unexpected gifts

I'm in love with Labour and Wait.
Here are some things you might not think of as gifts but which I know I would appreciate. Maybe someone in your life would like them too...




I'd never thought of giving one of these coffee pots to someone, and I know people tend to have their own personal coffee favorites. But with a pound of ground coffee it could be a lovely gift.



An old Bakelite looking pencil sharpener is NOT a silly gift! You could give me, or someone else, one with a bundle of brand new yellow pencils and a notebook.
Inspiring!



These look so so so wonderful. With some schmancy dish soap! Around a bottle of wine!
I would hang them in my kitchen window. I do that with gorgeous dish towels.

The world does not need robotic ponies. The world needs more Petit Colin dolls.
Give one to an adult. I'd put him on the mantel.



Don't you love his rosy cheeks?



I still want to order this pin-hole camera kit for each of my boys. Pin-hole photography is fun and amazing to see.
Alas, L and W do not ship to Tuvalu.



A monkey's fist knot doorstop. I don't need a doorstop, but this is a beautiful object. Two of them could serve as bookends. One could be a weapon, or a paperweight, or, I suppose, a doorstop.



A small thing, really, but for those who appreciate incense, this is some of the very best. It has an old-world scent that will transport you to the hotel in New Hampshire where your parents brought you when you were little.



Yes, people purchase twine when they need it. But people never purchase handcrafted TWINE HOLDERS. Now you can.

There are loads of other mundane SOUNDING but not mundane LOOKING objects at Labour and Wait and I only WISH they were paying me to mention them.
It's the story of my life, Labouring. And Waiting.