<p>Who knew there was bacon of the month? Wow! One year, I bought lots of different HI gourmet salts as gifts for holidays. They were pretty but I never could taste any difference among them. </p>
<p>sseamom, I believe some of the grocery stores sell different salts & peppers in their bulk section.
Also try the local farmers markets.</p>
<p>Wait, love CC!!! how did this conversation swirl from a mom lamenting lack of birthday wishes from her sons to one that’s looking at the 5 languages of love plus where to buy salt? 
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<p>The love languages book appears totally hookey but is great. It addresses the myth re men having touch as their LL. You’ve sort of got to take it from the leaving sex out of the picture “would my DH prefer I buy him a CD, write him a note, get his car detailed, tell everyone at dinner how great he is.” </p>
<p>Hehe…I’m the one that brought up love languages…I did so because gifts is one of the languages and my point was just because it’s unimportant to some people doesn’t mean it should be the same for everyone. </p>
<p>There’s a stall at Chelsea MKT in NYC devoted to different salts. Know that doesn’t help. But now we’re trying to figure out the love languages in our own family. My mother is definitely Gift. (As long as it’s the right gift.)</p>
<p>CC threads all seem to take on a life of their own. As long as people are kind and constructive and the OP doesn’t complain about any hijacking, is there a problem? If there a problem, I’m missing it and would be curious to be enlightened. </p>
<p>I LIKE that CC threads meander, especially after OPs get their original post responded to and the the digressions are non-offensive and have at least sone tangential relationship to the thread. </p>
<p>Amazon has salts around the world for sale. And I just ate in the restaurant Salt in Amelia Island Florida. Who knew there could be so many.</p>
<p>There is a Salt restaurant in HI as well (haven’t eaten there as the menu and prices didn’t excite me).</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.tripadvisor.com/MobileRestaurantMenu-g60982-d2234672-Salt_Kitchen_Tasting_Bar-Honolulu_Oahu_Hawaii.html”>http://www.tripadvisor.com/MobileRestaurantMenu-g60982-d2234672-Salt_Kitchen_Tasting_Bar-Honolulu_Oahu_Hawaii.html</a></p>
<p>Apparently, what we give and get are heavily loaded. I suppose the point is some acceptance of differences. </p>
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<p>It may not even be sexual touch, though. It can be other physical expression - holding hands, rubbing someone’s back, “spooning” when going to sleep, etc.</p>
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<p>Ha! to many men, that is all just foreplay. </p>
<p>Ok. I,m alright with badly thought out gifts. I continually was upset when I said no red roses for Valentin’s day, and they appear erred. Or, no spa treatments for me, and there it was. Left the fiancé. So much more, but I kept thinking, passive aggressive?</p>
<p>sseamom,
The salt samplers that I mentioned back in post # 206 were from this company : <a href=“http://shop.thespicelab.com/”>http://shop.thespicelab.com/</a> </p>
<p>I got them the 11 salt sampler <a href=“http://shop.thespicelab.com/gift-collections.html”>http://shop.thespicelab.com/gift-collections.html</a> I think they cost around $50 each. DH uses many of his on popcorn, and DS#1 likes to cook and uses them. He keeps his set of test tubes on his kitchen table, I believe. Was a very successful gift for both of them.</p>
<p>Actually sseamom, Fred Meyer also has about ten different specialty salts in bulk.
They are $20 to $30 a lb.</p>
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<p>Ha! to many men, that is all just foreplay."</p>
<p>My H is physically affectionate like this. On our very first date, he was driving me home and we’d had such a nice time and I reached out and kind of tousled his hair / rubbed the back of his neck affectionately. I swear, that is what drew him in, hook line and sinker :-). Nothing makes him happier than to sit on the couch with one kid on either side, all physically touching, and he’ll spontaneously rub our backs or legs. He also insists on “spooning” to sleep and we’ve been married 28 years. So that gives you an idea! But words? Nah, no words :-). </p>
<p>The night I met H, we were at a gas station and I got out to get gum or something and on the way back to the car, he gave me a hug.
Total electricity, which was a lot scary.</p>
<p>I just saw Amanda Palmer Tuesday, for a book reading/ interview/music, and it was a very warm & happy place.
Ksenia Anske was giving warm up hugs, which were wonderful.
But ever since I got boobs, and even more so after my children got them, I have been an awkward hugger.
Trying to work on that. Tracy Jordan, get out of my head!</p>
<p>Amanda has the right idea.
<a href=“If I were queen for a day, cuddles would be mandatory | Amanda Palmer | The Guardian”>http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/nov/21/queen-for-day-cuddles-mandatory</a></p>
<p>I live close to a Fred Meyer so will need to check that out! Jym-I had Goggled and found that site-I was thinking of just ordering some packets of “refills” and skipping the test tubes and holder as they would just be for me. And World Market sells sets too, and one is right down the road from me. The possibilities!</p>
<p>Is World market the one behind the Pike Place market?
Someone told me they have good deals on spices.</p>
<p>No, World Market is a chain with all kinds of things, from cooking utensils, food, toys, etc. from all over the World. You’re thinking of World Spice Merchants. I’ve heard they have amazing spices. My S used to work for the parents company years ago and said they were really good to their employees.</p>
<p>Cost Plus World Market which seems to be trying to morph to just World Market</p>