Stocking for DM

[Whyriskit]

My DM is very good to us; babysitting, lots of ironing, buys the DS' shoes etc. She's v much of the opinion that you can't take it with you and is incredibly generous.
I'd like to do her a special stocking as well as her main present - but need help as to the contents. So far I've got the Elemis body milk (thank you xmas bargains thread) and an Orla Kiely notebook - more ideas please!

[Rockchick1984]

I usually do a hamper for my DM, I tend to put in a calendar of family pics over the previous 12 months, some nice nibbles (local farm shop does amazing chutney, her favourite chocolates etc). Some smellies, a nice scented candle, and something like a pretty scarf or necklace. Things which aren't particularly expensive but she won't justify treating herself to as she spends most of her spare cash on me, DH and DS

[oreocrumbs]

Cashmere socks, leather gloves, pretty gardening gloves and pruners, good quality pen, compact mirror, trinket box?

[wildpoppy]

Magazines (pref an annual subscription to one - can be cheap using clubcard vouchers and give her a copy of it as a clue).

Book token

Lottery lucky dip ticket

[RuleBritannia]

Sorry but I'm a grandmother as well as being a mother. If I were in your DM's position (I know I'm probably different), please don't give me smelly candles (or non-smelly). I have everything I want and everything I need so, if I were to choose a gift fr myself, it would be something to be used up. For example, perfume, wine, theatre ticket, coach outing, posh meal out with wine, reunion with a well-liked friend whom I've not seen for years or relation in similar position, photograph of an event I attended but never had one of the photographs.

Okay, I couldn't use up the photograph but I gave my parents a photograph of their wedding and they'd never seen it before. They were in tears and so pleased to have it. My grandparents had the original so I had a copy made.

[RuleBritannia]

Oh, and I wouldn't turn my nose up at a subscription to The Oldie. We have that and it's superb. So cutting and Ian Hisloppy with articles by Katharine Whitehorn and others of that ilk.