If you were a smart, beautiful girl, who isn’t into girly-girl stuff, what would you want to receive as a gift for your 14th birthday?
This isn’t a rhetorical question. Our eldest grandchild will celebrate her 14th birthday on September 13. Today is September 7. Surely someone out there has a suggestion. I’m getting desperate.
Here she is with her dog, Toby.
A trip through life with fingers crossed and eternal optimism.
Doing the best I can with what I have
kind of sad, but not so bad with cheese. cheese not provided.
My streams of thought meet here
Conceptual Photographer and Writer
Ramblings
Killer Fiction
Music and Storytelling
Besteesydian
A bit of this...A bit of that...bit of everything...come on in...
Life in a flash - a bi-weekly storytelling blog
MARK PETRUSKA | WRITER
Short essays about novels and other fictional works
By Ian Garrabrant
Home of Micropoetry, Literature, art and philosophy.
Just a fiction writer, trying to reach the world.
I'd curtsy but I'm drunk.
Praying for Eyebrowz 
Beautiful picture! Perhaps a journal?
LikeLiked by 1 person
She writes well, but doesn’t enjoy writing. We’ve given her a charm for her bracelet (that she never wears) every year and will probably buy one this year. She’s a talented artist, so maybe a journal that she can create art in would be a good idea.
LikeLike
There are these awesome hands free leashes. They are a belt around your waist with a leash attached to the belt so you can run and hike with your dog without having to keep track of the leash. If it is an off leash area just wrap the leash around your waist and tuck the end into the belt. This works great with two dogs too. It changes the balance and if your dogs suddenly pull I find it easier to not get pulled around.
LikeLiked by 1 person
What a cool idea!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yeah, they are great. I haven’t seen mine for awhile so that means I have misplaced it and now need to go looking for it. Sigh.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Lol!
LikeLiked by 1 person
How are you feeling?
LikeLike
Okay, about 1/3 of the way through radiation. No rashes or blisters yet! Just fatigue. Hey thanks for asking 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
I didn’t have any blistering or rashes at all; although, my left breast did get a bit of a glow.
LikeLike
Yay, it must be the wine and chocolate!
LikeLiked by 1 person
A nipple glow? You could have made a fortune at burlesques!h
LikeLiked by 1 person
Lol!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Inside or outside, computer games? Books? How about not a writing journal but a really nice artist sketchbook and nice pencils (Derwent have an amazing array of coloured pencils). Nice throw cushions and rug for her bed (or where ever she curls up), not curly but great fabric (I have a tomboy and she loves the tactile stuff!) especially if it’s cool animal prints
LikeLiked by 1 person
Great ideas!!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I hope they help
LikeLiked by 1 person
Everything helps! She’s never been easy to buy for. Never liked traditional toys.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Bit like my daughter, I bought her a boxing bag one year. Lol
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yep! That kind of kid.
LikeLiked by 1 person
An easel?
LikeLiked by 1 person
She has one. Of course she might need a replacement or maybe a larger one.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Ten grand and an IPhone 7 inc. Bluetooth headphone thingy! That should do the trick!
LikeLiked by 2 people
Er, um, sure! I’ll got to my bank where they’ll laugh themselves silly.
LikeLiked by 2 people
I just mentioned this to Shirl…she announced that every 14 years old wants a tattoo and several piercings…bit cheap in my book…the ten grand still wins the day!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Shirl has the right of it. Unfortunately, her parents would never let me see the child again if I somehow managed to make that happen.
LikeLiked by 1 person
True…I went spare with my daughter when she got a very small, ridiculous tattoo at eighteen…wish I hadn’t remembered that…the anger is about me once more, and she’s in her early 30’s and an accountant now!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Everybody gets a book from me, so that is probably what I would recommend, & after a while you’ll get used to the looks of disappointment
LikeLiked by 1 person
Books are the best gifts.
LikeLike