1 JUNE: Go Barefoot Day: Do you like going barefoot?
Yes, around the house - when it's warm enough!!!

3 JUNE: Egg Day: What’s the best way to prepare eggs?
Poached, also scrambled and soft- boiled.

5 JUNE: Hot Air Balloon Day: Have you ever been up in a hot air balloon? If not, would you like to?
Yes, if someone invited me along, but I wouldn't ( Read more... )

21 MAY: International Tea Day: What’s your favorite kind of tea and your favorite thing to eat with tea?
Builders, but without the sugar. Hot and wet and how it comes. Biscuits, breakfast, cake

22 MAY: Maritime Day: When’s the last time you were on a boat or ship?
Eleven days ago on the ferry from Dunkirk to Dover.

25 MAY: Learn to Swim Day: How ( Read more... )

11 MAY: Train Day: Do you like traveling by train?
Yes, it's my preferred means of travel.

12 MAY: Limerick Day: Do you know any funny poems?
There once was a poet from Gloucester
For whom erudite poetry just lost 'er
So long as it rhymes
And the rhythm has chimes
Producing doggerel never did cost 'er

18 MAY: International Museum Day: What’s your ( Read more... )

1 MAY: Beltane: What are your favorite spring flowers?
Daffodils, tulips, anything which is bright and cheerful.

6 MAY: Nurses Day: When’s the last time you took care of someone who was sick?
SM wasn't too good just before Christmas.  But generally, a big shout out to all nurses.  Daughter-in-law is a nurse at our local hospital.  The Daughter was ( Read more... )

22 APR: Earth Day: What’s your favorite place in nature?
I don't have a favourite place, but would say anywhere by water.

23 APR: Talk Like Shakespeare: What common phrase from Shakespeare do you use in conversation?
There will be a lot I use without realising it.  Sadly, I have very little reason to say 'Exit, pursued by a bear', so I will settle ( Read more... )

11 APR: Pet Day: What’s the most unusual thing your pet or a pet you know has ever done?
We had two cats, brothers, who shared a brain between them. One day there was a grass snake in our back garden and one of the two (clearly it wasn't his day to have the brain), patted the snake on the head with his paw. The snake, quite understandably, didn't ( Read more... )

2 APR: Ferret Day: What’s your favorite mustelid?
There can only be one answer to that: The Ferret!!!

“What is that noise?” Aemelia Vole asked.  “It’s very loud.”

“The Ferret has discovered that today is National Ferret Day, and he is declaiming A Song of Ferrets of Old to anyone who comes within earshot,” Mouselet replied.

“Declaiming or singing?”

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24 Mar: Palm Sunday: Ever ridden a donkey? What’s the strangest thing you’ve done to pass time during a really long religious service?
Yes, as a child on the beach.
There was a donkey at our Palm Sunday celebration.  Our three churches - Catholic, Baptist and Anglican walked behind Daphne the Donkey as she walked from one church to the next.


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13 Mar: Girl Scout Week: Were you ever a Girl Scout or Brownie? What’s your favorite flavor of Girl Scout cookie?
I was both a Brownie and a Girl Guide.  The Daughter joined Rainbows age 5, became a Brownie, then a Guide and then an Explorer Scout.  While she was a Guide I went to help with the unit, stayed on as leader until work meant I could no ( Read more... )

1 Mar: World Compliment Day: What’s the nicest thing someone’s said to you?
Any time someone comments on one of my fics and says it made them smile or laugh I'm delighted.

3 Mar: World Wildlife Day: When’s the last time you were out in nature?
Yesterday afternoon I walked down to the canal, over the bridge and a little way along the path by the ( Read more... )