<p>My grandparents are both definitely moving away from wanting anything material. Things they do want:
-Food. My grandfather (also Sicilian) loves going out to eat (maybe you could take her to a nice restaurant which would allow the two of you a quieter opportunity to catch up?) and loves authentic Italian food. My mom stops at the deli and gets him Italian sausage and cheese. My grandmother right now is into trendy health foods that she sees featured on TV and I like to get her things like chocolate covered cacao nibs to try.
-They both have computers (these grandparents are not married to each other by the way) but neither of them is totally comfortable using it.
-They both like to read but I’d definitely get large print.
-My grandmother always wants things like face creams so I usually get her something fancy for birthdays and holidays.
-My grandfather has tended to pick out experiential gifts recently. He’s about to turn 95 and he wants to take a day trip to NYC where he grew up and drive around. Last year, he took a helicopter ride with my mom and aunt.</p>