1. what is your age range? Just turned 60

2. gender? Female

3. Do you have a favorite color? To wear, blues & purples & dark greens. To have around, yellows, oranges & reds

4. favorite authors/ type of book? mystery stories, esp. Sherlock Holmes,

5. what books have you really been wanting? surprise me

6. what type of music do you like? Cajun-Zydeco, Labor Union songs, Railroad songs, Irish-Scottish-English-US-folk-music. I'm very eclectic.

7. what cds have you really been wanting? early women blues singers, esp. less well-known women

8. What movies (vhs is in the price range) have you been wanting? Travelogues to Europe, esp. Eastern Europe.

9. what is your t-shirt size? L to XL

10. do you collect anything? if so, what? Trying not to collect any more stuff, but anthing with a Heath (erica carnae) or Heather (calluna vulgaris) design.

11. what are some of your other hobbies? gardening (esp. Heathers & Heaths), playing guitar, geneaology (looking for Bankerts & Dunmires)

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

Remember that "negative hints" such as allergies might also be helpful. Recently found out I'm allergic to strawberries.

Maryanne