@girlbeforemirror,

We had a bit of drama when Stainless Steel was taken a little too literally and... Well let's just say, for the sake of preserving relations we have a blanket rule now.
No kitchen utensils!

:-) Guys are more pragmatic, literal and result-oriented than are girls ... hence, a new spoon is not 'obviously' a 'bad idea' in the male mind given the restrictive parameter of 'stainless steel.' I think any man, irrespective of level of enlightenment, would struggle with 'what's a good stainless steel gift to get your wife?' When it comes to shopping, women simply have to lower their bars of expectation ... it's too much to ask that we compete on your level. :-)

As an aside, who the Hell came up with stainless steel as an appropriate anniversary gift? That was just begging for disaster.

BTW, Happy (belated) Anniversary.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words and, sure enough, that unicorn with a rainbow / STEEM logo coming out its butt speaks volumes ... a passive/aggressive metaphorical commentary on an economic/ideological reality. Perhaps I'm projecting ... but I don't care.

Notwithstanding the plumbing, it seems like a lovely home. And, you won't get much sympathy for living in the midst of a Garden of Eden. I'm surprised you haven't yet received photos from the snow-covered Northern Hemisphere with suggestions about what you can do with your 'it's too hot in my back yard' grievance. :-)

Quill