I was surprised and pleased to be given a reward I've never heard of before. It's called the Liebster Award. It comes with a snazzy badge and the bonus is I get to write about myself, which makes for an easy
blogpost : ). The bad news is that I have to find eleven others, but unfortunately time doesn't permit and I'm rubbish at soliciting...as the Actress said.... Mind you, anyone who fancies being Liebstered just award yourself with it and get writing : )
What is your favorite...
...room
in your house?
That depends on circumstances and the time
of day. When I’m tired it’s the bedroom, a book, sleep and then dreams – most with
more coherent plots than I’m able to manage when I’m awake. When I’m hungry it’s
the dining room – or the kitchen where I benefit from ‘cook's perks’. When I’m
writing it’s the study. When I’m watching TV it’s the lounge. When I have to do
something urgent, it’s the toilet – an under-estimated pleasure.
...flavor
of ice cream?
High quality vanilla
...holiday?
My favourite holiday of all time was the 7
week circular camping holiday I took in America. It started in New York – Niagra –
Dakota etc. We had an Austrian who came 2nd in his home country’s
national cocktail championship. We drank a prodigious amount – cocktails mixed
in large tubs and experienced the true size of America in a way you wouldn’t travelling
by plane. Highlight, walking down the Grand Canyon.
Low point, walking back up again.
...vacation
spot?
Has to be America,
though Italy – Rome and Pompeii
is a close second. I had no idea how vast the ruins of Pompeii where, or how easy it was to lose
yourself in time and place. Or how good water is in the height of an Italian
summer. Fantasy location spot: A coastal
inn with good beer, a fierce log fire and the sea bashing against the mullioned
windows. Sea shanties? Just no.
...genre
for reading?
Too eclectic to specify. On a negative note
I don’t like Romance – and I apologise to all my friends who publish romance
novels – though I’m sure they understand.
...breed
of dog?
Bull terrier, because my dad had one before
I was born. It had to be tied to the mangle when strangers knocked at the door.
On one occasion my grandmother found it hard to get rid of a salesman – and then
very suddenly he went. She turned to find the dog – silent but getting closer,
dragging the mangle behind it.
...time
of the day?
When I’m writing, when I’m eating, when my
family come home, when my head hits the pillow.
...sports
team (any sport)?
Easy. Liverpool
...book
from your childhood?
Kidnapped. By Robert Louis Stevenson. I was always intrigued by Alan Breck. I’d also
have to say Biggles
sleepwear?
T shirt and shorts
...year
in your life so far (not counting this one)?
I can’t do this one. It has to be four – the
year spent in America
– the year I was married – the year my son was born. The year my daughter was
born. And, for obvious reasons I can’t be pinned down as to which of these is
my favourite.
Thank you Linda. Hope I didn’t disappoint :
)
9 comments:
Oh I would LOVE that dog! Sounds exactly like my kind of pet. My hubby & I have a Romanian shepherd who can't stand strangers and would gladly rip them to shreds. But he's terribly respectful of our orders. However, many a gipsy gives my parents-in-law's house a wide berth when he's barking, standing up against the gate as tall as a man. Teehee.
It was born before I was born, but his story lives on : ) And I like your Romanian shepherd. I've never come across that breed before.
You need a dog, Mike. Someone to walk with you in the mornings--and to keep pushy salesmen at bay. :)
A dog would be good, Maria. Also, I'd like a telephone dog that would go for cold callers.
I love the pictures, thank you for sharing. But (I hate betraying my ignorance this way) what's a "mangle".
Linda, I can not only tell you what a 'mangle' is, I can give you a picture!
http://baffledspirit.blogspot.co.uk/2007/06/dog-and-mangle.html
Very entertaining, Pard. You know, I remember my gram doing wash with a mangle. How old does that make us? /rhet
Interesting, especially the favourite book. I read it when I was a kid. Loved it.
Vacation spot, glad Italy's in the first-three ranking.
High quality vanilla, perfectly agree!
And by the way, I'm back to blogging!!
Hi Jay, good to see you back again. Hope you had an interesting break. Ref book, Italy and Vanilla I see we're sympatico - Forgive my Italian : )
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