Oak Whisperer Gifts

'Yeah, yeah, yeah; two years in French oak; warm days; cool summer nights. What the heck's the alcohol level?'

"In the first place, it isn't "maddening crowd.' It's 'madding crowd.' "

'Esther, is it possible, just possible mind you, that your green thumb has gone berserk?'

"Uh-Oh..."

"Ed's tree hugging was out of control."

Bassoons.

"Well, at least we know she died peacefully."

'Now it fits.'

"I will now fend off questions from the audience."

'Larry liked to crack the window before bed.'

Business cartoon showing sales declining so much that they bounce off the floor.

Man mourns the loss of his king after being checkmated.

"I'm sorry, JB, we still haven't worked out how we did it."

"Sorry, but there aren't enough life jackets to go around."

Man rotates profit chart so it shows growth not loss.

Despite the economic downturn, sales are as good as ever.

"He's from IT. All I did was tell him I thought he was doing a great job... and he fainted in shock!"

"Dang, there goes another piece of the wife's good china. You see father, it's

Timber preservation

"And here is where we started putting profits before people."

'So, how much to remove this ugly old tree? $1750. It's not THAT ugly.'

Creative accounting.

Sales tied in knots

'Astronomy I, Astronomy II, Astronomy III'

"Let me through - I'm a bonsai tree surgeon."

Bonsai Exhibit

Clouds

Catastrophe Risk Insurance

Hanukkah tree

'Unfortunately, we were a little off-target again this quarter.'

'Don't get me wrong. I like the hugs, but I could really use a kiss once in a while.'

'Bob likes to express himself through his art!'