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What do I Thank her For? |
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By: Rho Date: December 13, 2020, 10:45 pm |
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A close freind sent a beautiful Hanukkah gift to me and I don't |
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know what to thank her for. |
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The container was a drawstring cloth bag printed with |
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snowflakes. Inside were two flat pieces of fabric each 18.5" X |
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33" similar to bedsheet fabric but not cotton. |
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She cross stitched snowflakes on half of each fabric to match |
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the bag. |
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Very lovely and thoughtful BUT they are not placemats nor |
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napkins. They are too large for dishtowels and too small for |
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table runners. |
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What in the world do I thank her for? |
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Re: What do I Thank her For? |
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By: Aleko Date: December 14, 2020, 2:01 am |
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Linen hand towels? Something like this, only with snowflakes |
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instead of posy baskets? |
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https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/800622903/set-of-3-vintage-linen-hand-towels-fl… |
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Embroidered �towels� like this are a big thing in Eastern |
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Europe, not only for use but for ornament and ceremony - e.g. if |
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you offer bread and salt to an honoured guest, you present them |
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on your best embroidered towel, and you might hang one over a |
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family photo on the wall, with the decorated ends hanging down. |
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If your friend�s roots are from anywhere east of Vienna, that |
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could well be what these are. |
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Re: What do I Thank her For? |
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By: BeagleMommy Date: December 14, 2020, 12:38 pm |
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Thank her for the beautiful linens. |
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Re: What do I Thank her For? |
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By: Jem Date: December 14, 2020, 3:03 pm |
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"Thank you for the lovely gift! The snowflake pattern makes me |
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happy!" |
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Re: What do I Thank her For? |
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By: DaDancingPsych Date: December 16, 2020, 5:28 am |
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I love the suggestions already provided. But I wonder if this is |
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a friend who is close enough to spend time making and sending |
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these to you, if this friend might be close enough to just ask. |
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"Thank you for the thoughtful gift; your stitch work is |
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beautiful. I feel silly asking, but how should I use them?" |
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There might be better wording, but I might just ask. Most of my |
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friends would just have a good laugh and explain. |
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