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1. What shows are you into? I am not into  any series shows lately.  I , too, enjoy  home and cooking shows, Fox News,  and  Youtube videos.  

2. What’s your claim to fame?I can put on a fabulous Tea Party! I am    pretty famous in my circle  for  that!

3. How often do you play sports?Uh, do I have to!

4. Are you early or late?I am more early than late,  but I prefer to right right on time!

5. What quirks do you have?ell, I have a "quirk" in my back and  I can't stand up straight until about 10 am!

6. How often do you people watch?I am not that much into it  these days,  but I do  enjoy it when I am on vacation..

7. What’s your favorite drink?My morning coffee and  half and half ice tea!!

8. What do you hope never changes?My life with my dear hubby!  I  hope we get raptured and  got on up  sooner rather than later!

9. What’s your dream car?I love our Outback Subaru! 

10.  Where would you rather be from?I am proud to be an American.  I am so sorry to see what our government has done to it over the decades..  I was an  American History teacher. I look forward to the change in government.

11. What songs have you completely memorized?Well, when I listen to my Apple Music  list of songs from  the 60's and 70's I can sing along from bow to stern.

12. What would you rate 10/10?The Bible and it's author!

13. What job would you be terrible at?A long shoreman

14. What skill would you like to master?I wish I could knit  in every aspect. I can knit a row,  but I cannot wear a row!

15. What movie title best describes your life?The Battle of the Bulge

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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. Cheers to all of us thieves.

Stolen from SwapBot

1. What's your favorite animal? When I was teaching and I shared my favorite animal when we were creating our personality coat of arms, it was always the tiger. I hadn’t thought of it since. I also love rabbits!

2. What's your favorite book? Of course, The Bible, but I also love Secrets of the Secret Place by Bob Sorge.  In Fiction, I love Lynn Kurland’s time  travel books.

3. What's your favorite color? All shades of blue.

4. What's your favorite dessert? I love ice cream and soft serve, especially in this hot summer! 

5. What's your favorite drink? I am a coffee and hot tea drinker. To cool off I love  soda water like Pelegríno , but we a,lso have a soda machine using tap water,  but it’s not Pelegrín’s!! 

6. What's your favorite food? Hubs and I love Chinese food as our first choice. Then there is a new Mexican restaurant nearby that has great food, but nothing compares for me to Triple Delight , Shrimp, beef, chicken with veg and delectable sauce! 

7. What's your favorite hobby? I am a nature Journaller.  That is my go to, I love reading.  I’m getting into Cosy Mysteries. 

8. What's your favorite movie? Oh, my!  So many! I am getting back into old films. Gregory Peck, Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, Gary Cooper style films are my absolute favs.

9. What's your favorite restaurant?  As I said, Chinese.  Our favorite here is Szechuan Restaurant.

10. What's your favorite sandwich? I dusted to love Rueben’s, but I started getting chocked on them,, thick cut meat, so now I find Rachel’s with turkey are quite delicious and easier to eat!

11. What's your favorite season? I love cool weather.. so fall and spring!

12. What's your favorite series? I love the Hallmark series, All Creatures Great and Small! When Calls the Heart. Nothing on the regular networks appeal to. The show I enjoyed was Blue Bloods, but haven’t watched for a couple of years. 

13. What's your favorite snack? Popcorn

14. What's your favorite sport to watch? Golf

15. What's your favorite thing to have for breakfast?

Quiche, fruit salad, and tea, ; when I dine out My first choice is Eggs Benedict, English muffin, fruit cup

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Hosted by Bev!

 

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. Cheers to all of us thieves.

Stolen from "How Far Will You Go?"

1.    What have you been the most ignorant about in your life?  At my

 age it is difficult to think back so far...  I was  rather    raised up to be quite savvy

  about many things..  I asked my husband and he said  anything related to taxes!

2.    What in the world would you most like to see protected? Our children

..  They seem to be very low on the totem poles  these days!

3.    How do you waste  the biggest chunk of time each day or week?Doing

 what I enjoy.  I get  what I need to get down  done  then  watch  some tv, 

   do some art,  read ,  and especially  spend time with the Lord!!!

4.    Who is the scariest person you've ever known? Lately, it would 

have to be   the  democrats   in our government.

5.    What was  the job you enjoyed the least?Probably  babysitting the 

 spoiled three year old  lad next door.  I kept him after school until his 

mommy  got home!  I was  barely paid a thing   for  quite a headache 

every day!

6.    What thing about your family are you the most proud of?We raised

  a wonderfully brilliant adopted daughter   to do well, and place her love

 for  the Lord  in first place..  and she is doing the same  with her  girls!

7.    What kind of power do you want most?I suppose it would be the

power to  affect positive change through prayer!

8.    What's the best piece of advice you ever received?  Chew twice as 

long on half as much,  from  my dear  grand pa!

9.    What's the  thing you  know the most about?   I would say   probably 

  the various ways I have served in the church.   Not by my own knowledge

 and expertise,  but by the power of the power within me. This would included

 many various  types of service. 

10.    When were you most moved by a ceremony?I would have to say

  the ceremony  of  my own wedding to Lynn.   I suppose due to the fact that

  my life was changing in such a huge manner.. not only    in living with him.

  but  moving to a foreign country to live with him and  what a major shift in 

my life  I was undertaking..  

11.    What is the best gift you ever gave to someone?I would have to say

 the various opportunities we  provided our daughter in her  time with us.. 

 we concentrated on music..  she was  involvedin a competitive   choral

group  starting at age 7,  piano lessons at age 6,   and violin lessons at 

age 4.  All of these brought her  great  value and one brought her, her 

 future husband!

12.    What is the cruelest thing you've ever suffered?When I returned 

home from teaching at age 23 to find the door of our apartment ajar, 

 ransacked,   and  our most valuable possessions  stolen!

13.    What's the single nastiest thing you've ever done to someone?

That just isn't me!

14.    What problem do you think is most common among friends your age?

  Achy  joints and painful back!

15.    What is the strongest craving you get?  to  eat a salty snack.  

  These days it is Skinny pop...  3 points on the ww scale... for a small bowl!

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 1. What is a big dream you have for the future?I think I would  say I hope that the doomsday sayers are completely  wrong about their estimations of this coming year, and that Lynn and I will be able to spend some quality time with our family ( Amanda’s family). I dream that we could meet up at Cherry Grove beach north of Myrtle Beach and all stay in a fabulous condo by the ocean. The last time we did this was over Thanksgiving when the girls were more like toddlers. 2. What are your favorite hobbies?I am happy to say that my interests haven’t failed me, except perhaps recreational reading.. but I do still love to decorate our home seasonally, Many times, this involves entertaining , for example tea parties,  I enjoy painting, and drawing,  nature journalling, bird watching. I love flower arranging.  I buy fresh flowers whenever I see bargain prices at the market.3. If you could change the world, what would you do?If I had a magic wand , I think I would start  by ridding the world of corruption , unfortunately, I fear this is a sign of the end times.4. What places have you traveled to?  What was your favorite?Unfortunately I have traveled very little here in the States.  I have traveled to every state  from Alabama north and east from Vermont east to Maine. The farthest west is Indiana. I particularly love my home state of Virginia and the beauty of the NE states.  But anymore I do not enjoy the means of arriving at distant states.  Treacherous!I have lived in Germany, so very much loved the Netherlands. Absolutely gorgeous!  My feet walked the airport at Heathrow for about 30 minutes. I would love to tour the countryside of England. But I have toured all over Scotland, and Ireland.  Both countries are absolutely magical!  5. What is the weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten?I try not to eat weird stuff.  I suppose it was the black sausage we had in Ireland.  6. What are your favorite places to eat?I would have to say good Chinese restaurants. I like Szechuan an Yuchaing styles best.  
7. What kind of music do you like?  Talk about a favorite artist or songs.

As a young lady of course I loved the music of the 60’s and 70’s to this day. But being a pianist as a teen, I loved  classical, both to play and listen to.  My album collection is extensive,  all tucked away in the closet.oh, well. As an adult I have a love of Christian music.  I love Selah, in particular. But one of my very favorites is this by Andrew Peterson.

 I love scotch-Irish trad music. I especially love Dougie Maclean, from Scotland. We travelled to Asheville, NC to hear him perform!  

One of his most famous songs.  

I,also,like I guess it is still called New Age music.  I loved this  beautifully relaxing  genre, but I certainly did not go transcendental with it.  One composer I love is Danny Gibson.

8. What was the last book you read?It has been a while, but it was the James Herriot series of books.  9. If you could meet a character from a book, who would it be?I would actually love to meet James Herriot and discuss his life in Yorkshire Dales.
10. Do you prefer books or movies?  Why?I suppose it depends on the book. I read the .The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society book when it came out and absolutely loved it.. written as a series of letters. I was so excited when the film came out but I found it very lackluster.. just not the same excitement that I felt reading the book. 
11. What is something you used to be scared of, but aren’t any more?.I used to be extremely scared of speaking out in a group setting, or make a presentation. Now I lead prayer groups and have spoken to church congregations .. thankfully,I am able to do this now no problem at all. 12. What is something you were never afraid of, but are now?.As my balance seems to be getting worse, I am becoming fearful of falling. I tripped over the large threshold at our back door and fell in the stone floor of our sunroom.  That terrified me! Praise God, All was well, but I am much more cautious.  I begin a round of physical therapy this week actually.

13. What item is your most cherished possession?  Why?I used to treasure our furnishings and household items, but lately in a means of downsizing I am decluttering stuff without really considering it’s worth. Last summer I gave away our gorgeous piano  I bought brand new  after we got married. My eyesight was failing me to the point playing was a bit of an issue, So I gave it away to a young family who had children who wanted to take lessons. I suppose the last thing I would consider giving away would be the wonderful oil painting my art teacher gave me that she had been painting .. her last piece before she passed!  It hangs in our living room. It is very precious to me! Hopefully, Amanda will want it!
14. What awards or contests have you won?When I retired I remembered my last class told me that I needed to find a way to keep writing.  I enjoyed it so much. So I started participating in an online creative writing project where we were given prompts to write about.  I got some high marks and .I guessed you’d call scores on several of my entries. ,  then .I started blogging in 2008, and that fulfilled my writing leanings.  15. Do you like working jigsaw puzzles?Yes, especially the online quicky ones.  I do not like having puzzles spread out on the dining table.. it was fun when Amanda was here growing up, but no longer. 

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Welcome to Sunday Stealing hosted by Bev!

Stolen from The League of Extraordinary

 Pen

 Pals

1. Things I would do first if I won a billion dollar lottery

Hire   a financial advisor,   start giving   money away to  the needs

 of the church, my locality, my state,  my nation, and the world.

2. Something I probably spend too much money on

Probably clothes..  It is difficult as  Im in-between sizes now as

 Ive lost nearly 25 pounds and I need clothes...  but I  dont want to get

 too many at this size!

3. How I feel about the dentist.  I enjoy going to the dentist.. I 

love getting my teeth cleaned!

4. Foods I am most picky about.  Im picky about  which health-

 advertised food I should choose. I want my food to be good for me, 

 but, also, be tasty.  I  just  dont want to be duped  by what I eat!

5. Internet friends / penpals I want to visit in person... yes I have

 some
6. My healthiest habits Tracking what food I eat with WW, 

moving more. I'm not up to  walking long distances..  But I'm work-

ing on it,  some supplements  along with my regular meds

7. Easiest, low effort foods and snacks for busy days.. salads,

 fruit and veg plate,   2 eggs and  half an English muffin, Skinny

 Popcorn

8. Where I go in summer to unwind, outside  in the garden
9. My comfort books, tv shows, and movies..I haven't  been up to 

reading for a while  except I  keep up with my daily Bible reading.. 

I enjoy Youtube old tv shows and  old  movies ... I find them very

 comforting.

10. A list of good things

Relationship with God/ Jesus

Enjoying  our home and  life together

Family Life together 

Church Life  together

Quiet time in them garden

relaxing music

A tall  beverage,  a comfortable chair,  a breezy porch on a warm

  day  and   something to read

Relaxing in my new comfy chair, sitting by a cosy fire on a fall or

 wintry day, listening to  beautiful music  or reading to a grand

 child!

11. Favorite places to take photos

Around home, around family, in the garden
12. The routines and habits I stick to most 

Morning time, eating times, housework times, reading time
13. Topics I’d love to learn more about..  at 72,  I  just love to 

 learn as things come along.  Im not looking for anything in 

particular!  That is why I enjoy Youtube

14. This time last year ...We had  just recently returned  from

  Scotland  to Boston our daughter's home and Lynn  and 

 I both  returned home, thereafter, with covid.

15. Favorite memories of someone I’ve lost

Mamma

Her  beautiful piercing brown eyes  when  she smiled, 

spoke, enjoyed life.  No one else  ever   had  those eyes.. 

 I loved them!

Her  zeal for the Lord as an older  woman.

Her  marvelous  artistry in the kitchen..  what a cook!

Her lovely touch  as she played the piano. I could listen  

for ever!

Her love of crafting..    She was hugely creative  in all

 things!

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 "Funny the World". . Welcome to Sunday Stealing.   Hosted by Bev.

 

 

1. Your favorite sport.  I love to watch favorite teams  which 

sport.  but if it is jsut watching a sport I prefer   basketball 

because of the fast pace of the game.
2. A quote to live by. Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, 

whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, 

whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commend-

able, , if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy 

of praise, think about these things.
3. A city in the US you would like to move to. I suppose 

Massachusetts to be closer to our family.   But I wouldn’t 

really want to live there esp. in winter!
4. 3 beautiful little things in your life. Maputo wonderful 

little grand daughters surely count for two. And that leaves 

my daughter who is much smaller than me!
5. What made you laugh today?  Did I laugh today? I hope 

so but truly do not remember!
6. A good deed you did today..  I made hubs the nicest 

tomato and cheese sandwich iv3 seen in many long months. 
7. Activities you like to do when you are bored. I like to read, 

or watch a YouTube video on places I  love to visit!  Scotland,

  Ireland,  Boston, etc!
8. Are you a procrastinator? Unfortunately, yes! 
9. Your thoughts about dying. It is nothing more than a 

transition from this life to eternal life.  No reason to fear if 

you know your Savior, Jesus Christ, and He knows  you!
10. What super power would like to have? I’ve always loved 

the idea of being able to fly. As a child I  used to have dreams 

about flying!
11. Top 3 Netflix series. Virgin River, Outlander because I 

read  and loved the books,  Intersection.  
12. Things you want to do before you die. Become a better 

person with each passing day, love more and better, make a 

difference in my grand daughter’s lives. 
13. Your biggest fears.  Falling down, escalators.. I used to 

have no problem. Suddenly I am extremely dizzy at the 

thought of them. Hard to think of another one…

14. What makes you angry?  Right now it is the herds of deer 

that are taking over our neighborhoods.  They are eating 

everything.   

15. Do you listen to podcasts?yes, I enjoy them!

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Questions with Bev at Sunday Stealing.

Stolen from Friday Five

1. What makes it easy to talk to someone?
Having a  healthy conscious and friendly demeanor.

2. Have you ever had a great conversation with a complete stranger?
Oh, yes, indeed!  


3. Do you like to argue?
I do not like to argue at all.  That is why  there re some topics I  totally avoid.

4. Some people like to talk about things, and some people like to do things. Which are you?
I am  a doer and a  talker, I suppose!

5. Who is easier to talk to – men or women?
For me,  I hafe always felt more comfortable taking to the guys.  I did in high school,  and college and even now when our  Bible groups gt together.    I  cann't seem to relate comfortable with women.  No, I am not a flirt, it is just men are more interesting!

 6. What is your favorite place?
A mountain lodge retreat or a lonely  beach  cottage set apart form the melee'.  I love to get alone  away form the madding crowd and spent time with  the Lord!

7. What is your favorite place in your home?
I love to spent time in my "Secret Place,  to spend  time with the lord.. It is a  special  chair in my living room   when I'm alone in the house or before everyone is up and read and pray and talk to God!

8. Would you most want to live in a city, a suburb or the country?
I live in the sububrb but would love to live in the country.  During my early adult years up  through my career years my parents lived in the country near my grandparents.  I absolutely loved visiting there.  I miss it now very much!

9. What is special about the town you live in?
The ocean and the bay and the Pine Barrens with its network of clear streams and lakes.

10. How much time do you spend in nature?
Not as much these days.  

11. Do you make up a dinner plan for the coming week?
I sort of plan in my mind as I go  marketing,  but not really a strict plan


12. Do you make up a grocery shopping list and stick to it when shopping?
My list is for essentials,  but I will  always purchase wants besides needs!


13. What is one thing that you always buy, but never write down on a list?
Bread


14. Is there anything that you always think you are out of and come home with it to discover you already have a year’s supply on hand?
Sometimes, like snacks,  this happens  when He ahs  squirrelled them away  down in the basement, also  condiments!


15. Do you get your groceries delivered?
Yes, I often  send Hubs and he brings them home!

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Questions from Thursday Thunks

1. If you could be a Muppet, which would you be? ..

I would probably be Miss Piggy!  She is a doll  and we both flip our hair!

2. Why is a chicken crossing the road in the first place?? 
She'd rather face the traffic than the hatchet!

3. What's your favorite muscle? 
I suppose it is the tongue..  I love to talk and sing and  eat!

4. Cheerios or Rice Krispies? 

I like rice Krispies, but I never eat them anymore!

5. Is summer ever going to get here? 
I'd just as soon it didn't..  I am enjoying the cool  and  rainy weather..  I detest  hot humid and  mosquit0-y summers!

6. Have you ever had a utility turned off by mistake or some other reason besides weather or nonpayment?I don't think so.

7. What was your "last day" of something? My last day of teaching in my own classroom   was  June 5, 2003 when I retired after 30 years.  I then subbed for  7 years  after that.

8. If you had to be trapped in a TV show for a month, which one would you choose?Laramie, back in the 60's.. boy, did I ever carry torch for  Robert Fuller!

9. Did you have any type of class trip, band trip, etc in high school? Where did you go, what did you do?  
My Spanish club had planned a senior trip to Acapulco, Mexico  but it fell through    right before we  were to leave.. BUMMER. Other than that,  my government class had us going to several local businesses and companies  trying to inspire us  in our vocation..  places like GE,  Hanes, Lane Furniture,  as well as, more office like companies.

10. Do your feet smell? No.

11. Do you know how to french braid? Only with long hair.

12. Two guys are walking down the street. One drops his hat and reaches down to pick it up, the other kicks him in the ass. Do you laugh? I don't think so..

13. You wake up one morning and dogs are meowing and cats are meowing - what are fish, elephants, and crocodiles doing? Scratching their heads.

14. You are going to your high school reunion. What award are you going to win? Most shy..  Im still sort of shy around my high school  people.  That is how they remember me and  I  sort of clam up unless  I'm with  special friends

15. You find yourself stranded on a deserted island. Soon you find a laptop with a lifelong battery & internet connection, then you find a cave with an endless supply of food and a spring of freshwater. A cruise ship comes along to save you - do you get on it? Absolutely, you didn't say I was a nutcase!

16. How many shortcuts do you have on your desktop? I never even look at them.  I immediately go to chrome!

17. I offer you a pie... the most delicious pie you have ever seen. You either have to eat the entire thing in one sitting or allow me to slam it into your face, which do you choose? I'd shut my eyes tightly and  scrunch up my face!

18. Are you a pen stealer? 
  Only when it comes to  the pens  Hubs lends me..  I dont really mean to,  but it just happens.  Of course,  me borrowing his pen is what broke the ice when we met.  soooo 

19. A dude from China comes up and offers you German chocolate cake, French fries, and a Boston cream pie... what color is your car? White

20. Sometimes you just have to tap your foot to your favorite song - which tv series season finale are you watching? Ive been trying to catch the Blue Blood finale..    but the  catchy song for me is Doc Martin!  I love it!!!