WISH FULFILLMENT
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Produced by Barbara Thornburg
Getting Cultivated
* Class on the art of espalier at Hortus, $10.
* Custom birdhouse by Sammy Laksman, $250 to $1,500.
* One-year membership in the Garden Conservancy, $35.
* Two-hour consultation with Campion Walker Garden Design, $250.
* Custom-made heart-shaped hoe from Denman & Company, $35.
* Rare gardening book from VLT Gardner Botanical Books, $55 to $1,000.
SHOWING GOOD TASTE
* A class in chocolate-making at Sur La Table with Alice Medrich, $100.
* Two loaves of Zingerman’s bread delivered by mail each month for three months, $68.
* New Year’s Eve lobster dinner for two from Urban Epicuria, $125.
* Gingerbread skyscrapers from Rockenwagner, $100 to $150.
* Gourmet fruitcake from Collin Street Bakery, $17.
* Membership in wine club, with two bottles of Australian wine delivered each month, $38 a month or $410 a year.
Indulging the Senses
* conditioning treatment for hair and scalp at Steam, $35.
* Manicure and mango hand peel at The Paint Shop . . . It’s a Nail Spa, $30.
* Seaweed-soap body scrub at the Beverly Hot Springs, $100.
* Herbal cleansing treatment at the Greenhouse Spa, $100.
* Synchronized massage to music at the Peninsula Spa, $160.
* 10 classes of kundalini yoga with Gurmukh at Golden Bridge Yoga, $100.
PLAYING GAMES
* Kick-boxing lessons at a Bodies in Motion fitness studio, $49 for six sessions.
* Mountain climbing training sessions in a hypoxic chamber at Crunch Gym, $150 a month or $22 a day.
* Abdomen toning at Gold’s Gym in Hollywood, $100 for 10 classes.
* Surfing lessons from Surf Diva, $98 for two-day all-female surfing class.
* Snowboarding camp at Mammoth Lakes, $970 for three days.
* Private Tae Bo class with Billy Blanks, $75 for half-hour, $150 for an hour.
BEING FASHIONABLE
* Heidi Abra handmade sari wedding skirt, $1,980.
* Jon Valdi custom beaded tie, $150.
* Mark Mejia custom cowboy hat, $80 to $180.
* Custom Egyptian cotton mono-grammed dress shirt, $100.
* Beth Springer handmade shoulder bag, $225.
* Jacques Zatikian custom alligator belt, $250.