Xmas xmas xmas
Dec. 20th, 2024 03:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
maeve66I wrapped all my presents this afternoon. R. and R. are coming over this evening, maybe in an hour or so, to decorate the tree. I bought a new garland this year (well, three six-foot strings) that made me think of Bollywood a little. And some more lights. We'll see.
I like what I've gotten for people... mostly.
My dad -- a globe paperweight made of American rocks and crystals -- the map is good, mostly, considering that it's 3 inches in diameter. But the larger groups of islands are basically small white rectangles, which looks like they're being censored. Indonesia, Madagascar, the entire Caribbean.
My stepmother -- a purple peony cotton sateen yukata, XL (hope that is not too large)
My sister -- garnet earrings and a garnet necklace. I never, ever feel like I get RQ something she actually wants, and I foresee this will be more of the same, and also suspect that she might already have at least one set of garnet earrings, possibly from me years ago... I also got her a 500 piece puzzle of international stamps. Oh -- and an enameled ball point pen (one for RQ, RFM, and RQM)
My brother-in-law -- I think this is really cool, but it is ALMOST UNMANAGEABLY HEAVY. It's a world historical atlas with maps and infographics for EVERYTHING. I opened to the lead up to the Reconquista, which is synchronicity since this year's Illuminated Manuscript model was about that very thing, a letter from Leonor to her mother Eleanor of Aquitaine.
My older niece R. -- 1) a Mondrian artist's mannequin* (and the enameled pen); 2) a Topadorn ceramic travel mug for tea (or whatever; 3) 2 boxes of Wagh Bakri masala chai tea bags.
My younger niece R. (who turns 21 on Christmas Day) -- 1) two books -- James, by Percival Everett, and Libertie, by Kaitlyn Greenidge (and the enameled pen); 2) a Topadorn ceramic travel mug for tea (Rosie's is blue fish grafitti on a white background; Ruby's is similar coloring but old sailing ships, in a nod to The Terror); 3) 2 boxes of Wagh Bakri masala chai tea bags.
And (thanks Ruby, for reminding me that this would be a good gift) for Rosie's birthday, a donation to the PCRF in the amount of $50.
*It's just one of those twelve inch wooden artist's mannequins, but it's painted to look like a work by Piet Mondrian.
I like what I've gotten for people... mostly.
My dad -- a globe paperweight made of American rocks and crystals -- the map is good, mostly, considering that it's 3 inches in diameter. But the larger groups of islands are basically small white rectangles, which looks like they're being censored. Indonesia, Madagascar, the entire Caribbean.
My stepmother -- a purple peony cotton sateen yukata, XL (hope that is not too large)
My sister -- garnet earrings and a garnet necklace. I never, ever feel like I get RQ something she actually wants, and I foresee this will be more of the same, and also suspect that she might already have at least one set of garnet earrings, possibly from me years ago... I also got her a 500 piece puzzle of international stamps. Oh -- and an enameled ball point pen (one for RQ, RFM, and RQM)
My brother-in-law -- I think this is really cool, but it is ALMOST UNMANAGEABLY HEAVY. It's a world historical atlas with maps and infographics for EVERYTHING. I opened to the lead up to the Reconquista, which is synchronicity since this year's Illuminated Manuscript model was about that very thing, a letter from Leonor to her mother Eleanor of Aquitaine.
My older niece R. -- 1) a Mondrian artist's mannequin* (and the enameled pen); 2) a Topadorn ceramic travel mug for tea (or whatever; 3) 2 boxes of Wagh Bakri masala chai tea bags.
My younger niece R. (who turns 21 on Christmas Day) -- 1) two books -- James, by Percival Everett, and Libertie, by Kaitlyn Greenidge (and the enameled pen); 2) a Topadorn ceramic travel mug for tea (Rosie's is blue fish grafitti on a white background; Ruby's is similar coloring but old sailing ships, in a nod to The Terror); 3) 2 boxes of Wagh Bakri masala chai tea bags.
And (thanks Ruby, for reminding me that this would be a good gift) for Rosie's birthday, a donation to the PCRF in the amount of $50.
*It's just one of those twelve inch wooden artist's mannequins, but it's painted to look like a work by Piet Mondrian.