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Tom!'s avatar

But what were the pandemic presents your wife gave you??

Paul Bloom's avatar

Fair enough. One is personal but the other one was a really nice chess set.

Dane's avatar

Came here to say the same thing. Cruel not to say, lol

Mark's avatar

In Germany that would have been toilet-paper. Flour, yeast and some other items also disappeared - but chess-sets? ;)

Brand Anatomy's avatar

"Buy a special version of an everyday thing" this is great!

Make an every day item feel special and every time they use it they will think of you

Leon Hewer's avatar

"...messed-up kid". Ok, I am hooked and very much looking forward to the forthcoming memoir.

AC's avatar

I’m sorry you didn’t get to thank Faith. Maybe this blogger’s grandmother was onto something:

https://downsouth.house/blogs/news/never-say-thank-you-for-passalong-plants

What Faith passed along did grow, didn't it?

John Durrant's avatar

Finding the extraordinary in the ordinary is a principle worth applying to all aspects of life.

David Donoghue's avatar

Great advice, thank you for sharing!