1. what is your age range? adult

2. gender? well-balanced UP front

3. Do you have a favorite color? black, dark green and dark purple

4. favorite authors/ type of book? I get all of my favs myself

5. what books have you really been wanting?Some I've seen mentioned here:
"The Mother Tongue & How She Got That Way" - Bill Bryson;
"The Story of Stone" or "Eight Skilled Gentlemen" - Barry Hughart;
"The Lovely Bones" - Alice Sebold;
"Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn" by Thomas Hubka(?);
"Nothing to Do But Stay" by Carrie Young;
"Electric Love Lizard" or "Coyote Blue" - Christopher Moore;
I really enjoy oral history type books;
OR, Surprise me!:-)


6. what type of music do you like? almost any except most musicals, easy listening, avant-garde/atonal, rap

7. what cds have you really been wanting?
anything by "Cabaret Dioso" out of Boulder, CO;
"Stories the Crow Told Me" (I keep hearing this one on Hober and love it);
Taj Mahal - "Mumtaz Mahal" Mudcatters lanfranc's, alanbit's, Fortunato's CDs, or any other Mudcatter's for that matter, though I have quite a few, so would need to PM a list to Khatt or something, for forwarding, to avoid dupes (I think I am lacking one of Rick Fielding's!);
Kevin Casey - Irish CD
Bascom Lamar Lunsford - "The Rose Grew About the Briar;"
anything by Ry Cooder!!;
Jonathan Byrd - "Wildflowers."

8. What movies have you been wanting? none, unless they come attached to their own BIG theatre, popcorn included!

9. what is your t-shirt size? extra-large, but it has to be in women's sizes. I really prefer to buy my own, though, UNLESS it's a Mudcat tshirt!

10. do you collect anything? if so, what? I used to, stones, bits of sea glass, old books, antiques, but have decided there's enough clutter and dust for the rest of my lifetime, so...oh well, IF it's a nice piece of stone, glass, or whathaveyou from your area or some other smallish thing, i.e. seashell, etc. I'd love it

11. what are some of your other hobbies? besides Mudcatting? Reading, photography, designing jewelry and greeting cards

12. do you prefer gold-tone or silver-tone jewelry? neither, don't do much jewelry anymore and already have enough if I change my mind

13. please include anything else you feel is important that would help your secret santa know what you would like As others have said, I would also be happy with anything from your region, anything you might make yourself, and/or anything you might want to pass on. I am a great believer in recycling, reusing, giveaways, etc. and love to get "old things." I do not like "cutesy" things, though and most scented things send me running out the door for fresh air, esp. candles and perfumes:-) Love animals, music, good books, walks on the beach, candlelight...seek same**bg**