ILLUSTRATION BY JACQUI LANGELAND
2019 here’s a wild idea: You could enjoy shopping for holiday gifts. You don’t have to scroll around the faceless internet and click alone in the screen light, sending your dollars to some far-off corporation. Instead, you could flip through this gift guide, circling what reminds you of someone and makes you smile. Then you could go out to a local shop, talk to the folks there, who’ll be genuinely happy to see you. You could actually sniff the rosewood and vanilla perfume to see if it’s right for your sister. You could feel that soft flannel shirt that caught your eye for your spouse (and take a few steps in those boots for you). Then you could pay somebody you’ve actually met and walk out with the perfect present (do they giftwrap?) as they wish you a happy holiday. Go ahead, enjoy the giving this year.
northcoastjournal.com northcoastjournal.com• •Thursday, Thursday,Nov. Nov.28, 28,2019 2019 • • NORTH NORTHCOAST COASTJOURNAL JOURNAL GIFT GIFT GUIDE
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