When you have a baby, it seems, people shower you with gifts and acts of kindness.  It's no wonder, then, that the population is gowing- not only are these new creatures SUPER cute, but there's a bonanza of benefits behind them.  As a foodie, many of the gifts that my wife and I have received are in the food vein- home cooked meals for those tough days, cookies for sugar crashes, and....

....a gift basket intended for the hippie foodie set.  Contents include:

Gnu foods Flavor & Fiber bar

Earth's Best everyday Lavender lotion

Glenny's 100 calorie Chocolate Chip Brownie

Country Ovens Cherry De-Lite cherries (with added sugar!!!)

Almondina bran treats

Celestial Seasonings Clementine Chamomile tea

Crispy Green Crispy Apricots

Sleepy Baby Music CD

4 individual honey sticks

1 sea turtle finger puppet

1 giraffe stuffed animal

1 starfish stuffed animal

You might think that the basket intended for people like ME- lots of products with limitied ingredients, organic skin care products, and finger puppets (sorry, I freakin LOVE puppets....).  This basket was sent by a really thoughtful business associate who I'm guessing is neither a Foodie nor too terribly concerned with the Green Generation.  So here's who this gift basket is REALLY geared towards- people who don't necessarily know what Foodies and Greenies would like, but want to sent their Foodie/Greenie friends something nice.

Very clever.  And very thoughtful.  The tea will be drunken, the music played (if my boy likes it, it'll go into regular circulation), the lotion rubbed, the finger puppets puppeteered, and the Apricots have already been eaten....

But Cherries with Sugar?  I draw the line there.

Pay attention to who wants you to want something....

Ian "Peeled Skinny" K