If you have a budding astrologer in the family, here is a perfect gift.

The Handheld Instant Star and Constellation Identifier received the prestigious Consumer Electronics Show Innovation Award and was named as Editor’s Choice by Popular Mechanics.

SkyScout instantly identifies over 6,000 celestial objects at the touch of a button when aimed at any section of the night sky. You don’t need to continually adjust the device as you do with a traditional telescope

It uses a combination of automatic GPS-locating and three axis sensors measuring gravitational and magnetic fields and it also has its own extensive built-in digital astronomy database, to establish its current position.

Consulting star charts and constantly adjusting for location and time changes has become a thing of the past.

For more information and to purchase the SkyScout click  HERE.

I have to admit that I am a tea drinker and when I say ‘tea drinker’ I don’t just mean that I have a packet of black tea in the cupboard that I make a regular cup of tea with. What I mean is that I have a whole range of different teas in every flavor imaginable. This range grows from day to day whenever I find another flavor that I haven’t yet tried.

I have a drawer full of teas including green teas, white teas, red teas, black teas, teas from India, Sri Lanka, China and any other Asian country that you can think of; herbal teas, jasmine teas, oolong and chai. I actually think that if I stopped buying tea as of today I would still have enough in that drawer to last me about 10 years, and I am not kidding when I say that.

As I write this post I am drinking a cup of white tea and it is the nicest tea – very smooth and palatable. I am not into teas that have a sharp, bitter flavour.

I don’t mind using tea bags although any tea connoisseur would be most upset to hear me say that. I have to say though that you can’t beat a cup of tea that has been made in the traditional way of putting the tea leaves into a pot. The flavor is definitely enhanced by this method.

I had a friend whose parents went to Sri Lanka and visited the Dilma tea factory. He told me that the tea that falls on the floor is what is used in tea bags. In other words, you just aren’t going to get the best cup of tea with a tea bag.

Still I will continue to use tea bags as they are quick and easy and as long as it tastes good I am happy.

Now here’s a gift for all those coca cola loving, memorabilia fans out there, it’s an authentic  replica of a 1956 Coca-Cola Vending Machine.

And although it looks in every way, shape and form like the 1956 original, the refrigeration used is definitely modern.

Have fun dispensing either bottled or canned drinks for yourself and your friends. Although there is a free option for dispensing the drinks,  if you are a bit broke you can set the machine to coin activated vending and recoup some of the money spent filling the machine.

And you can have the machine dispense two selections of drink on hand such as full strength and diet coke or even two totally different types of drink such as sprite and coke.

The exterior is made from durable stainless steel that has a commercial quality, high gloss powder coating in red and white. The interior components are made from durable chrome plated zinc cast metal.

The 1956 coca cola vending machine holds up to 64 12 ounce cans or 323 12 ounce bottles and you can adjustthe temperature to between 36°F and 63°F

And do you want to know another great thing about this vending machine!  You need less than 2 square feet of floor space, so it can be tucked away nicely in the gaming room, family room or outdoor entertaining area.

There are two removable rear dolly wheels which make it easy to move around if necessary.

The coca cola vending machine measures 56″ in height, 16″  in width and 24″ in depth.

Easter is drawing near and so is Mothers Day so it’s time to start thinking about what you are going to get mom.

This beautiful non-chocolate gift basket is full of lovely fragrant candles, and oil and a burner.

Not all mom’s like or can eat chocolate, maybe she is watching her waistline and doesn’t really need a chocolate fix. So this is a safe  and beautiful alternative.

I know I am probably a little biased in the choice of this gift basket, because I love candles, aromatherapy oils and I have a rather large assortment of gorgeous burners.

Everyone who visits remarks on how fragrant and welcoming my home is.

The pink basket contains:

• 2 strawberry cream votive candles
• 2 2×3 chocolate cream pillar candles
• 2 2×4 strawberry cream pillar candles
• 4 unscented tealight candles
• 1 oz. strawberry cream scented fragrance oil
• ceramic oil warmer

You will find an exceptional range of gift baskets at Amazon.com

If you are looking for a great gift for the Stargate fan in your household why not consider the Stargate
SG1 Board Game.

The game is recommended for ages 10 years and over and it can be played by 2 to 6 players who endeavour to explore and dominate the galaxy while controlling their teams and fleets of Goa’uld, Asgard and Earth starships.

Using the Stargate cards that are included in the game, you have the power to transport your Stargate SG-1 teams all over the galaxy using your starships and network of stargates.

Deploy your combat units through stargates, on starships and on other star systems. Send nuclear weapons through stargates ,close stargates with an Iris to destroy the enemy and use your SG teams to capture star systems.

Send your teams and starships through wormholes to attack enemy starships while guarding your own star system with remaining combat units.

You can check out this great game out on Amazon.com