Gifts for my father - part one
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (366114)
Rockingham, Australia
November 26, 2025 7:42pm CST
My Dad was hard to buy for at Christmas and birthdays. When I was little, I might have given him initialled handkerchiefs but in later years I got quite creative – in my humble opinion. 
One year, my brother and I got him some writing paper that had a letterhead giving the name and address of the farm, with matching envelopes. Dad had a Merino (sheep) stud at the time.
Stationery with letterheads was quite a big deal at the time. I had a friend at the local printers who helped with it all. But at the time, getting the name of the farm to curve neatly over the address was very tricky and it was just the tiniest bit wonky. Nowadays, with computers and all the technology available it would be a breeze.
The photo is of one of my father’s prize rams.
One year, my brother and I got him some writing paper that had a letterhead giving the name and address of the farm, with matching envelopes. Dad had a Merino (sheep) stud at the time.
Stationery with letterheads was quite a big deal at the time. I had a friend at the local printers who helped with it all. But at the time, getting the name of the farm to curve neatly over the address was very tricky and it was just the tiniest bit wonky. Nowadays, with computers and all the technology available it would be a breeze.
The photo is of one of my father’s prize rams.15 people like this
13 responses
@snowy22315 (199263)
• United States
15h
Poor sheep .he musta been hot in that get up. My grandparents had an aerial picture of their farm they liked quite a lot.
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@DaddyEvil (162457)
• United States
12h
I'm sure your dad appreciated the stationary and letterhead.
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@noni1959 (11236)
• United States
12h
Wow! That ram looks amazing but also like he would have so much weight on him. What a clever idea for a nice gift. I'm trying to think of something for my son. Each year it gets harder since he gets so much given to him by clients. I was just getting ready to order him a tactical stick and he just excitedly showed me a photo a client is sending him one!
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@BarBaraPrz (50814)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
2h
I remember giving my mother-in-law personalised stationery for Christmas one year. She did use it, too. That was when people still wrote letters... so long ago.
@LindaOHio (206907)
• United States
13h
That's a great picture. Very clever gift idea.
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