Shameless materialism

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although it'll also be helpful for Christmas and birthdays:

	Gave	Received
Parents	Cinnamon honey butter Lush stuff (stockings) Mummy: Porgy & Bess CD (Ella & Louis), "The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B" (Sandra Gulland) Daddy: Susie Arioli CD, Farscape cookbook	Lots! Too much! Pewter cockleshell pendant & earrings "The Onion Girl", Charles de Lint Celtic silver hair clasp from Nova Scotia CD by a woman whose name I forget, also from Nova Scotia (Ann something, gorgeous clear soprano) Wooden box for photos (I'm using it for the chess set... perfect) Loads of stocking stuff (I've donated the Vienna sausages to the house) Cash Tea strainer Baster (v. slick with its own cleaning brush) Magazine subscription of my choice Letter opener set from the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club (Mummy does get wonderfully strange things from grateful parents) I'm sure there's more...
Jen	Farscape cookbook Mix CD Bombay Sapphire gin	How to Be a Domestic Goddess Largish keepsake box in green mesh "Electric Landlady", Kirsty MacColl
Kate	Mix CD Bad Girl's Guide to Getting What You Want Cafe au lait bowls	"Jenna Starborn", Sharon Shinn The Philadelphia Story
Mike	Making of LOTR book Gorey journal (birthday)
John & Helen	Helen: Earrings (coral & silver) John: Starfinder slidy circle thing	Tea strainer & tea
Granny	Twelfth Night video Honey butter	Platewarmer (no, really) Cutting board Cheque Illuminated copy of "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" (must frame that)
Nancy	Honey butter
Chris	Photo albums	Oven mitts (2, left-handed) Dishcloths, pinned together to simulate pyjamas
Ron & Claire	Ron: Maple syrup liqueur Claire: Vase	Intriguing bath stuff Silver dollar
Steve & Patti	Lush bath set Magnets	Wine
Matt	Alligator Pie
Zoe	2 board books: McDuff (Christmas), counting book
Megan	Small round boxes Lush Bon Bain Bonnard	Soaps
Pat	Iron dog Christmas ornament Lush Christmas Pud	Black peppercorn aromatherapy candles
Louise	Glass pitcher Little magnet Bath confetti	Carnelian necklace Coconut hand lotion
Gift exchange	Canadian City-Dweller's Almanac and mini voodoo kit (to Zac and Christine)	Peppermint bark (from Zac and Christine... go figure)
Regift exchange (which we have to, have to do next year)	Left-handed oven mitts (to Christine) Egg slicer (to Kate)	"Handwriting", Michael Ondaatje, from Sarah S (score!)