My mother is also one of those who refuses gifts. She insists that a simple hug and a hand-made card are the only things she wants or needs.

So, I'm getting her a Zojirushi BBCC-X20 Home Bakery Supreme Bread Maker; the world's #1 rated, chef approved, Cadillac of bread machines. There is literally nothing above this model on the market, and its predecessor also dominated the market for over half a decade.

She loves to bake bread, but never has the time these days, and with a case of arthritis in her joint she even finds knitting difficult at times, never mind kneeding dough. The machine also comes with a feature to just make/kneed the dough, then you can take it out and put it in the oven yourself, if you prefer. It also makes jams, jellies, cakes, sourdough... the list goes on and on.