Gifts that come from the heart-not just from the store.

As the Christmas season shopping gets underway in gusto in a week I wanted to share my annual list of gifts for family and friends. Some of the most meaningful gifts are not purchased at the mall.

    

     · Health club or museum membership

     · Date night in a basket-movie, wine, cheese

     · Gift cards

                  Restaurants

                  Events -Ticket Master has gift cards

                  Local Events-plays or concerts

                  To supplement their hobbies - spices,  fabric, sports

                  Massage or spa treatment

                  Lessons for a special hobby-music, ceramics, dance

                  Garden Center

· Magazine subscription

· Baked good of the month certificate-homemade goodness all year long

· "Of the Month" gift-fruit, flowers, etc.

· Cooking lessons at a local cooking school-make it for two and go along

· Gifts of home made food - frozen so they can use it when needed

· Gift of food or drink: specialty coffees, wines, teas, chocolates, cheese

· Gifts of time-Plan a group activity

· Make a donation in honor of someone to their favorite charity

· Coupon for a free car wash/detailing-by yourself or a professional

· Think summer activity

· Plan activity from someone's Bucket List

· Special day with winery tour/s and lunch

· Electronic toll pass for the travelers

· Hunting/fishing license for the sportsman

· One or more sessions from a cleaning service

"Majestic Beauty Poinsettia" by Gretchen Hudock. A stained glass quilt.