My MIL is over for a couple of weeks… she always showers me with (exortionately priced) gifts… i always buy her the “usual” gift items here and there, but this time i am flummoxed…
What is appropriate? Give me ideas!!!
PS: She is not desi, nor from the UK (so no adventure day suggestions… not that i could imagine her doing stunts on a plane, or doing a sky dive… actually i can imagine it and it’s funny ).
PS2: Mods, move this somewhere more appropriate if you want, but i was thinking of a gift maybe beauty and fashion related…
Women always want more n more jewellary. I guess she will really like if you get her some different design / style / color she doesnt have before. Or steal one from her jewellary box and replace it with your gift later return the other one too , saying you found it … lol
Get her a brooch
Or nice leather shoes with a matching bag and matching scarf . wah I wish if anyone had given me such gifts
Dip her favorite fruit in milk or white chocolate or both :), (Strawberries, raspberries, apples, oranges, etc) you can even add nuts and make a nice gift wrap.
If she is a kitchen person, you can get her a beautiful apron or even a canister set.
Pick her fav food, and get a cooking book on that subject.
You can personally make her a gourmet breakfast basket, (jam, special panncake mix, Maine maple syrup, some fresh imported cheese, flavorful tea's, etc) think exotic stuff, which is hard to find but in small shops or farmers markets.
Make cup cakes of her liking, and buy a beautiful stand for presentation, and later for her own use. (Everytime she will use it after, you'll be the first thing her in mind)
Delicate gold earings, which are just classic.
Nice jewelry travel case
Subscription for her fav magazine
A small photography session: like her and her grandkids, you and her (if your close), or the entire family together.
There is this fruit of the month thing, where you can have fresh exotic fruit sent to her throughout the year, usualy 4 times in the year. And as far as I know its free shipping.
A home spa basket you can also make yourself, everything from face masks to soothing bubbles to nourishing lotions
Milly, love your suggestion of Harrods, but to cut a long story short, she doesn’t like Al-Fayed’s new wife… friend of a friend and something or other happened bla bla…
I love the suggestions of something more personal Gaia… will definitely add some of those into the overall gift
MahiSmart: She’s a typical hoity toity french lady… she has china collections, those fabergé eggs etc… i don’t want to go into unknown territory as i have no clue when it comes to antique collectables And i love your second post suggestions, but she could get those from France herself… i want something really …different…
Ahhhhhh this is so difficult!!!
What about a sari or something desi? I’ve never (over the last 20 years) given her any desi clothing, jewellery etc… what about this?
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(may buy myself some though:))
later return the other one too , saying you found it 
