by no stretch of the imagination can you call them a set!
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@Babino (5761)
• Morocco
27 Dec 21
This is such a great gift !! I hope you all had a very nice Christmas.
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@JudyEv (326675)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Dec 21
Thank you and yes, we did have a lovely Christmas. Is it something you celebrate?
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@JudyEv (326675)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Dec 21
@Babino Not long now till New Year. We will be staying with friends for three or four nights over New Year.
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@Babino (5761)
• Morocco
27 Dec 21
@JudyEv glad to hear that. Not really but we do celebrate the New year's eve.
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@Softncuddly (1600)
25 Dec 21
Merry Christmas I know the feeling. It's just me and my mom together. And to make it sad, eversince I got sick I haven't been working regularly. I'm sad, that I still couldn't work so I couldn't buy my mom a present. The only present I could give her is to bake and cook for her.
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@JudyEv (326675)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Dec 21
I'm sorry you haven't been able to work but I'm sure your mother understands and she would appreciate you cooking and baking for her.
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@JudyEv (326675)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 21
@Softncuddly Hopefully your turn will come later.
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28 Dec 21
@JudyEv thank you. Yes, she does but I feel bad I couldn't do much. I'm supposed to be the one to help her but instead she's the one doing it.
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@Caurfebri (248)
• Indonesia
25 Dec 21
Nice gift. Merry Christmas to you too.
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@JudyEv (326675)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Dec 21
Thank you. Do you celebrate Christmas?
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• Indonesia
26 Dec 21
There is no celebration here.
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@JudyEv (326675)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Dec 21
@Caurfebri When will your next celebration take place?
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@GardenGerty (157908)
• United States
25 Dec 21
What a nice gardening kit. I am sure she will enjoy. It is nice to share good wishes even for more than a day.
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@JudyEv (326675)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Dec 21
We are home again now but she was really pleased with the set so that's good.
@jstory07 (135121)
• Roseburg, Oregon
25 Dec 21
The gardening set is really nice. I hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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@jstory07 (135121)
• Roseburg, Oregon
25 Dec 21
@JudyEv Just me and my husband which is ok with us.
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@JudyEv (326675)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Dec 21
Thank you. Were you able to celebrate with family?
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@LadyDuck (460403)
• Switzerland
25 Dec 21
This is a beautiful gift. I pity you being there on a such hot day, but I wish to all of you a very Merry Christmas.
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@LadyDuck (460403)
• Switzerland
25 Dec 21
@JudyEv We had a very pleasant Christmas Eve dinner, we are enjoying a quiet Christmas Day.
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@JudyEv (326675)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Dec 21
Thanks for the good wishes and I hope you are having a very lovely Christmas too.
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@aninditasen (15804)
• Raurkela, India
25 Dec 21
They look good but I don't do gardening now. Merry Christmas.
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@JudyEv (326675)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Dec 21
My SIL loves her garden so hopefully these will get a lot of use.
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@aninditasen (15804)
• Raurkela, India
26 Dec 21
@JudyEv Surely they are useful for someone who loves gardening.
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@LindaOHio (158580)
• United States
25 Dec 21
That's a nice gift. Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas.
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@JudyEv (326675)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Dec 21
Thanks for the good wishes. I hope you had a nice day.
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@LindaOHio (158580)
• United States
26 Dec 21
@JudyEv It was very quiet and uneventful but nice.
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@Rashnag (30594)
• Surat, India
25 Dec 21
Glad to know about the gift you gave. It's a thoughtful gift. Merry Christmas to you and your family dear
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@JudyEv (326675)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Dec 21
Thanks for the good wishes.
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@Rashnag (30594)
• Surat, India
26 Dec 21
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