My husband and I really enjoy watching hummingbirds. These beautiful birds have become our favorite backyard entertainment.
Hummingbirds are small, colorful birds with iridescent feathers. They are fascinating to watch because they can hover, fly right, left, up, down, backwards and even upside down.
They flap their wings about 80 times per second which causes a humming sound. Continue Reading
Simply put, my husband enjoys his rain gauge.
Randy is not only curious about how much it rains, but he also finds it useful to know how much to water the yard and flower beds.
In a previous post for Father’s Day, we purchased Randy a new E-Z Jumbo Rain Gauge to replace his father’s old gauge that eventually became weather worn.
Well… after three years that rain gauge stem broke while inserting it into the ground.
Instead of replacing it with the same brand, I found the World’s Coolest Rain Gauge that features interesting science behind it!
Archimedes of Syracuse, a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer, discovered the principle of water displacement, and it is demonstrated in this unique copper rain gauge (aka pluviometer).
I have too many Fancy Flip Flops SAID NO ONE EVER! Or at least that’s what my sweet sister-in-law, Nancy, would say.
A few years ago for a Mother’s Day gift, I gave her fancy flip flops with rhinestones. Then again a couple of months later another pair for her birthday.
At the end of the summer, Hallmark had a sale on colorful flip flops so I purchased two more pair just to surprise her! There’s a reason they call her Fancy Nancy! She loves to dress “Jazzy”.
Even though I knew it was the same type of gift over and over again, I also knew without a doubt how much she would enjoy wearing them. Continue Reading
3D Pop Up Greeting Cards are so beautiful and mesmerizing, they are almost a gift in itself. And they’re definitely keepsakes!
When you open one of these cards, instead of seeing words, you see the card magically come to life as it POPS UP into a unique design. They are truly miniature works of paper art!
You can buy 3D Pop Up Greeting Cards in all sorts of designs for all sorts of occasions. Some of them are designed to hold a gift card.
Although, do you even need an occasion to send a 3D greeting card with a pop up dragon, a pop up pirate ship or a pop up rocket? Send them just because the cards are badass and you want to surprise someone!
OK… my favorite mug is not advertised as being ergonomic. I just gave it that name.
The word ergonomic means well designed, usable, user-friendly and comfortable. All the adjectives that describes my favorite mug!
Several years ago, while visiting friends we made when living in Albuquerque, we played tourist by visiting Old Town. We had fun walking around the Square checking out each gift shop.
In one store, we watched pottery being made directly in front of us by artists. It’s truly amazing how plain brownish clay turns into beautiful colorful pottery. I like to think of it as usable art!
We’ve all experienced closing an umbrella while getting in and out of a car. What happens? We get wet no matter how fast we can close it.
How about giving someone a better designed umbrella as a gift?
I just happened to come across the video below that shows how an inverted umbrella design folds the reverse way to prevent the splash of rain as you enter or exit your car.
As you can see, your car door only needs to be open a crack for you to be able to open and close your umbrella.
Umbrellas are wonderful to keep you dry while opened but what happens when you close them? They drip rain water all over the floor.
The cool feature of the inverted umbrella is that it folds upward leaving the rain water trapped in the inward folds rather than getting your car floor or any floor wet.
It’s designed to self-stand upside down so it will air dry instead of leaning up against a wall which prevents the mess of rain water all over the floor.
Do you like surprises? I do! I received red roses from my friend, Karen. Even though that was a surprise in itself, that wasn’t the BIG surprise. She delivered roses in a gift bag with an collapsible, expandable vase.
What’s an collapsible, expandable vase you ask?
They are folded flower vases that do everything a glass vase can do except collect dust.
The vases are thin, strong, durable and amazingly stable. They will not leak.
Not only are they beautifully designed to display in the home or office, they are ideal for poolside and patio dining because they will never chip, scratch, or break.
I followed the instructions on the back of the package holding the vase.
Flowers bouquets are considered a perfect gift for any occasion. Although, realistically, women tend to appreciate the gift of flowers more than men. Not so with candy bouquets. Men, women and children love them equally!
A candy bouquet is like a flower arrangement except it uses candy instead of flowers.
Think about it. Not everyone has a favorite flower, but everyone has their favorite candy (or candies).
If you’re like me, you have more than one favorite candy. My perfect candy bouquet would contain Twix, Sour Patch Kids, Sweet Tart Gummies, Hershey’s Hugs, and Hershey’s Candy Cane Kisses.
Candy bouquets are a beautiful sight! They look expensive, but they can be created simply and inexpensively.
You can purchase pre-made candy bouquets, but by creating your own you can customize it to contain the gift recipient’s favorite flavors.
My co-worker Linda likes to surprise us at the office with gifts. She’s sweet like that!
Recently, she gave our ENTIRE Administration Team Coke bottles with our names on them. What a thoughtful gift because like most folks we love to see our names on things. It makes us feel special. Plus, everyone loves Coca-cola!
I have my Coke bottle still sitting on my shelf at work because I just can’t bring myself to open it just yet. It looks so cool!
To order a customized Coke bottle, visit www.shareacoke.com, and you can add anyone’s name to an 8 oz. bottle of Coke, Coke Zero or Diet Coke.
They make fun gifts for pretty much any occasion.
Have you ever heard of a ceramic woven bread basket that keeps bread warm? My sister-in-law received one for Christmas and now, I want one!
What I’ve always done to keep my bread warm is to wrap them up in a tea towel (just like my grandmother, mother and mother-in-law used to do) and place them in a wicker basket. Of course, they never stayed warm very long.
A heated Williams Sonoma ceramic woven bread basket will keep bread warm during your entire meal. Bread lovers can eat their second and third dinner rolls still warm!
It works by placing the ceramic bread basket in a 350°F oven for approximately 15 minutes. Afterwards, remove from the oven and line the basket with a cloth napkin before adding your bread, muffins or biscuits. Continue Reading
