Re: Retirement Gift
Depends on her interest.. I know in my office all 50+ladies are keen on bracelet beads.. since these beads are usually pricey, they collect one at a time and just recently I got one for someone who retired and she loved it.. costs between $30-$50 and in fact some women have favorite stores for such beads.. at least at my work 
Just to give you an idea.. they usually look something like this: