Question:“On a housewarming gift”
On a housewarming gift
A housewarming gift should be something that stays in the new home. Not large, used daily, and not deciding the owner’s taste on their behalf.
Three descend. Think of the size of the home before the price.
- Detergent and rolls of toilet paperThe old custom has a reason. May fortune rise like suds and run long like the roll.
- A potted plantIt becomes the first living thing to enter the house.
- Good towelsUsed every day, taking no space, and imposing no taste.
The first fire of a new house was offered first to Hestia, goddess of the hearth.