Creative gift ideas for the man who has everything?

[GLC1968]

shootingstar - my father would laugh if I sent him a check. He probably makes more in a month than we both make in an entire year - and he's retired! That's why I have to be creative and get him things that he would never think to get himself, you know?

For historical stuff we've gotten him boxed sets of documentary series, of radio shows, things like that.

Tulip - that's what we sent last year! Unfortunately, most of what the PNW is known for - he can't eat (berries, nuts, etc). I can send him salmon, but one of his uncles always sends them a box of PNW smoked salmon. For years, we sent them gourmet cheeses which they loved (mom, too), but that gets tired after awhile. We were thinking of sending him the makings for a New England seafood dinner from Legal Seafoods (our family lived in Boston for years), but I feel weird sending him something that he has to cook to enjoy, you know?

Oh, and they took home suitcases full of our 'farm stuff' when they were here in September. And we already shipped my mom a case of wine from a local winery...so wine is out.

This is hard! If I can't think of anything creative by Saturday, I'll stop trying and just get him a couple of nice golf shirts. Boring but useful, I guess.

[GLC1968]

Flybye - that's an idea! When they were visiting, my mom brought us a bunch of our old photo albums. I could scan some of the best photos and maybe frame them or do a calendar or something else...hmmm....

The creative juices are flowing again!!! Thanks!

[Biciclista]

i'm there.
what i'd want from you is the gift of time. Take your grandfather out to lunch.
we don't want more stuff, we want to be around the people that love us.

[GLC1968]

we don't want more stuff, we want to be around the people that love us.

I totally agree. That's kind of hard to do when they are 3000+ miles away though.

[lauraelmore1033]

This isn't creative, but it was a huge hit with my step father:
http://www.duracell.com/en-US/product/mygrid-kits.jspx

[shootingstar]

i'm there.
what i'd want from you is the gift of time. Take your grandfather out to lunch.
we don't want more stuff, we want to be around the people that love us.

Methinks that's what my father might say to me (in addition to the check. I tell them, to use it to phone me freely, buy groceries, gas..). He is the same father who has prostate cancer.

That's why all the presents to him, will not give back to him a peace of mind, his excellent health for past 80 yrs. until now. It's very strange for me to think of a family member like this..for the first time in life.

Time is ...so..valuable. I'll be flying out next year to visit.

[Reesha]

sports massage!