western australia

A prickly gift

@JudyEv (381739)

Rockingham, Australia

December 21, 2022 11:30pm CST

We are going up the street aways this evening to visit our good friends. Their neighbours, also our friends, will be there too and the six of us will have a Christmas drink or three. We are taking a Baileys dip. We will have strawberries and wafer fingers for dipping. I thought it would be nice to give them a small gift so I’ve also bought each couple a tiny cactus which you can see in the photo. They are supposed to be really hardy so I hope that’s the case. To make it easier to carry them, we’ve covered empty margarine tubs with tinsel. Isn’t it amazing what you can do with a little imagination?

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@xFiacre (14782)

• Ireland

22 Dec 22

@JudyEv Pardon me for being so indelicate, but the black oval shapes behind the cacti made me think of toilet lids standing to attention, which reminds me that I haven’t wrapped any tinsel around my potty.

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@BarBaraPrz (51811)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

22 Dec 22

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 22

They certainly do look like toilet lids. I'm glad you pointed that out to me.

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@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

22 Dec 22

Those little cacti are so pretty and your idea to use empty margarine tubs is excellent.

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@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

23 Dec 22

@JudyEv Those little plants have powerful thorns.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 22

It saved any of us getting prickles in our fingers.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 22

@LadyDuck They do indeed and the fine prickles can be hard to extract.

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@rebelann (117196)

• El Paso, Texas

22 Dec 22

Those are really cute cacti, they'll probably love any sunny window they're put in. I was thinking about your dip idea when it hit me, mom used to make chocolate icing for her cakes and used bourbon in it for flavor, it was delicious and I'd love to make something like that as a dip for cookies.

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@rebelann (117196)

• El Paso, Texas

23 Dec 22

Yes, for those with a serious sweet tooth using cookies to top with this would be delicious.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Dec 22

@rebelann I've overdone the rich foods a bit lately and ended up with terrible stomach-aches so I'm going to go easy over Christmas.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 22

The dip was easy to make. If this was a bit thicker it would make a good topping.

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

22 Dec 22

You did such a lovely gift there Judy..really nice, I would love to get those. And some Baileys

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

23 Dec 22

@JudyEv It is lovely Judy

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 22

@RebeccasFarm Thanks

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 22

I wanted something to put the pots in so they wouldn't tip over and that could be handled without fear of getting pricked.

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@FourWalls (86568)

• United States

22 Dec 22

I like cacti. My former boss had a small one like that in his office. Enjoy your drink or three.

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@FourWalls (86568)

• United States

23 Dec 22

@JudyEv — and the fifth and the sixth?

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Dec 22

@FourWalls Are you psychic???

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 22

These are supposed to be very hardy. The three drinks were great but oohhh, that fourth one.

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@noni1959 (13009)

• United States

22 Dec 22

Those cactus are so neat. Very festive. You had me at Baileys. I haven't had that in so long, now might get a bottle for Christmas day. Have fun!

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 22

I've become quite partial to Baileys.

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@noni1959 (13009)

• United States

23 Dec 22

@JudyEv It's so good in coffee. I haven't tried the strawberry one but heard its good for a fancy drink.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Dec 22

@noni1959 I haven't tried the flavoured ones either. I don't really fancy them but they're probably really nice.

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@GardenGerty (169406)

• United States

22 Dec 22

The tinsel pots look so very Christmasy.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 22

It was a good way to dress up the tubs.

@snowy22315 (208746)

• United States

22 Dec 22

That looks very festive. Watch your fingers

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 22

They do have tiny prickles but weren't quite as harsh as I expected.

@allknowing (153544)

• India

23 Dec 22

Great idea using those tinsels even if you say so yourself

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

23 Dec 22

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 22

Which I did!

I thought maybe no-one else would say so. lol

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changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)

• China

22 Dec 22

You have gone to lots of trouble to make the imaginative gifts.Such gifts are nowhere to buy.

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@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)

• China

23 Dec 22

@JudyEv It is the thought that counts.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 22

These didn't cost very much but they would have been embarrassed with too big a gift.

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@jobelbojel (36791)

• Philippines

23 Dec 22

Nice looking design ideas.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 22

Thanks. I thought they looked quite nice.

@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

22 Dec 22

I really like the one on the left

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@BarBaraPrz (51811)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

22 Dec 22

I like the one on the right.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 22

@BarBaraPrz @wolfgirl569 They are both supposed to be extremely hardy and won't need a lot of watering.

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@nela13 (59367)

• Portugal

23 Dec 22

I don't like cactus but those are beautiful.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 22

They are pretty little things. You don't often see cacti with flowers.

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@nela13 (59367)

• Portugal

23 Dec 22

@JudyEv yes, it is very pretty.

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@oahuwriter (26773)

• United States

23 Dec 22

Yes, excellent! Have fun!

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 22

Thanks. We had a very pleasant evening with our friends.

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@oahuwriter (26773)

• United States

24 Dec 22

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@BarBaraPrz (51811)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

22 Dec 22

Will they get to choose which cactus they get or will it be up to you?

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 22

I let them choose. But they did umm and ahhh a bit.

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@LindaOHio (222222)

• United States

22 Dec 22

I really like the cacti. I would love to get one. They are low maintenance. Have a great day.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 22

These should go for ages without water if they get forgotten.

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@Beestring (15373)

• Hong Kong

22 Dec 22

That's a nice gift. Beautiful cactus plants..

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 22

They are very pretty with the tiny little flowers.

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