During our recent English trip, driving 1500 miles on the left side of the road, we occasionally needed to consult our aging atlas as an aid to our GPS direction. The Rand McNally atlas can be found either in a paper or tablet form. Their website includes links to the iPad app as well as the eBook app. If you want to give an enduring gift of maps, there's The Lifetime Maps program for Rand McNally's truck and RV GPS devices provides updated maps on an annual basis for your device.
Bushnell 2014 Tour v3 Patriot Pack Laser Rangerfinder for Golf. The rangefinder seems like a interesting accessory for the golfer. My father played golf almost every day of his retirement, conveniently living across the street from a Sarasota nine-hole course. Even he, thrifty shopper that he was, might be tempted by this item. Five-times magnification, ranges 5-1,000 yards; 400+ yards to a flag. Ergonomic design with stable rubber grip; accuracy to within one yard, legal for tournament play and two-year warranty. By the way, if you're a member, Costco carries a version of this item.
After playing 18 holes, they might need some putting up the feet-time and these blue-gray Fog Linen slippers with leather soles might fit the bill; they're also unisex.
We're also recommending Costa del Mar sunglasses. We've used them when fishing in the Florida Keys and now when recovering from cataract surgery find that the polarized lenses cut down on the remaining 'floaters'. We're wearing a cat's eye pair we bought twenty years ago; they look just as good as they did then.
Finally, we enthsiastically tipping our hat to a couple of the Léuké line of cooking products. We've been using the pasta cooker in the microwave for the last couple of years to great result. Pasta cooker is a new utensil to cook all types of pasta in the microwave. Time saver. No need to boil water first. Easy. Just follow the instructions on the pasta box. No need to break your spaghetti in half. Wash, cook and drain in the same vessel, the lid becomes the colander. Wide variety of pasta: spaghetti, short pasta, fresh pasta, noodles, etc. Dishwasher safe: Made in plastic and silicone 100% platinum. Their rice cooker and pasta cooker bases does not contain BPA.
For fathers to give and plant with children and grandchildren: Historic children's gardens are springing up all over the country, inspired by a program that encouraged schools to grow gardens commemorating Jefferson's 250th birthday. Put together by Monticello's Education Department and the Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants, this kit includes easy-to-grow seeds for plants that have fun colors, fruits or forms. A detailed booklet tells how to plant and care for your garden. Seed varieties include Love-in-the-Mist, Nasturtiums, Johnny-jump-ups, Calendulas, Scarlet Runner Beans, Bachelor's Buttons, Sweet Basil, and Globe Artichokes. Suitable for ages 6 and up, in all growing areas in the United States.
Another garden-related gift is this planter that surrounds your veggies or flowers, for that matter:
— Tam Martinides Gray
Grow vegetables and tomatoes on your balcony, deck or patio in this handsome planter. The set includes a sturdy black nylon planting bag with drainage holes and reinforced webbing handles, along with a handsome woven willow surround and assembly instructions. Willow panels fit together easily and fold flat for winter storage. 15 3/4"h x 40"w x 15 3/4"d; 37 gallon capacity.
— Tam Martinides Gray
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