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I don’t know much about my Aunt Sue. In fact there is only one thing I remember about her from my childhood and that is how she always had a glass of wine in her hand. It didn’t seem to matter what time of day it was she was always glugging down a glass or two. So when my Mom informed me that we were invited to her birthday party I wasn’t exactly thrilled about going. What was I going to buy her? I didn’t think a picnic basket would be appropriate. What would I have to talk to her about? I told my husband about my feelings towards my aunt and he suggested that maybe a tongue-in-cheek present might be a good idea. I looked online for wine accessories and found the perfect one. The celebration wine set had a corkscrew, wine stopper and most importantly it was cheap!

The day came when it was my aunt’s party and we begrudgingly started making the long journey to see her. All the way down I was recalling the memories I had of her and how she used to be a total battle axe. When we arrived she was exactly as I remembered. She even had the glass of wine in her hand. She said thank you for her present but I could tell she thought it was a dig. As I worked the room I found out that my aunt had been sober for 15 years! It was the death of her husband that turned her back to drink. Now I felt really bad about the gift….. OK not THAT bad.

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