Tools, Toys & Other Just-Right Joys

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November/December 2007
Patsy Bell Hobson 
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Still not convinced your tool-lover will be fully sated? Consider giving a set of GearWrench’s X-Beam combination wrenches this year. These innovative tools include an open-end wrench at one end and a ratcheting box wrench at the other. And to make it even more interesting, the X-Beam ($15 and up depending on size) has a wider, super-strong crossbeam, which increases the wrench’s hand contact area by 500 percent over traditional wrenches. The award-winning tool offers greater user comfort and control, and it is also the first hand tool to be accepted into the American Arthritis Foundation’s Ease-of-Use commendation program. For other GearWrench innovations, visit the Web site at www.GearWrench.com.
Where to Buy: Sears, NAPA and other leading tool retailers

 

Helping Hooves

 

Last year, I gave my mother a water buffalo for Christmas; she was thrilled. Since Mom has spent a lifetime caring for others, she was happy to continue that tradition with a donation in her name to Heifer International – an organization devoted to caring for the earth and ending world hunger and poverty (see “Where a Little Means a Lot,” in Grit Gazette).

 

This year, why not just buck the materialistic mayhem and present your friends and family with a card acknowledging the gift of a water buffalo (or sheep, chickens, goats or geese) to a family or village in need. Needy folks around the world will be thankful for your extra effort, and you’ll be able to deduct the expense ($10 and up) from your taxes to boot.
Where to Buy: Heifer International, www.Heifer.org
Phone: 800-422-0474 (toll-free)

 

Pop Until You Drop

 

Popcorn doesn’t get any better than this; give popcorn grown, packaged and shipped by family-owned Riehle Popcorn Farm in Indiana. Choose from 15 specialty varieties, including hull-free popcorn, organic popcorn and ladyfinger hulless microwave popcorn, as well as a variety of popcorn seasonings. Host a gourmet popcorn party this winter and try every variety and seasoning. I’m keeping the white cheddar seasoning to myself; after all, there are limits to one’s generosity. (Prices range from $9.95-$50 for gift sets and $18.99 for the mini sample of 13 varieties.)
Where to Buy: Riehle Enterprises LLC, www.SelectPopcorn.com
Phone: 812-212-2202

 

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