Monday, 14th September 2020
Bit late but latest Friday Five
1. What is the most beautiful thing you have ever seen? i don't know; hard to say. i've seen many beautiful things in my life. Can i pick a city? If so, Venice.
2. What is your greatest dream in life? To live forever, with all my faculties intact! Hard to reconcile the thought that i'll be damned lucky to see 100!
3. What is the best book you have ever read? Can't name just one out of the thousands [now probably millions] of books i've read in my almost 73 years. i'll name one of the Lord Peter Wimsey books if i must, 'Gaudy Night' then, but i love them all, and Josephine Tey, oh and Kipling's 'Jungle Books'
4. What is your most cherished childhood memory? My mother coming to get me from hospital in Penang? Sorry, but hardly any of my childhood memories are happy ones. i was sick a lot up to age seven.
5. What is your best character trait or strength? How can one look that closely at one's self? i don't give up in adversity or give in. A way can always be found.
i'm a grim little person, aren't i? i guess i will blame life in general, if i'm looking for a reason - it batters at you in many different ways and all angles. You learn to roll with the punches, absorb and add to your life experiences. Given time, you can get over pretty much anything. It hasn't been all bad, don't get me wrong. i've had many enjoyable times and love my friends.
Lets get on with the Sept meme
8. Have you ever talked to yourself out loud in public? Oh yes, and most people ignore you, as long as you don't talk too loudly!
9. Are you a worrier? What’s something you’re worried about right now? Can you do something constructive about the situation? Not as such, but we all worry about things occasionally. i mostly worry about getting old sometimes but it's to do with getting my life in order, before i snuff it. i may not have enough time to do that, who knows? i do have a will, which may need a little tweaking. However, not a lot i can do about it all really.
10. Would you sign up to be a colonist on another planet if it meant you would never be able to return to earth? As much as the idea intrigues me, i think it may be a little late in the day. i can't see my loved ones coming with!
11. Do you like having your picture taken? Why or why not? Not really, not that good to look at, and i don't photograph well.
12. Do you experiment with your hairstyle often, or do you have a classic style you stick with? i usually stick to a shorter layered cut, although i did let it grow to page-boy chin length for a while. This pandemic has me reverting to a crop cut, done myself, non too expertly but acceptable.
13. What’s your favourite childhood story or fairy tale? Has to be the Narnia books.
14. What are your Top Ten favourite books? Oh goodness, whoever sets these questions either doesn't read much or had lots of time to pick just ten! Series or collections maybe - the Lord Peter Wimsey set, Charlaine Harris' 'Shakespeare' and 'Gunnie Rose' series, Josephine Tey's 'Daughter of Time', anything from Allison Uttley, the 'In Death' series from J.D.Robb [Nora Roberts], Bernard Cornwell's 'Sharpe' books, Larsson's 'Dragon Tattoo' series, Saki's stories, Patricia Briggs 'Mercedes Thompson' series and Ronald Welch's 'Carey' family series - off the top of my little pointed head!
And on that happy note, have a great week!
