welcome to the holiday gift guide 2021!
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Here are some ideas I’m doing for those I love this year that don’t involve “going shopping”:
printing and framing a film photo of us
planning a camping trip together
knitting accessories (easier to finish with a close deadline than something like a sweater or blanket)
baking treats
cooking dinner
making a flower arrangement
buying a house cleaner to come for a day
planning a hike with a friend I haven’t seen in a long time
If you’d like to purchase gifts for others or yourself, here are some places I love. All independently owned.
Home goods, decor, candles, and plants:
Neighbor | Oakland, CA
Umami Mart | Oakland, CA
Crimson Horticultural Rarities | Oakland, CA
Black Girls Greenhouse | Oakland, CA
Palm & Perkins | Berkeley, CA
General Store | San Francisco, CA
Often Wander | San Francisco, CA
Rare Device | San Francisco, CA
Ampersand | San Francisco, CA
Public Land Store | Sacramento, CA
Propagate | Sacramento, CA
The Plant Foundry | Sacramento, CA
Health & Wellness:
Private yoga classes (on sale through the holidays) with Haley Havelock Yoga (me!) | Virtual or Bay Area, CA
Climbing & Yoga Retreat with Haley Havelock and Erik Griffith | Bishop, CA
Teacher training with Love Story Yoga | San Francisco, CA
New Years Day flow with Stephanie Snyder | San Francisco, CA
New Year Bowl Burning Ceremony with Liz Andolong | Larkspur, CA
Astrology Reading with Susannah Freedman (discount code ASTRO50) | Bay Area, CA
Climbing lesson with Vertical Pursuits | Northern California
Clothing / Trinkets / Accessories:
Ali Golden | Oakland, CA
Slant Vintage | Oakland, CA
Curator SF | San Francisco, CA
No Shop | San Francisco, CA
ReLove | San Francisco, CA
Purpose | Sacramento, CA
Old Gold | Sacramento, CA
Books!
Giving books is such a thoughtful gift. Cookbooks, books you love, atlases, books to inspire travel, old books, new books, sacred books, kids books — we love books.
Walden Pond Books | Oakland, CA
Marcus Books | Oakland, CA
Owl & Company Bookstore | Oakland, CA
Dog Eared Books | San Francisco, CA
Green Apple Books | San Francicso, CA
Black Bird Bookstore | San Francisco, CA
Beers Books (I love it here) | Sacramento, CA
Time Tested Books | Sacramento, CA
A bottle (or more) of delicious natural wine.
If you’re not on the natural wine train it is time to get aboard! Unfamiliar or not confident picking wine? That’s totally fine - talk to people at the wine shop, try sips, see what you like, go from there. That’s the fun part! No more buying wine at Safeway! No more buying wine at BevMo! Small is better always. Many of these places ship. Here are my favs:
Ordinare | Oakland, CA
The Punchdown | Oakland, CA
Snail Bar | Oakland, CA
Redfield | Berkeley, CA
The Study Wine Bar | Richmond, CA
Queens SF | San Francisco, CA
Ruby Wine | San Francisco, CA
Tofino | San Francisco, CA
Ro Sham Beaux | Sacramento, CA
Jeune (best natural wine club ever, in case you’re wondering) | Sacramento, CA
Snacks that are giftable:
the world’s best salsa from Tacos Everywhere SF | Bay Area, CA
‘jelly jammer’ from Yo Tambien Cantina | San Francisco, CA
anything from Queens (yes, the same Queens that is listed for wine) | San Francisco, CA
Preserved goods from Preserved Oakland (try anything from Fishwife!) | Oakland, CA