tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276531209730408101.post919458417440820425..comments2024-03-18T21:13:23.616-04:00Comments on Ecofrugal Living: The thought that countsAmy Livingstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362533758291353748noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276531209730408101.post-51390131830193964482010-01-03T15:51:13.174-05:002010-01-03T15:51:13.174-05:00I think it's very tempting, when you need a gi...I think it's very tempting, when you need a gift for X person and can't think of anything, to replace a truly thoughtful gift with a merely expensive one. When I run out of time I find myself doing that. <br><br>My gift-giving coup this year was bringing cream of crab soup from a restaurant in Maryland to Wyoming, for my grandmother. It was a solid frozen lump in the middle of the suitcase. She was delighted.Amy Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276531209730408101.post-36175147230360126142010-01-04T10:12:59.080-05:002010-01-04T10:12:59.080-05:00Very clever! I guess that in the baggage hold, th...Very clever! I guess that in the baggage hold, the suitcase would be nice and cold, so the soup would stay frozen. Good thing you weren't stuck on the runway for a few hours. :-)Lobeliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362533758291353748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276531209730408101.post-37220282774000772492010-01-07T22:11:08.092-05:002010-01-07T22:11:08.092-05:00It was pretty dang cold on the runway, too. :-) ...It was pretty dang cold on the runway, too. :-) I thought it would have started to melt by the time we got there, but in fact it was still frozen solid! (Luckily for the rest of my clothes...)Amy Knoreply@blogger.com