OK - apparently we're of the corporate opinion that it's better to post the information here, rather than link to it so here goes ...

1. what is your age range? 48, for another week

2. gender? Just one of the girls

3. Do you have a favorite color? Denim

4. favorite authors/ type of book? ummm, I kinda go with the flow; see below

5. what books have you really been wanting? I can always use cook books; I had Joe Kline's biog. of Woody Guthrie last year, and wouldn't mind biogs on Pete Seeger, the Carter Family, et al. or a lot of the books in the Mudcat library list - bought Sound of The Dove from that list (with tape) and was in my element!

6. what type of music do you like? very traditional, particularly archive recordings - also bought the Shaker Hymns CD because of Mudcat; also Gospel, cajun, Canadian trad ...

7. what cds have you really been wanting? Anything from Folk Legacy, anything *very* regional and traditional (recently bought a Folksongs of Ulster CD - largely as I really only knew songs from the Republican tradition)

8. What movies (vhs is in the price range) have you been wnting? None, really. Don't tend to buy

9. what is your t-shirt size? Don't wear 'em

10. do you collect anything? if so, what? Cook books, old hymn books, oh - and thumb picks; I get one whenever I visit a new town.

11. what are some of your other hobbies? quilting, crochet, cooking, gardening - the usual stuff, I guess; oh - and godchildren ... but I really don't need any more of those!

12. do you prefer gold-tone or silver-tone jewelry? silver

13. please include anything else you feel is important that would help your secret santa know what you would like - wouldn't mind someone's personal favourite recipes; I like short stories (folk tales); I'm a dog and horse type, not (sorry, folks) cats; quite like riddles.

And, as above, if you have any duplicates in your library, or stuff ready to be 'passed on', I would find them 'most acceptable'.

I gotta say that the book on Amos' list, Freakonomics, intrigues me! Amos, if you get it, and get my name in 2006, see above.

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