1. What is your age range? 59

2. Gender? Female

3. Do you have a favorite color? I tend toward blues and greens.

4. Favorite authors/type of book? folklore and folktales for nonfiction, fantasy for fiction

5. What books have you really been wanting? I'm a librarian, so I get to see pretty much all the new ones. Folktale collections delight my heart, as do used books. I'm currently on a jag for Turkish and Japanese tales, and anything by an author named Post Wheeler. He was in the United States diplomatic corps in the tirst part of the 20th century, and he apparently collected tales as a hobby. He had the knack to make anything readable. Oh yes, any books by Arthur Waley (Secret History of the Mongols, Monkey, and others). He translated many fine obscure oriental classics.

6. What type of music do you like? What have you got by local folks? Usually I go for traditional Anglo-American and ballads, but novelty songs, music hall, storytelling, etc. are appreciated. Oh, and if anybody has some bandura music, I'm looking for that at the moment. (It's a Ukranian instrument) Used CD's are fine.

7. What CDs have you really been wanting? See above.

8. What movies have you been wanting? (specify VHS if you don't have a DVD player) Well, you asked. I'm looking for a Japanese animation classic called Arcadia of My Youth. I think it's only on VC.

9. What is your t-shirt size? XL

10. Do you collect anything? if so, what?

11. What are some of your other hobbies? embroidery and counted cross stitch

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. Edibles (sweet or savory) and potables are a wonderful default.

14. Remember that "negative hints" such as allergies might also be helpful. I'm an omnivore.