Oh, Father (Mother?) Christmas, could it be that you are *threatening* me? Dead mouse and smelly sock, and not even Hallowe'en yet! But you've given me a good hint to your identity -- you've got to be at least partly feline, with such tid-bits at your disposal.

But since you ask ...

I am 51 years old and I play the guitar and the mandolin. I have just acquired a tenor banjo.

My favourite colour is green.

I like CDs with mixed songs and tunes, preferably traditional. Something from your home area would be nice, just so long as the soloists do not meow.

An all-instrumental CD that I could listen to while working would be great; I think I'm wearing out my copy of "Old Hearth" by Robin Huw Bowen.

I like history, memoirs and biography (but not the gossipy film-star kind), and novels, especially Terry Pratchett and good detective stories such as those by Minette Walters, John Brady and Peter Robinson.

I like song books and tune collections. I read dots & tadpoles, but struggle with tabulature.

No t-shirts, thank-you very much; I have one that says "Eat More Possum" and therefore need no others.

I don't collect stuff, at least not on purpose.