1. What is your age range? 40s

2. Gender? female

3. Do you have a favorite color? red, dark green, blues, earth tones. No pastels, pinks, or purples, thank you.

4. Favorite authors/type of book? Don't need any more books. Unless my Santa is Australian. Then field guides would be lovely. Or anything to do with local history or nature.

5. What books have you really been wanting? See above

6. What type of music do you like? Pretty much everything except opera and jazz

7. What CDs have you really been wanting? Local music or something by my Santa.

8. What movies have you been wanting? (We are assuming you all have DVD players.) I'm good on the movies, thanks.

9. What is your t-shirt size? Medium

10. Do you collect anything? if so, what? Horseshoe crabs, frogs, field guides and other natural history books, shiny rocks.

11. What are some of your other hobbies? Photography, cross-stitching, bird watching, natural history, hiking, video games

12. Do you prefer gold-tone or silver-tone jewelry? I don't wear much jewelry, but on the rare occasions when I do, silver. I do not have pierced ears.

13. Please include anything else you feel is important that would help your Secret Santa know what you would like. I like chocolate. I am fascinated by the world around me - nature, different cultures, geography, etc.

14. Remember that "negative hints" such as allergies might also be helpful. I live in a 400 square foot cottage, so less is more when it comes to things that take up space. I don't wear scarves. I am allergic to most commercial lotions and soaps (dyes and perfumes).