Becky

This is an updated gift list as of July, 2024. Stared are most wanted

Most Wanted

Garden

• A Garden Fork/Pitch Fork***
• Small Wheel Barrel

Kitchen

• 'Trust your Gut not the Recipe' Art Print from Nourishing Notes**

• Mini Bowls** in "Craft Charcoal Coupe: from Crate and Barrel
• Ikea Kallax 1-Shelf Inserts

Cookbooks

• Hiakai by Monique Fiso**
• Gjelina by Travis Lett
• Rambutan by Cynthia Shanmugalingam
• Simply West African by Pierre Thiam
• Foraged Flavor by Tama Matsuoka Wong·

Mail-in Mending Services

• Old Flame Mending
• Little Cliff Mending

Expanded List

Consumables\

Snacks

• Nutty & Fruity snacks - e.g. mandarin, lime, hibiscus***
• Huang Fei Hong Spicy Peanuts

Sauces

• Soothsayer Hot Sauce. I prefer red sauces to green or yellow ones.***

• Mrs. Renfro's Salsa, especially the Ghost Pepper or Habanero ones***
• Dried Chile Salsa from American Spoon
• Gwen’s Hot Salsa Macha

Spices

• Fancy salts like Alaea Pink Salt, sel gris (grey salt), sal de ibiza, black salt, or smoked salts (I have an abundance of flavored salts right now, but I can always use cool 'plain' salts)
• Whole dried hot peppers
• Prickly Ash Peppercorns (such as Sichuan Peppercorns), eg Fly by Jing's "Tribute Pepper"
• Other unusual spices

Art

• From You: Sunflower artwork made by you or the children***
• From Friends:
  • kite, (this artwork is not yet titled) by Andrew Shoemaker. He will probably know what I'm talking about if you ask and say you know me.

Art Supplies

• Frames:
  • NZ native wood frames from Silvan Made for some New Zealand art I have
  • 8.5" x 11" wood frames, sometimes called "Document Frames", something like this
• Papergoods
  • Envelopes: A2 sized envelops in fun colors
  • Fold Cards: A2 sized fold cards in white or cream
  • Giftcards to Make and Mend, an online creative reuse store

Garden & Yard

• Tools:
  • A Garden Fork/Pitch Fork***
  • Hose Nozzle
• Raised Bed Gardening
  • Seeds: I have an abundance of seeds at the moment. Thanks everyone!
  • Soil: Bags of Raised Bed Soil Mix, or money eg Ace Hardware gift cards to buy soil***
  • Bark: Bags of Bark, or Country Max gift cards to buy bark (we got a ChipDrop and have sooo much bark now!)
  • Wood: Home Depot gift cards to buy more wood to make more raised beds

Cleaning

• Mop: Cuban mop, could be handmade***
• Housecleaning: would love a housecleaning Service, or money toward such a thing
• Pocket Knives: 3x Victorinox Classic SD 'Classic Red' pocketknives

Mending & Repairs

• Thread:
  • Gift cards to Maiwa to choose linen thread in whatever color I need next
• Mail-in Mending Services: such as
  • Old Flame Mending
  • Little Cliff Mending
  • Mindl's Mends
  • Heidi Parkes or Addie Best
• Mail-in Dyeing Services: such as
  • Suay LA
  • Green Matters Studio
  • Hanoux
• Quilt Repairs:
  • Julie Zaichuk-Ryan of South Atlantic Stitching Company
  • Ann's Quilt Repair

Kitchen

• Everyday Dishes: our set is called "Craft Charcoal Coupe" from Crate and Barrel
  • Mini Bowls**
  • Mini Plates
  • Sometimes they come out with new Serveware in our style, that would be cool too.
• Everyday Flatware: our flatware set is a more or less discontinued style called "Royce" by Reed and Barton. I sometimes find them on Ebay for a better price than replacements.com
  • Spoons: tea spoons**
  • Forks: salad forks
  • Knives: We still have an abundance of butter knives, so don't need more butter knives. Thanks everyone!
• Everyday Linens: our set is called "Marin" from Crate and Barrel
  • Crate and Barrel "Marin" Linens

Party

• Bunting: Felt or fabric bunting or banners to decorate the party space year after year. Bonus points for birthday or ice cream themed (could be homemade)
• Party Hats: Felt or fabric cone shaped party hats to wear year after year, sort of like this (could be homemade)
• Party Crowns: Felt or fabric crowns to wear year after year, sort of like this or this (could be homemade)
• Ice Cream Dishes:
  • Vintage William Sonoma Ice Cream Cone tall dishes
  • Vintage William Sonoma Ice Cream Cone low dish
  • Vintage William Sonoma Ice Cream Cone spoons

Cat Stuff

• Hancock Tower Scratching Post***
• Treats: we & kitties love salmon bites from Ava’s Pet Palace*
• Toys: we & kitties love felt toys from from Sesame Cafe*
• Vet Visits:
  • Uber Rides: cats hate driving - they can barely even reach the gas pedal!! - but have to get to the vet somehow! Help them get around with uber gift cards

Final Note

If you are interested in financially donating in my name, I would be honored by gifts to the following five organizations:

1. The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora
2. Children’s National, workplace of Dr Packer who invented the treatment that saved Tom’s life
3. Organizations that rescue cats, especially those with FIV and/or FeLV:
   1. Hearthside Cats in Geneseo, NY , where we adopted Chase
   2. RocKats
   3. Barn Cat Outreach
   4. Felines and Canines in Chicago, where we adopted Fievel and Aesop