This is the gift I'm so proud of. These are four inch square glass coasters displaying my photos of a tree atop Mt Pleasant. The gift exchange was at a party on Mt Pleasant and probably everyone knows where the tree is, tho' no one has as close a relationship with it as I do.
My note accompanying the gift explains:
I take lots of pictures of this tree.I'm happy to say that the person who went home with the gift loves the photos and will probably not replace them with his own.
I call it "The Mt Pleasant Tree"
and we've kind of become friends.
P.S. You can use your own tree
or your own friend
or whatever...
On the flip side, the gift I drew is this hilarious book by Amy Sedaris. The subtitle, "Hospitality under the Influence," says it all. I was second to draw a gift, giving the other eleven people a chance to steal my gift. (see my description of the gift exchange process) I managed to intimidate everyone to leave it with me. It helped that ten of the thirteen guests were men. To put them off I had only to hold up a few of the comical graphic illustrations of things only girls talk about and only in private. The other two women were the hosts and they were too kind to disappoint me by stealing the gift, tho' one said she's going to buy a copy for herself. In defense of my men friends, the gift was contributed by a man who said he spent an hour in Borders reading the book and laughing out loud.
2 comments:
Those pics are beautiful Mary Ann! I'd have been glad to get them.
We do a similar thing with my SIL's family at Christmas and call it a Chinese Polyanna - lots of fun!
That's a stunningly beautiful series, Mary Ann. What a delightful idea. You should indeed be proud of them. I'm happy that the recipient appreciated them.
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