Yesterday I received notification from my cyberfriend, Lizzie, from the UK, that she had something for me to participate in on her blog: Lizzie Made. It turns out she had been tagged by one of her friends, Jo-Jo, and in turn she was to answer 10 questions about herself and then pose 10 questions to five other bloggers.
I am lucky to be one of those five. Her questions are:
Where would you most like to live, in the whole world? I love where we live here in Canada. Southern Ontario has four seasons, a relatively mild and warm winter and no "regular" disasters - earthquakes, tornadoes, flooding. Though, I do love water: rain and sea, so I think I could handle the Oregon coast. Or the East coast - Newfoundland? Or, maybe somewhere on the ocean in the Carolinas. Too many lovely places from which to choose. Just as long as it's not hot and humid, I can handle it :)
Pooh Bear or Snoopy for Prime Minister/President and why? As I'm not familiar with the qualifications of either, I think I'd prefer Snoopy's side-kick, Woodstock :)
What is your favourite thing to eat? I really enjoy seafood, especially lobster, muscles, scallops and shrimp. I could eat that, in any combination, all day, every day. A close second is Japanese food, any of it and all of it :)
What was the worst thing that ever happened to you at school? I was very tall when I started high school, about 5'9". It was the first time, in a long time, I had been in a public school ... with boys. The only boy in the grade who was taller than me also had his locker right next to mine. I thought he was lovely. Until he started calling me moose. Constantly and LOUDLY all the way down the halls. As a consequence, I collect moose. A reminder for me to always be kind.
What was your favourite school subject and have you continued it in
your career/job/life after leaving school? My favourite subjects were English and Art History. All I learned at school lives within me every day.
Did you become what you always wanted to be when you grew up? I always wanted to be a mum. A good mum. The antithesis of my own mother. I can safely say that was accomplished, four times over. I love every minute of it, even the hard times; it makes the good times so much sweeter.
What was your Grandad's shoe size? Like any true Scots, he had very small feet. He wore a size 7. Mind you, I don't think he was much taller than 5'5"! My other grandfather was much the same.
Who is your favourite author and which of their books do you enjoy most? This is a tough question. I am a big fan of huge Russian novels and some day will manage to pick one up again! The book that sparked my interest in classic literature was The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy and I read it every couple of years to remind myself of my first love. My current, as in the last 10+ years, "most favourite" author would be Barbara Erskine and of her vast collection of work, my favourite will always be the first I read The Lady of Hay.
Post a photo of your favourite ever craft project (done by yourself!) - a
scrap page, card, book, painting, crochet item etc etc... Why were you
so pleased with it? My most favourite craft project ever were some leather boxes I altered for my kids. They stay on the stairs and their "stuff" is put in them to be delivered to their rooms once a week, or when they overflow.
I love all projects that have a practical aspect to them. I don't quite know what to do with all the cute and numerous altered projects offered in courses and online. Many just seem to add to the clutter. Where in the world do you store them all? These boxes are wonderful and used to contain the clutter! They were done AGES ago and can be found on my defunct Lemons2Lemonade blog here and here.
Do you have a favourite Blog site, that you go to every time you sign on to your blog? (and no, I'm not angling for compliments and mentions, I would just like to know your real favourite!) I have a blog reader that contains hundreds of blogs. I could probably reduce it to 50 of my absolute must-reads, but there are a few favourites: Ali Edwards, Living with Lindsay, Marta Writes, Paislee Press and Positively Present. There are oodles of cooking, photography, scrapbooking, writing, design, decorating, inspiration and such sites, but if I had to limit myself, I probably could. But I don't!
Now it's my turn to ask 10 Questions! This is the hard part. Oh and choosing five recipients. A challenge, indeed!
So, Jill, Shirley, Barb, Kathy and Audrey here are some questions for you:
- What is the one thing you want to do before you die? What are you waiting for?
- What is the best piece of photography advice you have ever received?
- What is your favourite colour and how do you incorporate it into your life every day?
- Do you have a phobia? What is it? How did it start? Are you trying to get over it?
- What is the one character trait you have that you want to pass on to your children?
- What music makes you happy - a genre? a band? a song?
- What is your family favourite comfort meal? One that everyone likes, requests, asks for seconds.
- What household chore do you like east and how do you manage to get it done even when you don't want to do it?
- To date, what is your greatest personal accomplishment?
- Who do you most greatly admire? Why?
I can't wait to see your answers!
