[doganjo]

My Santa present just arrived - 24 bottles of water!

[cookie]

I got a cordless drill and a kettle to use on my gas stove when I go to my allotment. 

[egglady]

we asked everyone to give us 'practical' gifts this year and it was fab!  my sister bought us a sack barrow (how coool was that!), gardening gloves, trowels, etc, warm socks, walking boots.....it was heaven.  cant wait for snow to leave so i can get started!!

[waterhouse]

A Swiss army knife with a good sized locking blade and a wickedly sharp saw.  And a bottle opener...

[faith0504]

oh got my OH a cordless drill and screwdriver, he has no excuses now 

[Sandy]

I have visions of you pushing the sack barrow around on Christmas morning like we did when we were kids, I bet we all had times when we got bikes or prams and were so excited to use them!! I love stuff like that too....we are doing some major alterations this year so I bet for next Christmas I will want a hole lot of gardening stuff.....wheelbarrow, pumps, shovel, brush, hoe, rack, spade (no we bought a posh one last year) shears, secetors, hammer, torch, lights, chicken plucker, feeders................on and on and on! :0

[ballingall]

Santa Claus was very kind to me and brought me a new camera (so more pics from me like little blue), also (on request) he brought me some nice new shiny hayracks for taking to shows. He also brought me loads of chocolates which isn't so good for the diet!

Beth

[darkbrowneggs]

I like the pig voucher idea, though not so keen on 24 bottles of water

I had a nice pair of llined wellies, and some shetland wool jumpers, an alpaca cardigan (can you notice a warmth theme building here) plus an old copy of Lewis Wrights Book of Poultry, and a very interesting copy of a diary written in 1837 by a footman working in London - though I have to admit I bought the last two myself, wrapped them and gave them to my mother for her to give me on Christmas day (well she is in her late 80's and doesn't get about much now - or at least that is my excuse)

Happy New Year All
Sue

[egglady]

fab sue, great idea.  think i'll do that with the people that give me 'strange' gifts next year!  MIL gave me a french manicure set!!!  i ask you!!  if i'm not up to my elbows in soil then i'm mucking out or cleaning out the chickens - what on earth would make her think i would EVER use a french manicure set!!!!!???

anyone looking to spruce up their image??

[darkbrowneggs]

Ummmm  .  If your fingernails are anything like mine she probably thought you NEEDED  rather than wanted a manicure set

all the best
Sue

[egglady]

LOL!  never thought of it that way.....

[Sandy]

I thing Christmas is far too comercial, I love the idea of kids toys, nice food drink and TV! mind you, if I were rich I would buy things like a Landrover, washing machine, trees etc..

[doganjo]

I like the pig voucher idea, though not so keen on 24 bottles of water

Believe me Sue, it was very welcome - and a repeat would be good too.  Still no water since 23rd December

[Daisys Mum]

I got a Kindle and spend half the night reading.

[scotelf]

I received a Kindle too - they are fab aren't they!

and thermal long johns, microwaveable slippers, DKNY perfume and a watch