| re: Susan Have you bought Jim a new type writer | |
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lotus_nz 05:10 am UTC 05/31/07 |
| In reply to: | re: Susan Have you bought Jim a new type writer - pidunk 05:03 am UTC 05/31/07 |
> > > > > > No, but I bought him a European Impressionist calendar > > book in 1992, which he liked because we had been speaking > > of impressionist art in our first lengthy conversation > > getting back together after many years, and it was for his > > birthday. I also bought for him a Seiko wristwatch > > This watch was not the same year....it was in 1995, three > years later. It was not for any birthday. I just felt like > buying him a watch. I had a piece of jewelry on a layaway > for myself, and when it reached a certain amount I > cancelled that and moved the funds to the purchase of > Jim's watch. Then Jim decided he wanted to wear the watch > only when dressed up. Otherwise, he was happy with his > fifteen dollar timex. But, in 1992 he had a much more > elaborate wrist-watch that broke at one point. He goes > through phases. > > > > > > >which > > was something he described to me when I asked him what > > style of watch to get. Movado was my first choice, but too > > pricey for me to do. So, Seiko had this really fabulous > > thing in the store where I was shopping that had just the > > exact features that Jim said he favored. He loved it. It > > was blue faced plain, no numbers, on a stainless steel > > band. > > > > I also bought Jim countless cups of coffee from Starbucks > > when I was on my way to picking him up mornings during > > 1995, and I stopped buying the danishes when he complained > > that the way Starbucks made them or got them they were too > > dry. > > > > I bought Jim for Christmas of 1997 (I think) an ensemble > > of small gifts that I assembled throughout miscellaneous > > shopping trips. An anchor key chain from the store called > > Things Remembered, which engraves things but I did not > > engrave it, the box it was in was like an engravement of > > its own. A couple of after shaves that I liked. And > > whatever else I don't recall. For his birthday of 1999 I > > bought him a bag of Hershey's Kisses that I put into a > > decorative bag of The Cat In The Hat. For my birthday of > > that year in the middle of a fight of all things, I bought > > for him a potted herb garden that was on sale at the > > market called Trader Joe's. Why did I get something for > > him on my birthday? To spite him! Here's a fabulous herb > > garden take that! > > WHEN YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES AND SLEEP AND YOU SEE PICTURES IN YOUR HEAD ITS CALLED A DREAM. > > > > > > > > Susan Have you bought Jim a new type writer > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jim must be happy. > > > > > > > > > > > > I hope so. I always want him to be happy. > > > > > > > > | |
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