Gifted

I have a friend called Chickie.  Her dad named her Brenda after her mother, which was confusing.  One of 8 girls, she was being bathed as a baby, when one sister noted that she looked like a little Chickie in the bathtub.  And there it was.  Chickie.  Her new name.  I didn't even know her name wasn't Chickie until a couple of years ago.  Anyway, getting to the point, I am going to Chickie's Birthday dinner tonight, and in keeping with my other posts on my Gift Wrap Embargo (read them HERE and HERE, I thought I would show you my gift and presentation of.

Chickie is from Quebec.....and as a true French Canadian, she LOVES food.  But she hates to cook.  She actually doesn't cook.  So why am I giving her a cookbook?  Because her husband is a wonderful cook and cooks for her, and I thought she could peruse this fabulous book and tell him what she would like him to cook for her.....a perfect plan.  She is so NOT into cooking, she once asked me why The Barefoot Contessa cooking shows on TV (her husband watches the food channel) were always titled "In a Garden", but she was always in the kitchen.  I had to point out that the Barefoot Contessa's real name was Ina Garten, and she was not In a Garden..........that French translation maybe.

Along with the book, I am giving her this tea towel that I bought at POSH in Chicago.  It has something written on it in French, and I am hoping it isn't rude, because there will be several French Quebecois tonight at the dinner and I don't speak French or know what this says.

It took 2 minutes to wrap the book in the towel, tie it with paper twine like you would tie a chicken, and attach a gift tag. I made a big stack of these last week so I have loads on hand.  I wrapped the twine around a pencil to give the ends a little twirl.

Joyeux Anniversaire Mon Ami................................................................................................................