General Chat

Hotair balloon ,its fantastic and once isnt enough,

Wishful thinking for yourself John :-D :-D

A nice photo of you so that he can gaze at you when you go to yoga. And a document officially drawn up with a solicitor and signed by yourself in front of two independent witnesses.


The document should absolve him from any job lists after retirement. Electrical jobs are dangerous, you must not expect him to climb steps or do anything dirty after 65, he can catch a cold or pull something if gardening. He must not be allowed to do anything- repeat anything - round the house or estate, Paula.

Lol Ann we will have him sorted between us xxxx

and he can use his new camera in the gardens as well.

Barbie he is counting down the days to retirement, and I have a very long list of jobs for him <3

Thats that sorted for you then Paula. I am sure K will love it. :-D

Well done Ann :-)

Ann I have just checked out the website, I am going to buy the family package for us and the grandchildren. Thank you for reminding me we talked about it when we were at Chatsworth last year. I will go back online and have a browse.

There are a number of magazines for gadget lovers - how about a subscription to one of them.

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AnninGlos. Fantastic idea we have talked about it. I will put it on my list.

We have a new hoover and super duper steam iron. My treat could be for me to teach him how to use them...... Now that does seem a good idea.

Hi Paula...depending on what you are looking for, perhaps a family photo or one of yourself as a keepsake for your hubby.......I have used this site lots of times for my family as special gifts.......just an idea, if not for now maybe another time :-) :-) <3

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Subscription joint to NT now you will have time to visit places, or English Heritage or similar in the local area.

I would buy him a new hoover or an iron
and tell him to get cracking pmsl

failing that I would get him one of those Victorian photos shoots :-D :-D

Merlin OHs son was given one for Christmas by his partner , he has nor used it yet. I will wait to see what he says.

Sharron, I am sure OH would be more than happy with that idea, but I just want to mark his milestone birthday with something special. We both give a donation to our chosen charity.

That's a great idea Sharron. :-)


When we celebrated our 25th anniversary, we asked for donations to the heart unit which was lead by my OH's consultant. We felt it would help others to be as fortunate as we had been. xx

A driving experiance at Brands Hatch,There,s a good Hotel on site and he will get the chance to drive top class sports and possibly Racing cars.something he will never forget.

Charitable donation in his name for somebody who hasn't got everything they need.

Andy thank you so much.

He has all of the, he has GPS in his new car.
I brought him a new camera/video camera on holiday last year.
We brought some light weight binoculars last year, they are fantastic fold up small enough to fit in my bag.
I said he was a Gadget man