Right. It's my birthday soon. People keep asking me, so here are some things I'd like:
I have an amazon wishlist which contains DVDs, books and games.
I also have a favourites list at Etsy, where people sell handmade items. (If you're looking at the copper bracelet, I'm already talking to the person who makes them, about having one made with the alphabet on. So you could just refer to the correspondence she's having with BessieBlue.)
But if you'd rather use your imagination, then here are some helpful guidelines:
Colours: chocolates, vanillas, raspberries, plums, purples, lilacs, blues, turquoises, aquas. Greens are also good if they're muted not bright, and yellow is good in roses.
Flowers: yellow roses are my favourite. Also fond of fruit, and always happy to receive that as a gift.
Fresh fruits: apples (russets, braeburns, cox's are the best), pineapple, mango, bananas, sharon, cherries, blueberries.
Metals: always silver, never gold except in very occasional circumstance, and usually old gold. Certainly never bright gold. Copper bracelets are good - best if engraved, or elaborate, or silver-plated on top.
Materials: pref wood, then glass (if coloured, blue or green is good), then stone, then paper. Rarely metal unless jewellery, see above.
General: If it's paper to write on - blank, not lined. If it's ink - black, not blue. If it's fabric to wear - soft to the touch. If it's a bag of some kind - long shoulder strap so I can wear it over my head and shoulder, where it's least bad for my back. If it's shoes - size 5 (38). If it's clothing that needs a size, please don't buy it, I'm still losing weight.
I also love anything nautical, most folk music, and things that don't take up space like donations to charities that support British wildlife, woodland and waterways. (I'm already a member of the Waterways Trust, but you could still make a donation.)
If you don't like those, I also like the Landmark Trust and, because of Dad, donations to the British Heart Foundation are always welcome. Finally, in Terry Pratchett's name, please make a donation to the Alzheimer's Research Trust.
But best of all, just drop me an email or something, and don't buy me a gift. I don't have room for any more stuff, but I always have room for the good wishes of friends.
