If you buy any of these items, please come back to this list and click the "Reserve" link to mark which item(s) you purchased. This will help ensure that Anne Newkirk Niven does not get duplicate gifts.
BrainHQ subscription
This is an online subscription for Brain exercises, I'm particularly interested in their spatial memory
New York Times cooking subscription
I'd like to try this for a year, it's $60 if billed at $5 a month.
Lightweight Binoculars for Birdwatching
This is a link to a review site that has good options. I'm not picky about specifics except lightweight please
Reserved on Dec 03, 2022 by Aidan
Dinner at a Ukrainian resort (near Mount Rainier, not Russia)
They have a giant hot tub, views of The Mountain, and Ukrainian food!
Let's go to Tacoma and see the Museum of Glass!
This would be a fun overnight (train or car) trip
Let's go to the Japanese Garden (for Obon, perhaps?) and then Japanese lunch or dinner out
Pick a date or event that is meaningful to you
Take me to the Oregon Garden and Brunch (in mid May for a late Mother's Day)
Let's have fun looking at flowers!
Take me to the Winter Light Festival (and brunch, lunch, or dinner)
Let's tour the installations!
The Flavor Equation: The Science of Great Cooking Explained in More Than 100 Essential Recipes Hardc
Features Indo-Chinese cooking and a lot of chemistry
Small Red (Heirloom) Beans for New Orleans Beans and Rice
A classic red bean, essential to dishes like New Orleans Red Beans & Rice, and equally important to many Caribbean cuisines.
RT1home Seed Starter Grow Set Japanese Herb Seeds
https://store.177milkstreet.com/collections/black-friday/products/rt1-home-seed-starter-grow-set-japanese-herb-seed
Oh So Sweet Gift Basket
Local, organic, honey (sacred to Oshun, who is on my head and I don't honor enough)
Reserved on Nov 23, 2022 by Rachael
Happy to assist in honoring Oshun. <3
Optimum Sleeveless Kimono (Merino)
On sale when added to this list, these are spendy, they all "all size" which is handy
Reserved on Nov 23, 2023 by Aidan
Merino Wool Oppossum Fingerless Gloves
Never can have too many of these. My glove size is small.
BACKYARD BIRDSONG GUIDE WESTERN NORTH AM (cl) (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) Hardcover – Illustrated,
For me to learn to bird by ear
Fancy Food from Anson Mills
The following: Carolina Gold Rice, and Sea Island Red Peas, Pasta makers flour (small sack each)
Fake Cashmere socks
Keep your toes toasty warm with these fuzzy, stretchy socks.
