Saturday 15 January 2011

Christmas past Christmas presents

Christmas is long gone and this will be my last festive post for a long time, honest, but I thought you might be wondering how Mr FF and I managed our £5 gift exchange this year since we hardly got out because of the snow.
I only gave Mr FF two gifts but they were both very well received, a pair of socks I knitted from some charity shop wool that wasn't particularly interesting so I added a bit of cable to a rib pattern and a cd of songs in Italian we have both been enjoying so maybe a bit more of the language will penetrate.Mr FF did surprisingly well, giving me a couple of charity shop paperbacks, from our village market a handmade candle, some delicous dark chocolate drops that are really meant for cooking but are being munched, a handful of vanilla scented tea lights and finally a little Converse boot charm. I also wanted to show you the two gorgeous tea towels I received from my friend Barb in the USA, though we have never met she knows me so well and has a wonderful knack of sending just the right thing, in the past a lovely sock pattern book and now these. I don't know if she realised how partial I am to a pretty tea towel, these are crackers and so me, thanks Barb.The snow has finally gone and the rain has arrived but it's nice to be able to look out onto green instead of white and anticipate spring though I have been thinking about next Christmas and how I should get organised, knit more gifts and try to spend the whole of my £5 budget next time.

14 comments:

  1. I want Mr FF to do my shopping. I couldn't buy 2 paperbacks for 5 quid in the charity shops here and he managed to add all those extras.

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  2. Its a brilliant idea and one my friend and I do. I enjoy shopping for her much more than I do anyone else, Well done Mr FF! xxx

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  3. Love the socks you knitted Mr FF, I have yet to try a pair of patterned socks, very clever hubby to find you such lovely pressies for a fiver.

    florrie x

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  4. Some lovely gifts, lucky lady!
    love the idea that spring is on it's way!
    love
    Lyn
    xxx

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  5. Your husband is a great shopper!! All those gifts for five pounds!!

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  6. I love hubby's socks, they look really cosy. He is very clever to have bought you reading matter and pretty things all in one go.

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  7. Hello Jenny! Glad to hear you are snow-free at last. What wonderful offerings from a mere £5 note! The thought put in to present giving is worth so much more than the monetary value. Have a great week! Ros

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  8. Good old Mr FF came up trumps! What a fabulous selection of goodies he managed to find. Isn't it amazing what great pleasures can be found in such a small monetary amount! I do admire you for knitting black socks too - my poor eyes would have refused after the first cuff I think! Mr JK has to wear bright socks if he wants handknits! Have a good week.

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  9. Hi, Jenny! What a great idea is your £5 gift-giving! And well done Mr FF! Do love the sock--I love that single cable up the ankle. And those cheery tea-towels are marvels. Very happy colors--brings a little summer to winter, don't they? :o) Happy Days ((HUGS))

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  10. Where DID you find him? That was such clever shopping on his behalf. I am with Liz on this: our charity shops are charging way too much these days for paperbacks etc.

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  11. well done both - you've treated each other to some lovely things without spending a smal fortune. and the teatowels are great!

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  12. Ahhhhhh! But since technically the yarn is for socks for other people, surely that makes it ok, doesn't it? Anyway, I'm blaming Mr JK, as he sanctioned the purchase!

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  13. Of all the bloggers in blogland to be making a seasonal post in January I truly wasn't expecting it to be you!! Great gifts for a fiver, that Mr FF of yours has an incredible knack for frugal shopping! Nice new tea towels too, right up your street. I wouldn't come and visit me if I were you, I've made another Christmas card!

    Hugs
    Brenda

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  14. It is amazing how far £5 will go when you are thrify with it. You both did very well on the giving and receiving fronts.

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