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oh BALLS! i've forgotten my friend's birthday. any internetty ideas? she likes Nice Things, is eco but NOT hippy, loves expensive jewellery and charity shop bargains. was into orla kiely a hundred years ago, that sort of thing...

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Aitch · 06/10/2008 15:38

no smellies please, she can buy those for herself.

come on mrsb, jackieno, all ye conspicuous consumers... please help

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Fimbo · 06/10/2008 15:44

I have a couple of things from here but we have a shop in my local town so haven't used mail order (yet).

Aitch · 06/10/2008 15:46

i amtmpted by the idea of a jolly brooch but alas ther are none on the site. poo.

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Aitch · 06/10/2008 15:47

looks lush, tho.

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nailpolish · 06/10/2008 15:47

slippers

dizzywitches · 06/10/2008 15:48

I love this site

Fimbo · 06/10/2008 15:50

here. Does she like Cath Kidston?

There are 2 Palenque's in Edinburgh, I would imagine there is one in Glasgow.

Fimbo · 06/10/2008 15:52

Bah they don't. Only 6 shops in total and 2 of those are in Edinburgh!

WeirdCod · 06/10/2008 15:52

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Aitch · 06/10/2008 15:58

fimbo... tut tut. could you buy a single actual thing from that hippy site? please say no.

she's the type for whom cath kidston happened a decade ago. she's very nice, tho. came to visit me in hospital nearly every day, armed with delicious (i mean really really delicious) home made meals.

that is not the sort of person whose birthday i should have forgotten.

don't know about the slippers or cashmere socks. she laughs openly at my lovely slippers (geisswein, felted wool) and i think her floors would wreck cashmere.

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Fimbo · 06/10/2008 15:58

My dh bought a cashmere jumper yesterday from Tesco.

WeirdCod · 06/10/2008 15:59

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VintageGardenia · 06/10/2008 16:03

She might like some earrings made of natural materials.

Aitch · 06/10/2008 16:03

i'm not reading enouh to comment at the mo. she brought i capture the castle and fingersmith to the hosp for me to read (up till that poinnt i had just grazia). see. she's v good.

she loves cooking...

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Aitch · 06/10/2008 16:04

V bad, vg.

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VintageGardenia · 06/10/2008 16:06

Sorry, have just been trawling whole of MN looking for somewhere to use that link.

Serieusement, get her a couple of lovely Persephone books they've got some cooking titles actually. And they published I Capture the C so might be what you would call Her Line.

Aitch · 06/10/2008 16:07

naice, vg. any recommends?

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FioFio · 06/10/2008 16:08

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nailpolish · 06/10/2008 16:09

you must have litle boutiquey place for jewellery near you

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poshtottie · 06/10/2008 16:12

I like this company, here

Aitch · 06/10/2008 16:12

we do, naily. she lives near me, tho, and shops in thotse places more than i do. plus she knowss i've just realised i've missed it so i don't really want to be caughtdoing a kneejerk bangle buy, iykwim?

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FioFio · 06/10/2008 16:13

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poshtottie · 06/10/2008 16:13

try again, here

VintageGardenia · 06/10/2008 16:13

If she's cooky and into the whole culture of food and food writing then this or this is fun if she's quite eco as it's the original free foody book. THey have also an Aga one if she's country kitchen type.

They have a nice plain notebook too and quality is absolutely first class. Plus matching bookmark. (Matching endpapers that is.)

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