1. What is your favorite 'food' holiday?
All of them.  Holidays are about food for me.

2. Do you prefer ham or turkey (or tofu turkey)?
Turkey.

3. Do you anticipate or dread seeing your relatives for the holidays?
Neither.  I like most of my relatives but I'm enough of an introvert to prefer to be alone.

4. When do you start listening to ( Read more... )

Originally posted by ariestess at The Friday Five for 30 October 2015
Halloween!

1. Do you like going to haunted houses?
2. How do you tell a good witch from a bad witch?
3. What are you carving into a pumpkin this year?
4. What's your favorite candy?
5. Do you have a halloween costume this year?
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What style of stitch markers do you prefer? Flexible wire, hard metal ring, rubber ring, etc? Earring hook, lobster clasp, etc? I tend to use safety pins most often. But I do rather like lobster clasps.
Stollen? Do you know what it is? Do you love it, hate it, want to try it? I do know what it is! My grandmother's neighbor used to make it every ( Read more... )

What would your dream home/apartment/condo/yurt look like?My dream house will have far more rooms than necessary and bathrooms to match. The master bath needs one of the tall japanese bath tubs and a steam shower and a huge mirror. The kitchen needs a gas stove and an island counter and a marble slab. And a LOT of counter space. And big windows ( Read more... )

From today's "That's my Answer" blog:
Speaking of reading, where is your favorite spot to read?
My grandmother’s house. Honestly - for some reason, the chairs are always more comfy at Nana’s. And there’s always other tea, and everyone else is reading (or doing the crossword) so I don’t get interrupted, except for lunch. It’s just a good place to

What is one thing you're supposed to do daily that you haven't?
Working out. I have three different programs for the Wii and I don't use them as often as I should. (I logged into Wii fit earlier this week and it told me that it hadn't seen me in 31 days. Oops.) I keep telling myself I'll get back to it in the winter. Right.

What is your favorite Christmas movie?
I'd probably have to rewatch them to be sure but I think it's a toss up between the Muppet Christmas Carol and White Christmas. I'll add them to the December list and let you know. (Especially since I just received a dvd copy of the Muppet Christmas Carol. Yay for Disney rewards cards!)

Were you ever on stage?The High School that I went to put on two theatrical productions every year - a play in the Fall and a musical in the spring. The three years I was in High School, I was involved in all six theatrical productions. I was behind the scenes for all the plays and one of the musicals. For the other two musicals, I was in the ( Read more... )

What is your favorite meal of the day?Once upon a time, it was breakfast. It had foods that I liked, it was quiet and for a long time, it was time that I got to spend with my dad before the day got to him. Then, I spent four years working the breakfast cafeteria shift at college and married the guy who hates breakfast foods and thus my breakfast ( Read more... )