2010 christmas lists

We have updated and revised our lists from the past years...this should give you an idea of what we like and want. I know sometimes we need ideas to go on. Love you all!!! Merry Christmas!!

For Both of us

Here is a few gifts that would be specifically for both of us

• Horse shoe game
• croquet game
• the Good Life, a British TV series from the 70's or 80's
  
• overnight backpacking equipment- tent 3 man, , pans and mini stove, ect.- we have one water purification bottle and Ben's external frame backpack.
  

Beth's Christmas List

Here is some things that I have thought of that I would like for Christmas. I do like surprises.

• Mary Janes Farm, Magazine- link here
  
• A nice Sewing box
• Bread Machine cook books
• candles- I really like fruit or fresh scents
• pampered chef scissors with holder
• Books about sewing or quilting
• Pedicure/Manicure gift card
• Gift card to Lowes/Home Depot for Garden stuff
• I want to start a Christmas Village
• Cute hair accessories and headbands
• cute hats, like some of the ones I have
  
• Payless gift card
• porch swing for the yard
• any kind of garden stuff, decorations for garden, bird baths...ect
• garden flags
• sign or plaque for outside with our address on it to put at end of driveway or mount to our split rail fence
• Lion, Witch and WardrobeDVD and Prince Caspian-new Disney videos
• Storage containers for food and lunches
• Cake server plate and lid
• Stock pot
• muffin pan-regular and mini
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Book

• Field Guide to the Birds of North America by Roger Tory Peterson
• The Veggie Gardener's answer Book by Barbara W. Ellis
• Backyard Bird-lovers Guide by Jan Mahnken
• Fix, Freeze, Feast by Kati Neville, Lindsay Tkacsik
• Sew and Stow by Betty Oppenheimer
• The O'malley series by Dee Henderson
• Eat right for your Blood Type
  

Ben's Christmas list

Alot of the items he wants are books. I have given the sites where they can be found just FYI. Ben said he that he is not picky about them being new or used so remember ebay and half.com are good places to check.
Ok here we go

• A Brown Chocolate Lab Blockhead puppy
• broad axe
• spoke shave (tool)
• old time-looking Kerosene lanterns
• Rope for pulley system about 200 ft. long- very strong kind

Books
Most of the books I think you can find at motherearthnews.com/shopping or at Storey publishing
or rural heritage as well as amazon

• Straw Bale Home Study Plans by Living Shelter Design
• More straw bale Building by Magwood, Mack and Therreu
• Barnyard in your Backyard by Gail Camerow
• Sheep, Goats, Cattle and Pigs by Carol Ekarius
• Hive Management byt Richard Bonney
• Everything I want to do is Illegal by Joel Salatin
• Brushcraft Skills and how to Survive in the wild by Anthonio Akkermans
• Any of the Storey's Guide to Raising.... books except the milk goat and the chicken one. (Already have) Would like the rest.
• Foxfire Books (has 1-3, needs any of the others)
• Yoke plans from Tillers International
  

Magazines

• Rural Heritage Magazine
• Small Farmer's Journal
  

DVD

• Serious Straw Bale by Paul Lacinski and Michel Bergeron
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