Hi everyone,

  I'm looking for good ideas for a gift.  My closest, oldest friend
lives in Manhattan and i'd like to buy her some sort of "gift basket"??.
 She is a vegetarian and eats mostly organic, she is a health nut and
her favorite pastime is walking the love of her life, Sabastian her
dog. I though about books and stuff...but we differ DRAMATICALLY in
views (political and otherwise) so even though she also loves to
read and writes a lot....better not to go there.

  My budget is around $40-$50 including shipping? (but can go a bit
higher is it just blows me away - )....it's not an occasion, just
because....we've been through a lot together, and she's always been
there for me...even as our lives vearded into very different
directions (we are a prime example of how people from totally
different backgrounds, religions, theologies can get along and have a
thriving relationship and not sacrifice, or waterdown their beliefs).

  I was thinking organic food gift basket, but can't find anything i
"just have to buy her".  She's not into flowers, or cooking, but loves
the theater...ad is a bit quirky  Anyway...just want something unique....

  Maybe 10 good ideas??  Let me know if you need clarification....Thank you!!

How about a gift basket filled with organic doggie treats?

http://www.rodspawz.com/WickerBasket.htm

Go deep in one item.  Mmmm . . . popcorn balls:
http://www.humphreycompany.com/products.html

Which is how I got to be -- Omnivorous-GA

She sounds just like my friend who has a love of her life named
Sebastian the dog.  My friend likes to knit - does your friend have
hobbies like that?  I've heard about a company that makes baskets for
doggies and their humans.  I can't find the references, but maybe
someone knows what I'm talking about that can help.  If she likes the
theater, maybe you can find something that you can get her for some of
the theaters in Manhattan.

Why not give her a bag of bath ballistics, buttercream body butters,
bath melts and bubble bars...? Lush kicks serious butt in the
yummy-gifts catagory. Start at the bottom of the page and work your
way up - the prices are listed high to low - starting at the bottom
will let you fit your price range:

http://usa.lush.com/cgi-bin/lushdb/catzoom.html?mv_arg=Wrapped:expand=00006:upd=y

mmmelly

You might wait for a few more suggestions  - come on folks -  
and then print this thread and send it to her, 
maybe with something from the Belle and Sebastian website:

http://www.belleandsebastian.com/

Click on the text above the picture and the on "store".

Good luck, Myoarin

Wow...these are great ideas...thanx everyone, keep 'em coming...

cleve - nope..she doesn't knit...she doesn't sit still long enough...but thanx!

pink...good idea...she may appreciate more that i sent a give to Sabastian..hmm...

Nfpolaris --

Myoarin's music idea is a good one and I'll follow it up with one that
jumps the gun (a little).  But then the holidays are coming up.

Each year KMTT, a progressive FM radio station in Seattle, puts out a
CD with about 15 live performances done by popular artists in its
studios.  Proceeds go to The Wilderness Society.  Their new release is
out Oct. 25.  It has cuts by first-tier artists like Tori Amos and the
Finn Brothers (I've heard those two and they're fabulous), as well as
up-and-coming people like Ben Lee or Mike Doughty --
http://www.kmtt.com/listingsEntry.asp?ID=373256&PT=mountainmusicinfo

Two notes here: 
*  CDs are always available on the website
*  they've been selling out for years.  Last year in about 10 days.

Best regards,

Omnivorous-GA

Hi
it's just a thought, but if she's into organic stuff and likes animals
then maybe she'd appreciate the following. I bought two goats for my
cousin's wedding and she loved the idea that a family in Africa were
(and will be ) benefiting from her big event. You can buy a goat, a
brood of chickens or a sheep.

http://www.farmfriends.org.uk/


"Buy a goat for a friend, and you'll give a poor farmer the chance to
feed his family and build a livelihood. Bred to be good milk
producers, a dairy cross-breed will provide the vital nutrition
children need to grow up healthy and strong. Any excess can be sold
for profit, helping a family build a future free of poverty.

Pull the udder one and buy a goat now. Don't forget - if you're buying
for a friend or relative, they'll receive their very own FARM FRIENDS
miniature goat. And if you're buying for yourself, so will you! We'll
also send you, or them, more detailed information about how the animal
is helping a poor African farmer."

Hi ,

In keeping with your Gift Basket idea...

Vegan Gourmet Gift Basket
http://www.veganunlimited.com/17001.html

Also, don't forget to try Froogle:
http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=%22gift+basket%22+vegan

I liked this one, on the 3rd page of the Froogle results:
http://www.pickypalategifts.com/store/Gift-Basket-Shop/Seasonal/Tower-of-Goodies-Vegan-Dairy-Free/C30-10P462.html

I've given hard-to-figure-out friends autographed pictures of
actors/actresses they like. If I can get them personalized, so much
the better.

These are all such great ideas!!  Thank you everyone! 
Markvmd....ugh..that would be perfect...may have to work on that..if i
could get an autographed picture of Michael J Fox, personalized to
her...i think she'd have a heart attack.  Pretty much an imposibility
i think...but...great idea.

How about a poster which depicts 20 of Hamilton's 65 waterfalls. She
could come to Hamilton and take her dog for a walk along many of these
waterfall trails.
A web site that sells these posters is:

http://www.hamrca.on.ca/parks/shop/

Natural bath products and skin care is always welcome. You might do a
google search for bath products and go from there. One good site I've
been on is http://www.akrongrove.com
They even have gift certificates in case you are not sure about which
scents she would like.