Retirement gift ideas

My dear ol’ Ma’s 65 on the weekend, retiring at Xmas, what sort of thing do people get for retirement birthdays - or should I just steer clear and get usual birthday stuff?
I’m thinking of getting a :bike: to help her keep active but probably for Xmas, so any ideas for something, y’know - smaller?

National Trust (or similar) membership?

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Something about eggs (do owls lay eggs)

Home exercise… stuff? Think i’m gonna buy my dad something like that for xmas.

18-30s holiday giftcard

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Theatre tickets/vouchers, restaurant vouchers, magazine subscription, membership to some charity that sends out magazines. Something crafty?

A book of nice walks?

Pretty much just a list of things I get my mum.

Ohh get her a dog, everyone loves dogs and will have to keep active by taking it on walks. Also, if she doesn’t like it you can keep the dog.

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I’m pushing HARD for them to get a doggo, they’ve already said they want me to help pick out a cat around Christmas time though.

You don’t fucking walk a cat though, ffs.

She got any interests/hobbies in particular?

Murder mysteries, folk music, indeterminate hippie crap.

Mushroom Log?

:mushroom::deciduous_tree:

A yacht?

Golf clubs?

A cool electric guitar so she can shred all day?

A bowling ball with Ruffers engraved on it?

Yeah might get her a pull-up bar

Like Ana Herzogovina?

My dad was 65 last year. I got him a vinyl to usb converter and some theatre tickets, and my sister and I went halves on my parents share of a big family holiday.

My mums 65 in a few years, shes difficult to buy for at the best of times.

Oooft that’s stumped me. Polar opposite to my parents.

National trust stuff could be good actually.

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I’ve got an idea. How about one

:frog:

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year free entry at National Trust sites.

I was struggling for ideas for DiS Secret Santa til now!

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