[Idyllchat] Re: Gift ideas for landlord

robert w. miller rwm1029@chartertn.net
Fri, 7 Jul 2006 16:28:20 -0400


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One year we took the recipe and the makings for a Southern pecan pie.  =
The only trouble was that we forgot the pecans!  Had a devil of a time =
finding pecans in Switzerland but finally did.

Bob Miller
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Joan Herriges=20
  To: MARVIN BRUXVOORT ; Betty Crocker ; idyllchat@lists.untours.com ; =
Sonny Culverhouse=20
  Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 3:41 PM
  Subject: Re: [Idyllchat] Re: Gift ideas for landlord


  My 2 cents.  Always take a hand-made items.  This year was hand =
quilted "chicken and chick pin cushions".  Thought perhaps Lilo, the =
baroness at the castle, would prefer to give this humble item to Frau =
Schmidt, the cook/handyfrau.  No way--she just adored them.  Ciggies and =
whiskey!??!  Whew!  Cheers.  Joan.=20

  P. S.  Though, on a very cold, stormy, evening in late May at the =
Castle--a wee dram might have tasted very good!
    ----- Original Message -----=20
    From: MARVIN BRUXVOORT=20
    To: Betty Crocker ; idyllchat@lists.untours.com ; Sonny Culverhouse=20
    Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 12:04 PM
    Subject: Re: [Idyllchat] Re: Gift ideas for landlord


    I'll add my two cents worth. We have a T.J. Max in Fort Collins, and =
always check their blank
     note cards as the quality of them is generally good. One time I =
found "Van Gogh's bouquets", 20
    cards and envelopes in a nice box. The size was 4 3/4 by 6 3/4.  I =
get several of the same
    if they have them and keep them for hostess gifts. The landlady in =
Switzerland just loved them,
    as she loved Van Gogh.  Joyce Bruxvoort----- Original Message -----=20
      From: Sonny Culverhouse=20
      To: Betty Crocker ; idyllchat@lists.untours.com=20
      Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 11:49 AM
      Subject: Re: [Idyllchat] Re: Gift ideas for landlord


      Ha, I was about to say that there may be some on here who would go =
purchase a small apt just to rent to untourists if we begin handing out =
gifts like that.  Then again, perhaps that's exactly what some of them =
would like......if you can know which ones.  I don't smoke, but I =
noticed that most Europeans do, and I don't drink bourbon (scotch for =
me), but I did note that bourbon over there is very expensive, sort of =
like scotch is here.  Hey, do what works.  Of course, if you take them =
only to learn that your landlord doesn't use either, then you can return =
with them, but that'll then cause you to lose your own 1 liter that =
customs would allow you to return with of something that you want from =
over there.  Ha, I can see where this may become a fun idyll-chat piece, =
perhaps one of the best!  It still may be a very good idea.  Professions =
who teach "creativity" will tell you that if you want a good answer for =
something to just brain storm "what would I never do/give/say/whatever, =
with a bunch of people, and afterwards,  it's likely that you'll find =
the answer within that list.  So yours should be considered, based on =
that.  I do hope that you're a good sport. ..sonny of Virginia


      At 05:02 AM 7/7/2006 -0400, Betty Crocker wrote:

        American cigarettes is a good idea if they smoke.  One of the =
landlords
        asked us to bring cigarettes back from one of our excursions.  =
Our bourbon
        is also expensive for them and difficult to come by.  A german =
friend of
        ours kept a bottle of bourbon in her refrig for her father when =
he visited
        here.
        Betty

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>One year we took the recipe and the makings for =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Bob Miller</FONT></DIV>
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  <A title=3Djoanherriges@sbcglobal.net=20
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dmjbrux@msn.com=20
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 07, 2006 =
3:41 PM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Idyllchat] Re: =
Gift ideas=20
  for landlord</DIV>
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  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>My 2 cents.&nbsp; Always take a hand-made =
items.&nbsp;=20
  This year was hand quilted "chicken and chick pin cushions".&nbsp; =
Thought=20
  perhaps Lilo, the baroness at the castle, would prefer to give this =
humble=20
  item to Frau Schmidt, the cook/handyfrau.&nbsp; No way--she just =
adored=20
  them.&nbsp; Ciggies and whiskey!??!&nbsp;&nbsp;Whew!&nbsp; =
Cheers.&nbsp;=20
  Joan.&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>P. S.&nbsp; Though, on a very cold, =
stormy,&nbsp;evening=20
  in late May at the Castle--a wee dram might have tasted very=20
good!</FONT></DIV>
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BRUXVOORT</A>=20
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    <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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    href=3D"mailto:crock1@bellsouth.net">Betty Crocker</A> ; <A=20
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    <A title=3Deac@rev.net href=3D"mailto:eac@rev.net">Sonny =
Culverhouse</A> </DIV>
    <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 07, 2006 =
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    <DIV>I'll add my two cents worth. We have a T.J. Max in Fort =
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    always check their blank</DIV>
    <DIV>&nbsp;note cards as the quality of them is generally good. One =
time I=20
    found "Van Gogh's bouquets", 20</DIV>
    <DIV>cards and envelopes in a nice box. The size was 4 3/4 by 6 =
3/4.&nbsp; I=20
    get several of the same</DIV>
    <DIV>if they have them and keep them for hostess gifts. The landlady =
in=20
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    <DIV>as she loved Van Gogh.&nbsp; Joyce Bruxvoort----- Original =
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      <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
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      <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 07, 2006 =
11:49=20
      AM</DIV>
      <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Idyllchat] =
Re: Gift=20
      ideas for landlord</DIV>
      <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=3D3>Ha, I was about to say that there =
may be some=20
      on here who would go purchase a small apt just to rent to =
untourists if we=20
      begin handing out gifts like that.&nbsp; Then again, perhaps =
that's=20
      exactly what some of them would like......if you can know which=20
      ones.&nbsp; I don't smoke, but I noticed that most Europeans do, =
and I=20
      don't drink bourbon (scotch for me), but I did note that bourbon =
over=20
      there is very expensive, sort of like scotch is here.&nbsp; Hey, =
do what=20
      works.&nbsp; Of course, if you take them only to learn that your =
landlord=20
      doesn't use either, then you can return with them, but that'll =
then cause=20
      you to lose your own 1 liter that customs would allow you to =
return with=20
      of something that you want from over there.&nbsp; Ha, I can see =
where this=20
      may become a fun idyll-chat piece, perhaps one of the best!&nbsp; =
It still=20
      may be a very good idea.&nbsp; Professions who teach "creativity" =
will=20
      tell you that if you want a good answer for something to just =
brain storm=20
      "what would I never do/give/say/whatever, with a bunch of people, =
and=20
      afterwards,&nbsp; it's likely that you'll find the answer within =
that=20
      list.&nbsp; So yours should be considered, based on that.&nbsp; I =
do hope=20
      that you're a good sport. ..sonny of Virginia<BR><BR><BR>At 05:02 =
AM=20
      7/7/2006 -0400, Betty Crocker wrote:<BR>
      <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dcite cite=3D"" type=3D"cite">American =
cigarettes is a good=20
        idea if they smoke.&nbsp; One of the landlords<BR>asked us to =
bring=20
        cigarettes back from one of our excursions.&nbsp; Our =
bourbon<BR>is also=20
        expensive for them and difficult to come by.&nbsp; A german =
friend=20
        of<BR>ours kept a bottle of bourbon in her refrig for her father =
when he=20
        =
visited<BR>here.<BR>Betty<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>________________________=
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