Things I'd like to give and/or receive

Once again, I skipped out on the Black Friday madness. I love to give gifts but bumping elbows with other shoppers makes my heart race and my armpits sweat. You're welcome for that image.

Here are a few things I really, really love:

1. If you know my husband, you know how truly perfect this is.

2. This Logitech Squeezebox Boom wi-fi radio would not only be fun for me, it would save the aforementioned husband oodles of cringes as I listen to music through the crappy PC speakers when we have a mighty nice home stereo just upstairs.
3. Anything Marimekko. Seriously... anything.

4. Manure/mulch/compost/livestock bedding - because I love good soil even more than I love the stuff it grows. It's a sickness. The catch is... I have a terrible aversion to paying for anything that came out of something's butt. I guess that rules out me developing a taste for Kopi Luwak...


5. Some kitchen goodies including a new cookie sheet with a corresponding Silpat non stick mat (I use a lot of parchment paper when I bake), a couple of non-fluted Pyrex pie plates, a Lodge cast iron grill pan, anything from the Weck "mold" or "mini mold" collections (purrrrr), or the Aerolatte Hot - it looks like the milk frother of our dreams! (This would be an even better gift with some Monin syrups!)



6. Ragg Wool, polar fleece, generally warm and cozy socks!

7. Anything and everything seen here. For someone (like me) who isn't crazy about winter, I sure do seem to have a Scandinavian design obsession.

8. A handheld video camera. I think I want a Flip but I'm not sure. I've always been anti-video camera but now that I've got a house full of performers (of various kinds), I wish I could have a permanent record.

9. I go back and forth on this one but I think I want a small RV. We love to travel as a family to National Parks but my back (and my sanity) demand a comfortable place to sleep. I have a little bit of a hard time getting past the idea of driving around with my bathroom but I think I could overcome that.

I'm a little bit in love with the Itasca Navion 23B

10. One of these.

And now that I've totaled up the price for everything on my wish list I'd better get to work... and then find another job... and a paper route... and a leprechaun and his pot o' gold.

Or, I could get absolutely nothing for Christmas and I would still be happy.