One a day, plus iron

I have never received anything I wanted from giving a person a list. Even if that way they would Know What I Want, even if that would end up being less expensive than what they got me. Instead I get books that I don't actually have a need for (though sometimes I get pretty darn kean ones I didn't know about...those are all from people who were really thinking about what I am like), odds and ends, and stuff.

The perfume I like is $50 a bottle. I don't like the other kinds. If you're not getting me Chanel Crystalle, do not try to give me White Linen or something else. They are not even vaguely alike.

If I ask you for a carbide lamp and caver's helmet, do not laugh and think that I am joking. I am not. I wanted one. Not a piece of jewelry. Not a tassle (yes, I got a brocaded tassle one year), nor teddy bear plates because you think I need a "fun" change.

So I've given up making lists because nobody has ever purchased anything for me from them. With one exception. I got a sifter one year from my children. I was THRILLED because it was what I asked for, and what I wanted!

Ranty, aren't I?