Gift Articles May, 2008

Gifts should be memorable, shouldn't they? Ideally, any gift bought for someone you care for should be something that they probably wouldn't buy for themselves – or they would probably already have one. When do you see people buying a big box of chocolates with a huge flouncy bow wrapped aroun...

Every dad in the world places great value on a sense of humour - especially their own. True, its deployment usually induces more cringes and red faces than the belly laughs he feels it so richly deserves, but as long as it entertains him and nobody gets hurt, he can get away with it. Some dads even ...

It's funny how we all think we know our fathers well - until the time comes when we have to buy Fathers Day gifts for them. All of a sudden our minds draw blanks. We have ideas that see...

There's an idea about Father's Day that still gets an airing every so often but really needs to be stamped out once and for all. What is this dated, negative notion? It's the idea that Father's Day is a commercial enterprise invented by card shops, whiskey distillers and slipper tycoons in a dubious...

It's not clear why champagne is the drink most readily associated with celebration and triumph. Perhaps in another universe they celebrate with Liebfraumilch or even blueberry smoothie (although this is probably too extravagant), but as far as earth is concerned, the bubbles, the pop and the frothy ...

Father's Day is basically about making dad feel great for a whole Sunday before he goes back to work on Monday to start another year of feeling miserable. And if there's one thing guaranteed to satisfy the average dad, it's sport. In fact, something with a sporting theme has been the mainstay of

21 May 2008