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Ideas for 100th birthday?
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2026 9:29 am
by MAD87
When one of my uncles hit 3 figures afew years ago, I sent him a special bottle of Irish whiskey. This time, it's my daughter's MIL. I don't have enough photos to make up a book, nor can I bring myself to resort to Champagne and chocolates. She'll get those a-plenty, together with flowers...
All ideas gratefully received.
Ideas for 100th birthday?
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2026 10:11 am
by demi
I am assuming she is French? In the UK you can get a (facsimile) copy of The Times, Telegraph etc of the date of birth for the recipient.
I wonder if Le Monde offers something similar?
Ideas for 100th birthday?
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2026 10:45 am
by MAD87
@demi Great idea, I'll look into that. Thanks.
Ideas for 100th birthday?
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2026 10:54 am
by MAD87
It seems Le Monde was founded in 1944.
Ideas for 100th birthday?
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2026 11:25 am
by demi
A local paper? Paris Match?????
Ideas for 100th birthday?
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2026 2:30 pm
by MAD87
Paris Match is a great idea: I've spent hours going through old editions online. Somewhere I also have the tribute edition to Mitterand which I kept for some reason, but I'll hang on to that for my grandchildren.
Ideas for 100th birthday?
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2026 11:31 am
by MAD87
I've ordered 2 original copies of Paris Match...from Amazon!!
Ideas for 100th birthday?
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2026 12:49 pm
by demi
Glad you've got it sorted. Is it a 1926 copy?
Ideas for 100th birthday?
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2026 2:02 pm
by MAD87
demi wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2026 12:49 pm
Glad you've got it sorted. Is it a 1926 copy?
Unfortunately not. One copy is of the moon landing and the other is the death /funeral of de Gaulle.
Ideas for 100th birthday?
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2026 4:18 pm
by Polarengineer
Err? not sure of the relevance, Has she been to the moon? or did she meet de Gaulle?