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Welcome to Sunday Stealing. This feature originated and published on WTIT: The Blog. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. (Past hosts include: Our first - Judd Corizan, Mr. L, Kwizgiver and Bud) Cheers to all the thieves!The questions this week come from
2. How many languages can you speak? 2 English and Spanish. Como esta'? I know some German, but not conversationally!
3. What was the last book you read? Fiction book, was a Susan Branch book, Martha's Vineyard, Isle of Dreams
This was part of her autobiographical trilogy!
I was just speaking to my daughter about us planning a trip to Great Britain with her family when the girls are a bit older, and having her husband do the driving.. She was very interested in it, as well.. We would do England, Scotland, and Ireland!
5. Top 5 fictional characters? Mine come in couples
1. Margaret Hale and Mr. Thornton from North and South
2.Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy
3.Claire and Jamie from Outlander
4. Jane Eyre and Mr Rochester
5. Emma and Mr. Knightly
6. Something you miss from your childhood? I miss and so would love to have been able to take my daughter to visit my granny who lived so far down in the country she had no indoor facilities and heated her home and cooked on a wood stove, and was the best cook in 4 counties! It was quite something to sleep under 4 quilts and wake up, count to ten, throw back the covers, grab your wrapper and slippers, and run like the wind to the kitchen on frosty mornings!!!
7. What skill do you wish you had? I wish I was a better knitter.. I can, but it is rubbish!
8. Tell us an interesting fact!I used to go to the opening day of Trout season every year as a little girl up through high school with my daddy... We would stop at a tiny store on the way down to our spot on the river and purchase Nabs and a can of Vienna sausages for our lunch... We used a plastic fork to eat them, because there was no where to wash our hands... I loved the fishing part until I was about 14, then I liked to go because of the boys!!!
9. What was your favourite subject in school? History and the social studies.
10. Favourite planet? I love the mysteries of life on Earth, but as a child I would have picked Saturn...
11. Which historical figure fascinates you and why?I always loved Robert E. Lee.. He was so valiant in the Spanish American War, he returned home to Virginia a hero, just in time for the Civil War. When Abraham Lincoln was looking for a commander of the Union troops, he first of all asked Lee, but he couldn't fight against his beloved home, Virginia, so he became the Commander of the Confederacy knowing they didn't have a chance to win... but because of the heroic and fabulous leadership of he and Thomas Jackson, they kept the fight going for 4 long years...there were worthy ideals to fight for, including states rights, but it was a doomed war for many reasons... and it took a horrible toll on him , his men, and the south.. But there was so much more about him than a great warrior... He was, first of all, a great Christian, gentleman, and patriot to his country... it saddens me to see how he had to serve during this hardship of division.
12. Favourite mythical creature? I love fairies, especially sharing about them with my granddaughters,, and seeing them dress up like fairies and run around the yard with their magic wands making the flowers grow!!!
13. Do you believe in any conspiracy theories?I do believe, especially in today's drama we see being played out before us on the world stage that conspiracies do in fact unfold in mystery and cause great impacts on our culture..
14. What is your favourite word? teatime
15. Do you have any obsessions right now? After seeing North and South I can obsess over the great acting ability of Richard Armitage who also played Thorin, king of the Dwarfs in The Hobbit. He is a very diversely talented young man!! I received 3 Audible books for Christmas that he narrated in His delectable English baritone accent!!
16. Do you play any instruments? I play the piano,
17. What’s your worst habit? Since retirement several years ago, my worst habit is probably sloth, unless I make a list of things to check off, I can while away a day and do pretty much nothing of great consequence!
18. Do you have a collection of anything? I collect transfer ware pottery, my husband says I collect Cd's of music.,.. I do have many, but I never listen to them because of Pandora now..I wish I had the money back....
19. What’s your biggest ‘what if’? Oh, there was a time I had a million of them but I am at an age now that the what if's don't really matter much any more...truly. I cant think of any! Well, this is a biggie.. what if my husband goes first..I can not hardly think of how I'll get along in many ways... especially in the book keeping. I know I can learn,,, but may it never be!!
20. What is your favourite fairy tale? Beauty and the Beast
21. Have you ever dyed your hair? Is there a colour you’d like to dye it? My natural hair color is mouse brown..I had been a toe head so I went blond as a teen using Summer Blond..and have pretty much been a blond ever since!
22. If you could learn one language overnight, which would you choose? Magically, I'd love to speak Gaelic.... my Irish name is Saoirse (Seer-sha).
23. What’s the most useless thing you know how to do? I have no idea!
13. Do you believe in any conspiracy theories?I do believe, especially in today's drama we see being played out before us on the world stage that conspiracies do in fact unfold in mystery and cause great impacts on our culture..
14. What is your favourite word? teatime
15. Do you have any obsessions right now? After seeing North and South I can obsess over the great acting ability of Richard Armitage who also played Thorin, king of the Dwarfs in The Hobbit. He is a very diversely talented young man!! I received 3 Audible books for Christmas that he narrated in His delectable English baritone accent!!
16. Do you play any instruments? I play the piano,
17. What’s your worst habit? Since retirement several years ago, my worst habit is probably sloth, unless I make a list of things to check off, I can while away a day and do pretty much nothing of great consequence!
18. Do you have a collection of anything? I collect transfer ware pottery, my husband says I collect Cd's of music.,.. I do have many, but I never listen to them because of Pandora now..I wish I had the money back....
19. What’s your biggest ‘what if’? Oh, there was a time I had a million of them but I am at an age now that the what if's don't really matter much any more...truly. I cant think of any! Well, this is a biggie.. what if my husband goes first..I can not hardly think of how I'll get along in many ways... especially in the book keeping. I know I can learn,,, but may it never be!!
20. What is your favourite fairy tale? Beauty and the Beast
21. Have you ever dyed your hair? Is there a colour you’d like to dye it? My natural hair color is mouse brown..I had been a toe head so I went blond as a teen using Summer Blond..and have pretty much been a blond ever since!
22. If you could learn one language overnight, which would you choose? Magically, I'd love to speak Gaelic.... my Irish name is Saoirse (Seer-sha).
23. What’s the most useless thing you know how to do? I have no idea!
24. What’s the most important change that should be made to your country’s education system? uh-oh, you got me started...I retired from teaching 15 years ago after 30 years in the classroom.. I am ashamed of the education system I see today! Fire everyone and start over.. put prayer back into schools, teach morals, manners, respect, true history, cursive, good literature, not junk that feeds societal demise.. teach health, throw out sex ed and all this CRAP about one's proclivities..right to choose their own gender... go back to teaching the facts of math memorization of the+,- X facts and get rid of this ridiculous long math junk..In colleges, fire those who are pressing their ideologies on the students and put free thought and expression back into the classroom .. call me old fashioned but the ed. system has gone to h___ in the last 15 years! You asked me and I told you my mind on the subject.
