Here's something to cure a bad mood...

[RoadRaven]

Our best pressie this year was from my sis-in-law... she doesn't usually "do" pressies for everyone, but she discovered the OXFAM website...

She gave us 5 handfuls of seeds (we love to plant things), my ma-in-law got ywo ducks (she's a duck fan), her in-laws got 25 trees (they have always wanted to buy land and plant trees)...

The beauty is, we didn't get the seeds, ducks, trees and various other things... we just get a card telling us that we now have these and whereabouts in the world they have gone! Like the cahrity checks - a great gift to people who will really appreciate it.

I love that you have found, Salsa, that like your parents you give to similar/same organisations. It makes that link with those people you loved so much stronger.

Thank you for sharing, its made me think about my grandparents who always gave too...

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Wonderful heartwarming posts, ladies.

I can't afford to give too much, but every year, twice a year, I give some money to a local woman who runs a cat rescue organization. I have adopted one cat from her and seen her work first hand...she works tirelessly. The cats that she helps are in starving, injured, and diseased condition- she only helps cats that are truly homeless, hopeless, and abandoned. Some of these cases are absolutely heartbreaking. That's the only charity I give to. Wish I could add a few more, but...

Anyway, that's what I do. Writing her a check this evening.