88 year old Lady who needs nothing

[davisday]

Looking for suggestions please.

I have an elderly relative who I am very close to, she needs and wants nothing. Isn't a fan of clutter/ornaments/stuff. Hates flowers. Not perfume, smellies, coffee voucher or days out.

Please help, I don't mind getting a gift voucher if I can't find another idea but I would prefer not to as she has enough money to buy herself anything she wants so it would not be much of a treat.

Afternoon tea together

Or any other experience thing you think she would like

Does she read?
Historical photo book from her childhood?

one of those electric hot water bottle thingies?

Betty’s tea room gift box? www.bettys.co.uk/tea-and-scones-gift-selection

I stopped getting my grandparents presents years a go and now take them out for a nice lunch/dinner/cream tea for their birthdays and Christmases. They are rather happy with the arrangement.

Audio book voucher?
Nice bird feeder for the garden
'Cook' voucher to buy frozen food
Nice soft blanket
Cashmere scarf

make a hamper of nicer products than she would normally buy
so like a fancier coffee/tea nice biscuits

My MIL is 90, does not want or need anything. I send her a bouquet for her birthday, gives her pleasure for a week or so, but doesnt create clutter.

Get her a small sentimental gift? Is there a particular sweet or smell that reminds that reminds you of her. Or something useful? I bought my grandparents a cozy throw one year and that went down well.

Sherry

Some good ideas thank you.

Sadly no food gifts as she has a strict diet, afternoon tea sounds fab but she would consider that a waste of money I would happily gobble all the food

She has my time we go out for a cuppie and some bits of shopping twice a week

Those lovely fluffy bed socks. All old people love those!

Hello magazine subscription??

Make her something lovely.

Make her something lovely

I can't even make a decent cup of tea

DC (8) will be making something which will far outdo any effort I could put it

What about a drive around all her childhood haunts?

My mum, similar age, appreciates a nice pair of leather gloves.

Nespresso? If she's ok with modernism's!

I took my 77 year old mother out for afternoon tea to a posh hotel, while she was scandalized by the cost, she loved ...if I’d told her in advance, she would have resisted it as wasteful.

She also liked a book of old photos of her town.

We take great nanny to the theatre - trip to the Harvester first too!

Does she feel the cold? My mum feels it even when her heating is on and I'm getting her some cashmere fingerless gloves or wrist warmers.

My elderly DGm loved going out to the cinema with me on a regular basis , low physical effort but an outing with a purpose

My parents, whilst a bit younger, love magazine subscriptions. They can enjoy them each month and then can recycle or donate to our local surgeries waiting room. My mum has had a couple of different ones and always says no when I suggest something completely different!