Inspire the not prepared.

So what’s the best Christmas prezzie that you’ve got for your other half?

For her 40th, which is not Christmas but Cartier always works! 😀

A pearl necklace?

I did give my wife a pearl necklace last year. From John Lewis though (the shop, not the person)

Me, that’s all she needs.

A first edition of a book that means the world to her (Angela Carter – The bloody Chamber and other stories)

Mrs Danny loves giraffes so I paid for her to be giraffe keeper for the day at Chester Zoo.

That be a pendant not a necklace !

Tandem.

Long weekend in Milan/Monza Italian GP. Last year of the “proper” engines. She also met Jackie Stewart in the pits. I just heckled Damon Hill. 😀

That be a pendant not a necklace !

Didn’t want to splash out?

Expensive binoculars.
Day of hunting with a hawk.
New mountain bike.

APF

Ducati 749

A pearl necklace

Talking of which, any Lancs residents been hearing that advert on the radio for Prestons of Bolton lately? It’s priceless 😀

Kindle

A first edition of a book that means the world to her (Angela Carter – The bloody Chamber and other stories)

Oooooh! I’d like that; I’ve lost my copy 🙁

Talking of which, any Lancs residents been hearing that advert on the radio for Prestons of Bolton lately? It’s priceless

Heard it tonight. Hilarious 😆

A 2015 Norco Sight Carbon, with upgraded Pike RC3, Cane Creek Inline, Stans Arch/Hope wheels, XT 11 speed drivetrain and carbon Renthal bars.

Unfortunately, due to a slight sizing oversight on my part, it’s just a smidge too large for my lovely lady so I’m doing the honourable thing and am riding it myself. It’s what she’d want me to do.

Me, but then she gets to open Me every year 😆

Cube Stereo E-bike

I’ve been refurbishing a vintage wooden kayak for the past couple of months. Sneaking out a few nights a week to my parents garage to secretly add yet a-bloody-nother coat of varnish.

Very nearly there and it’s looking pretty sweet! Hope she appreciates it!

A Kindle.

Not the flashest thing, but she uses it a lot and has since bought them for family & friends.
Including me.

Great things.

Snowboard.

Cross country skiing lessons . Benefits us both 😀

A bag and belt from a top brand
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the hoover works a treat now 😀

heated ski gloves – although pretty much ever since we’ve had over-warm weather when we’ve skied

bought last week on the way to the Lakes…..because she forgot her old riding shoes.

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A kite. Oh, and one of those poppies from the Tower of London.

Beast!

A new iron

Some food mixer thing which cost more than my single speed

A DVD player. Don’t laugh, at the back; this was the year DVD’s came out (1995) and it cost a small fortune at the time. My wife’s always been a huge film fan and the chance to see films in such quality was amazing.

I might buy her one again this year, and remind her that once it was the most amazing thing she’d ever seen.

Not Christmas, but for our anniversary which is December 23rd.

Apparently it’s a Steel anniversary so I’m hoping (fat chance) for a new bike!

Anyway, Zoe is a history teacher (with social history as her thing) and loves Edinburgh so I’ve got her a Victorian steel key from one of the old town tenement buildings – I’ll present it as a keyring for her school keys.

Full of that smug feeling when you know you’ve got something ‘odd’ as a gift but know it’s going to be just right for the person you’ve bought it for.

Garmin 520 and some Northwave boots. She doesn’t deserve me

A new ironing board cover

my vasectomy

Mrs PB was dropping hints about getting a chainsaw for Christmas, she wanted a lightweight one to prune our almond and olive trees. We were in the local agri shop the other day and she appeared with one that she thought would be ideal. I pointed out that it was a non working toy!! Yes you can buy quite realistic toy chainsaws in Spain.
After going on a ladies only mountain bike ride last week, she came back lusting after some Sidi shoes like one of the others had so that’s trumped the chansaw until her birthday in Feb.

XS Cotic Soul frame in orange for Christmas a few years back 🙂

Didn’t want to splash out?