I was trying to find this thread -- nothing under "secret santa", nothing under "secret", finally tried "hints"! Did find last year's hints thread and found that we were about the last to post there... lordy, at least we're consistent!!

So so sorry for being so so slow..........

It's because we've been working so hard on
all of our chores...we've been real good
and not naughty....so coal goes to heating
us and not under the tree...or in stockings!

Astro and Desert Dancer are reallll goooodddd.... even if we're reeal slooooowwww.

1. What is your age range? 48 to 57

2. Gender? both

3. Do you have a favorite color? not puce;

4. Favorite authors/type of book? for SS purposes, regional tidbits would be fun

5. What books have you really been wanting? Don't really need more books, but your local folklore or personal writings might be of interest

6. What type of music do you like? our tastes are quite wide-ranging; again local color or or your own stuff is of interest

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) Any folk concerts or stuff like that

9. What is your t-shirt size? S & M (that's shirt sizes, really!!!) or M & M (and that's not candy...)

10. Do you collect anything? if so, what? Xmas ornaments of regional or annual interest

11. What are some of your other hobbies? we play mandolin, banjo, concertina and sing traddie stuff, enjoy contra & English country dance, waltzing and swing dancing (of a free-form variety)

12. Do you prefer gold-tone or silver-tone jewelry? platinum for astro... (either, really; Desert Dancer is a pierced earring wearer and astro gets to look at them ;-) )

13. Please include anything else you feel is important that would help your Secret Santa know what you would like

Local or personal specialties and/or folkish stuff is fun, but not food-type stuff please.

FYI, we are USAians, living dually in L.A. and Tucson, Arizona.

~ astro & Desert Dancer