‘Tis the season for parties. With Christmas on Sunday, Friday and Saturday are prime party times. I am going to one and the following week is good too. New Year’s Eve is on Sunday too so you can party on Saturday.

Here are some ideas for hostess gifts:
1. You can’t go wrong with the Christmas Bucket List book. Something for the holidays and combine it with a bottle of holiday wine.
2. If they are in Santa Fe or anywhere in New Mexico give a book!
3. If you are visiting a cowboy you know what to take!
4. You can’t go wrong with a Green Chile Cheeseburger Bucket List book.
5. If they need to get their own Bucket List going give a personal Bucket List book.
6. Space, Kicking, and Genealogy are specialized but if you know the host or hostess is into this – do it!
Remember when it was bad form to go to someone’s house for dinner and parties and not take a gift? Be cool this yule!

Barbe Awalt