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Janet

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> On Mar 17, 6:32*pm, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> > On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:39:34 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> >
> > > wrote:
> > >Just in case anyone was wondering...... I have ordered 8 types of
> > >Peets coffee beans, a load of Penzey blends, and will arrange it all
> > >in a large, decorator box (reusable) with some new dishcloths as
> > >'excelsior'. The day before I present the gift, I will make a batch of
> > >chocolate, almond biscotti and, if they are decent, I'll add those
> > >too.
> >
> > >Thanks for all your ideas.
> >
> > A Penzeys assortment is useful for anyone who cooks so long as it's
> > seasonings they like, but what if they don't drink coffee, and most
> > folks don't own a coffee bean grinder. *I really don't see any
> > connection between spice blends and coffee beans unless they're
> > seperate gifts for a grab bag. *Maybe I'm out of touch but I would
> > never give comestibles as a wedding gift,

> How many septuagenarian engaged couples do you know?

There's a high population of very active older people here, I can
instantly think of half a dozen (and some older) pairs who got together in
their 70s.

> People combining two households seldom look around and say: "We need
> more junk around here." But they do wake up and say, "I'll go put the
> coffee on."

Only if they drink coffee; a fair number of people give up caffeine in
later life because the side effects become more noticeable/ inconvenient.

Janet.