Pro - Does anyone else's nest boxes get soaked in rain?

[bluekarin]

My brother is in the US of A on a road trip with his girlfriend who will be 30 tomorrow. He sent me an email telling how they were doing, what they'd seen etc, and asked if there was anything we'd like him to bring back with him. Apart from sweets for the kids, I can't think of anything. I have asked him to take some photos of the Cherry Blossom festival in Washington DC as the annual festival is on when they are there.

So, any suggestions on what to ask for, if anything?

[craftyhunnypie]

If you are into crafting - America has some of the best crafting stuff ever! Crocs are much cheaper over there ( real ones ). Oh & chickenalia!

Emma.x

[Ygerna]

Have you thought about popping into the nesting box USA and asking on there?

[Cinnamon]

George Clooney.

[bluekarin]

George Clooney.

 

hmmm not sure he'd fit in the suitcase, but I can ask for you if you like

[Plum]

biscuit mix some 'Tide to go' and heaps of craft stuff. err grits

[Blackrocksrock]

I cannot get my head round this biscuit mix - its not biscuits like we have its more like a scone I think - I am going to Chicago in August and intend to bring back stuff too. My friend sent me some coating stuff for chicken etc - looks good not used it yet though. Like KFC stuff but no additives.

[Cinnamon]

Have a look in the USA section of Cyber candy & make a list of all the candy & groceries you want to try!

Welches grape jelly is amazing.........

[Lewis]

See I would have gone with a hoody

[Charlottechicken]

Something Native American Indian maybe?

[Plum]

and 'press and seal' is good too http://www.glad.com/plasticwrap/press_n_seal-40 useful for quilting.

 

This is biscuits in USA you have them for breakfast with egg, bacon etc., or with chicken at KFC or with all sorts of meals. I brought some mixes home and we have them with chicken mmmmm.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Bisquick-Complete-Buttermilk-Biscuit-Mix-7.5-oz/10311318

[Blackrocksrock]

OOh thank you for that - I am staying with a friend so will be able to do things like walmart shopping too as well as the traditional sightseeing stuff. I could not comprehend biscuits!

[bluekarin]

Thank you all for your suggestions. I Got my DS to have a look and see what took his fancy and he has come up with the following list

 

Twizzlers

Pop Tarts – all flavours welcome )

Lucky Charms (breakfast cereal)

Trix (cereal)

General Mills Cinnamon Toast crunch (cereal)

Apple Jacks (cereal)

Hot Tamales (chewy spicy cinnamon sweets)

 

I have added Welches grape jelly

Jello - any flavour

 

I like the sound of the hot Tamales. Love anything cinnamon. I used to eat tons of the original Dentyne gum

 

So we shall see what, if anything, he brings back

[Cinnamon]

If you like cinnamon stuff,as I do too ,the cinnamon tic tacs are good,as are the Wrigleys Eclipse breath strips.

 

You can get Pretzel Flipz in America too.....my favourite.

[craftyhunnypie]

They sell all your sons requests in Selfridges food halls including marshmallow fluff!

 

Emma.x

[Chickendoodle]

I wouldn't recommend asking for Hersheys chocolate - we all thought it tasted like

 

How about some sal"Ooops, word censored!"er taffy - a bit like toffee but not creamy - comes in some lovely flavours

[Valkyrie]

Freezer paper! Great for applique patchwork quilts and for pineapple quilts and log cabin quilts and and and - oh dear I've got all excited now.

[laurmurf]

Thank you all for your suggestions. I Got my DS to have a look and see what took his fancy and he has come up with the following list

 

Twizzlers

Pop Tarts – all flavours welcome )

Lucky Charms (breakfast cereal)

Trix (cereal)

General Mills Cinnamon Toast crunch (cereal)

Apple Jacks (cereal)

Hot Tamales (chewy spicy cinnamon sweets)

 

I have added Welches grape jelly

Jello - any flavour

 

I like the sound of the hot Tamales. Love anything cinnamon. I used to eat tons of the original Dentyne gum

 

So we shall see what, if anything, he brings back

 

the contents of your list were all regular features of my daily life growing up... sounds just like breakfast!

[Blackrocksrock]

They sell all your sons requests in Selfridges food halls including marshmallow fluff!

 

Emma.x

 

 

OOh you must try marshmallow fluff - to die for sticky sweet and lovely!

[laurmurf]

mmmmmm.... fluffernutters

 

(peanut butter and marshmallow fluff sandwiches = lunch!)

[Valkyrie]

They used to do it in Sainsbury's but haven't been able to get hold of it for years.

[bluekarin]

They sell all your sons requests in Selfridges food halls including marshmallow fluff!

 

Emma.x

 

Unfortunately I am a little too far away to just pop in and get it My brother may decide to get it all when he comes back as he lives in London

[Plum]

Oooh you better ask your brother to bring back fluff for all of us

[whoopsie]

You can get Fluff online!

 

I'd go with the taffy - yum (and i've never seen any over here)

 

If you like flavoured coffee then ask for that. For some reason the stuff you get here just isn't the same and costs FAR more. I miss Walmart for that!!

[jackie45]

Getting away from food, I brought back lovely Crate and Barrel teatowels with Easter chicks on them (about $12) last week from Washington DC. Also have brought Ziplock freezer bags (very strong) and round coffee filter papers ( instead of using the plastic basket-heeps cheaper than UK, 99c in Target.

Jackie