October meme, Days 6 to 10
Goodness knows where the time goes. Suddenly it's almost mid-October. The leaves are visibly turning now and the other evening there was an evocative smell of bonfire smoke in the air.
6. Have you ever locked yourself out of your car?
Yes, once. I arrived at a hotel in the Lake District and put the keys on the back shelf while I unloaded my case, then shut the hatch before I realised the keys were still there. Luckily one of the staff at the hotel knew how to break into my sort of car and he got it open so I could get them back *g*
7. What’s your favourite kind of cheese?
I don't have a favourite. The cheese I buy most commonly is an extra mature cheddar, but like Wallace I love a good Wensleydale. Double Gloucester is good, too. In fact I like so many different cheeses for different reasons. A soft cream cheese is sometimes absolutely right, even cottage cheese has its place. And a cheese I've not seen in the UK is mature Edam, which is a deep orange colour and crumbly. There are so many good cheeses, I couldn't have a favourite.
8. Have you ever boycotted anything?
I think we all used to boycott anything from South Africa, back in the 70s and 80s, didn't we? And I remember boycotting Nestle products when there was a movement to stop them pushing milk substitute as better than breast milk in what are now called emerging markets. I still try to do that.
9. Do you have any embarrassing usernames?
No, the secret of creating a good username is not to choose something embarrassing *g* (she says, as if there was deliberation behind her own choice of username.)
10. Have you ever done well on a test when you didn’t study?
That's too long ago for me to remember. On the whole I never did well in academic tests, mainly because I didn't study *g* At least, not until it really mattered and somehow I managed that time.
6. Have you ever locked yourself out of your car?
Yes, once. I arrived at a hotel in the Lake District and put the keys on the back shelf while I unloaded my case, then shut the hatch before I realised the keys were still there. Luckily one of the staff at the hotel knew how to break into my sort of car and he got it open so I could get them back *g*
7. What’s your favourite kind of cheese?
I don't have a favourite. The cheese I buy most commonly is an extra mature cheddar, but like Wallace I love a good Wensleydale. Double Gloucester is good, too. In fact I like so many different cheeses for different reasons. A soft cream cheese is sometimes absolutely right, even cottage cheese has its place. And a cheese I've not seen in the UK is mature Edam, which is a deep orange colour and crumbly. There are so many good cheeses, I couldn't have a favourite.
8. Have you ever boycotted anything?
I think we all used to boycott anything from South Africa, back in the 70s and 80s, didn't we? And I remember boycotting Nestle products when there was a movement to stop them pushing milk substitute as better than breast milk in what are now called emerging markets. I still try to do that.
9. Do you have any embarrassing usernames?
No, the secret of creating a good username is not to choose something embarrassing *g* (she says, as if there was deliberation behind her own choice of username.)
10. Have you ever done well on a test when you didn’t study?
That's too long ago for me to remember. On the whole I never did well in academic tests, mainly because I didn't study *g* At least, not until it really mattered and somehow I managed that time.