Entirely for fun Cheryl set an entirely optional Challenge here
and it looked fun so here goes (Oh and you'll now find out that I cheat at challenges..sorry about that :0) )
1. If you could spend time with a historical figure, who would it be?
ermm... Charles Darwin..or..Churchill or Captain Cook... or Freya Stark or Agatha Christie... (bad sign when you start out on the very first question cheating... I think I'm either indecisive or Greedy...take you're pick..lol)
2. What kitchen appliance could you not do without?
No Freezer would be really tricky...the microwave gets a fair bit of use too
3. Is your heart in the town or the country?
Country
4. Your three favourite books?
Only three...help that is so tricky, so I'm going to cheat ...I once cycled in Europe and ended up reading and rereading three books that I enjoyed ..though I must admit they were chosen by chance and as opportunity allowed rather than careful planning...they were
John MacNab by John Buchan
Three respectable Gentlemen bored with their lives decided to set out to Poach from three estates in Scotland. They write a letter to each Landowner setting out their intentions as challenges 'John Macnab' will poach a salmon or a stag from their land and return it to them undetected" It's a fun read published in 1925 and very much of that time.
Two Imposters and Tinker by Dorotha Conyers
Another book from the 20's this time set in Ireland
"CONYERS, Dorothea. Born 1871. Daughter of Colonel J. Blood Smjrth,
Fedamore, Co. Limerick. Has published, besides the works here
mentioned. Recollections of Sport in Ireland. Resides near Limerick.
It may be said of her books in general that they are humorous, lively
stories of Irish sport, full of incident, with quick perception of the sur-
faces and broad outlines of character. Her dramatis personiB are hunting
people, garrison officers, horse dealers, and the peasantry seen more or
less from their point of view. " quote from
IRELAND IN FICTION- A GUIDE TO IRISH NOVELS, TALES, ROMANCES,
AND FOLK-LORE by STEPHEN J. BROWN, S.J.
and Last but Not least ...
An Anthology of Prose and poetry published during the second World war and created I think as a book that could be carried by troops in their kit ..it's small perhaps 2x3 has no dust cover but a Lion in Uniform is impressed on the blue board covers and its a mine of extracts from literature and diaries and poems.. A lovely book (I'd even tell you the title if it wasn't hiding..)
5. Favourite childhood place?
I have memories of pleasant places but this first strong memory of being in a place that for the first time I could imagine as home (that wasn't..if that makes Sense) was on holiday in an old stone farmhouse in the lake district..I remember sitting on a wide windowsill half way up the stairs gazing up the Mountainside and thinking I could live here.
6. Are you superstitious?
No (touch wood)
7. Tea or coffee?
Both..in quantity Just ordinary Breakfast tea and instant coffee
8. What is your favourite pudding?
Steamed jam sponge pudding with thin custard if it's cold out
Or a plate full of home made cream filled Meringues if it's any other temperature...lol
Thanks Cheryl That was fun ..if anyone wants to join in feel free...if you'd rather just read while drinking the tea or coffee ..that's fine too
Now I'm off to search for a small blue book and then on to the washing up..it's all excitement here.
Oh and if anyone wants to play (avoid doing boring necessary tasks) here's my 8 questions...
You are snowed up in a cabin....
1. If you could magically invite six famous people/historical figures to a dinner who would they be?
2. What menu would you devise for them to eat ?
3. If you could take one craft with you ...it would be?
4. Favourite card or board game?
5. Radio or TV?
6. Tea or coffee or something else?
7. Favourite Cake (for teatime by the fire)?
8.Favourite Pet to keep you company ?
Answer any/all/none ....lol
and now I better stop before Blogger has thirty thousand fits at my insistence in spelling favourite with a u
