From time to time, I can’t resist reposting some things that are truly ageless. One is wrapping Christmas, birthday, or other big event gifts. I really can’t abide those new car commercials with a bow on the hood. Really? No thought went into that whatsoever. There’s a Toyota commercial this year that has a bunch of cars fully wrapped for the holidays. Now that’s more like it. As our house fills up with new arrivals and takes on a certain “warehouse” look obscuring the house decorations we put out in a nod to tradition. Because in rereading this, much still works, and I’m therefore sharing the joy again. While more’s the pity that some of the worl doesn’t wrap, here in the United States, the boon that we provide to retail is equaled only by the astronomical purchases we make to help the wrapping paper and ribbon industries flourish. We’re making these ventures Build Back Better. I’m suggesting that, as the Great British Baking Show is wildly popular, and now with chocolate version that I enjoy watching but hope never to attempt, it’s time for the Great American Wrapping Show. Twelve contestants are selected to compete wrapping and decorating all sorts of shapes and sizes of presents. There could be Bike Week, or Boots without Boxes. Anything with rectangles or squares is off the table. No bags, no gift boxes, no premade bows. Contestants must fashion their own decorative embellishments, and anyone caught sneaking accessories from Walmart around the tent flaps is immediately dismissed. Her Ladyship could be the Paul and Pru of decorative gift wraps. HGVT and the Hallmark Channel might produce webinars, and emergency ZOOM available conferences should someone’s wrapping go really badly.
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