This is so true. Due to coronavirus, I’m currently “shielding” an elderly relative whose birthday is on Saturday. Although I have bought a couple of trinkets for her to unwrap, I decided this year I’d be a bit different. I told her that I’d bake her a cake instead.
It’ll only be from a cake mix, and I’ll probably make a hash of it, but the important thing is the look on her face when I told her. You can’t buy that. It meant more to her that I’ll be doing this than any amount of tech would mean.
I don’t much care if my efforts at baking the cake turn into a flop, and the whole thing collapses in the oven, and we end up having difficulty eating the thing - because the point is that it’s going to be a fun afternoon creating and baking. There’ll be more smiles and laughter from this than anything I could possibly buy her.
