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Based on some of these questions and the spellings? I'm thinking whomever did this is from the UK or Canada? It doesn't smell like an American? Anyhow, October memage swiped from slaymesoftly.
1. Do you like blue cheese?
I tend to avoid it - since it often has mold or flour involved, which means glutens. But I used to love it.
2. National Handbag Day - is your life in your handbag, or just the essentials? Have you a favourite bag?
I tend to use backpacks for work - and yes, it contains my life for the most part. And I have two bags that I use outside of it - both are tye dyed, one is big for grocery bags, and can carry a jacket, a book, and grocery bags, phone, glasses, wallet. The other can fit the book, phone, glasses, pretty much everything but a light jacket or sweater comfortably.
3. What is your favourite garden plant or flower?
I don't know. I'm moody? I like Sunflowers, Lilies, Violets, and Roses. Daisies, I'm allergic to.
4.. Is arthritis common in your family (do you have any affected joints?)
Yes, my mother, grandmother, and father had it. And I have it. I think it's in most families - per the health insurance company I worked at ages ago, arthritis is the leading ailment in Americans.
5. Do you complete any puzzles to train your brain every day?
I usually do Wordle and Connections/ and RedeCor (a color matching/design game).
6. It's Thanksgiving Day in Canada today - reflecting on your childhood, what were you thankful for?
My family, my home, my friends, and the ability to travel.
7. Do you still wash your hands as regularly as you did during the pandemic?
No. I realized at some point it didn't matter.
8. It’s World Spine Day - how flexible are you?
Not very, need to start doing yoga again. Difficult to do since I find yoga to be boring, painful and difficult.
9. What’s your favourite type of pasta shape, or do you find the perfect shape to suit the sauce you've made?
Angel hair pasta or penne, although I rarely eat it now - diabetic and ceiliac kind of rules it out. So it's usually zuccini or butternut squash noodles, or rice noodles.
10. In 1957 Elvis starred in the movie Jailhouse Rock - have you seen it?
Yes, multiple times. In the 1970s they showed all of Elvis's films repeatedly on television around 3:30-4pm as the afternoon movie. When he died, they showed every single one for two- three weeks straight. They did theme weeks back then - with Frankie and Annette Beach Movies (one week), Godzilla movies (the next), Disaster movies, Westerns, Elvis movies, Sandra Dee Movies, Haley Mills movies...Disney movies. I basically saw every B PG or G rated movie made in the 1950s-60s as a child in the mid-late 1970s.
11. It’s National Album Day - do you own any vinyl albums?
No. I got rid of mine around 2000, if not before? I think I got rid of them after I got rid of the record player and got a CD player. Then I got rid of the CDs and DVDs, when I got rid of the CD player and DVD player. I download music on my phone now, and listen to it via Bose earphones. Works better than either the CD player or record player or cassette player ever did. Music is clearer. And no skips. I do not miss records or record players, found them difficult to use, and I was always scratching my records.
12. Did you ever own a black and white TV? When did you first watch a colour TV?
Yes. We had a black and white television set until the mid 1970s. I'm thinking it was around 1975? It may have been earlier. We got it for Walt Disney World - which was in technocolor on Sunday Nights back then. (Or so I thought as a child at the time, I'm certain they did it for other reasons.)
13. What’s your favourite apple variety (to eat or to bake with)?
Granny Smith apples. I like tart apples. Most are too sweet. Although I don't mind Honey Crisp or Pink Lady. I like a crisp, tart apple.
14. How’s the weather - warmer or cooler than it should be at this time of year?
It's been quite warm, mostly, and very, very dry. Up and down, mostly. Goes from the 60s/ upper 70s to the 40s/50s-60s and back again.
15. Has anyone in your family had a 50th wedding anniversary?
Parents, and various relatives.
16. How often do you get your vision tested?
Every year.
17. It’s World Opera Day - are you a fan?
No. I'd like to be, but....I'm picky, I need to understand the lyrics. And know what's going on in the story. The sound all by itself doesn't work for me, and I don't like high soprano, it irritates my ear, too high pitched.
18. National Pumpkin Day - what’s your favourite type of pumpkin to eat?
Out of the 22 Types of Pumpkins?
I personally prefer pie pumpkins for eating and for soups. But I'm not a culinary specialist and don't tend to venture out much in regards to fixing squashes. Also I'm not that crazy about winter squashes and have limited kitchen/fridge space, and limited appliances and time. Also most winter squashes are high in sugar, and sweet.
I should try a few of these. I really didn't know I could cook with anything other than the pie pumpking and regular carving traditional orange pumpkin. The others I've bought mainly for decoration.
19. In 1975 Bruce Springsteen was featured on the covers of Time and Newsweek Magazines - have you a favourite Springsteen song?
There are so many. I love his rendition of "This is Your Land", "Fire", and "Dancing in the Dark". But there are others that I can't remember off hand.
1. Do you like blue cheese?
I tend to avoid it - since it often has mold or flour involved, which means glutens. But I used to love it.
2. National Handbag Day - is your life in your handbag, or just the essentials? Have you a favourite bag?
I tend to use backpacks for work - and yes, it contains my life for the most part. And I have two bags that I use outside of it - both are tye dyed, one is big for grocery bags, and can carry a jacket, a book, and grocery bags, phone, glasses, wallet. The other can fit the book, phone, glasses, pretty much everything but a light jacket or sweater comfortably.
3. What is your favourite garden plant or flower?
I don't know. I'm moody? I like Sunflowers, Lilies, Violets, and Roses. Daisies, I'm allergic to.
4.. Is arthritis common in your family (do you have any affected joints?)
Yes, my mother, grandmother, and father had it. And I have it. I think it's in most families - per the health insurance company I worked at ages ago, arthritis is the leading ailment in Americans.
5. Do you complete any puzzles to train your brain every day?
I usually do Wordle and Connections/ and RedeCor (a color matching/design game).
6. It's Thanksgiving Day in Canada today - reflecting on your childhood, what were you thankful for?
My family, my home, my friends, and the ability to travel.
7. Do you still wash your hands as regularly as you did during the pandemic?
No. I realized at some point it didn't matter.
8. It’s World Spine Day - how flexible are you?
Not very, need to start doing yoga again. Difficult to do since I find yoga to be boring, painful and difficult.
9. What’s your favourite type of pasta shape, or do you find the perfect shape to suit the sauce you've made?
Angel hair pasta or penne, although I rarely eat it now - diabetic and ceiliac kind of rules it out. So it's usually zuccini or butternut squash noodles, or rice noodles.
10. In 1957 Elvis starred in the movie Jailhouse Rock - have you seen it?
Yes, multiple times. In the 1970s they showed all of Elvis's films repeatedly on television around 3:30-4pm as the afternoon movie. When he died, they showed every single one for two- three weeks straight. They did theme weeks back then - with Frankie and Annette Beach Movies (one week), Godzilla movies (the next), Disaster movies, Westerns, Elvis movies, Sandra Dee Movies, Haley Mills movies...Disney movies. I basically saw every B PG or G rated movie made in the 1950s-60s as a child in the mid-late 1970s.
11. It’s National Album Day - do you own any vinyl albums?
No. I got rid of mine around 2000, if not before? I think I got rid of them after I got rid of the record player and got a CD player. Then I got rid of the CDs and DVDs, when I got rid of the CD player and DVD player. I download music on my phone now, and listen to it via Bose earphones. Works better than either the CD player or record player or cassette player ever did. Music is clearer. And no skips. I do not miss records or record players, found them difficult to use, and I was always scratching my records.
12. Did you ever own a black and white TV? When did you first watch a colour TV?
Yes. We had a black and white television set until the mid 1970s. I'm thinking it was around 1975? It may have been earlier. We got it for Walt Disney World - which was in technocolor on Sunday Nights back then. (Or so I thought as a child at the time, I'm certain they did it for other reasons.)
13. What’s your favourite apple variety (to eat or to bake with)?
Granny Smith apples. I like tart apples. Most are too sweet. Although I don't mind Honey Crisp or Pink Lady. I like a crisp, tart apple.
14. How’s the weather - warmer or cooler than it should be at this time of year?
It's been quite warm, mostly, and very, very dry. Up and down, mostly. Goes from the 60s/ upper 70s to the 40s/50s-60s and back again.
15. Has anyone in your family had a 50th wedding anniversary?
Parents, and various relatives.
16. How often do you get your vision tested?
Every year.
17. It’s World Opera Day - are you a fan?
No. I'd like to be, but....I'm picky, I need to understand the lyrics. And know what's going on in the story. The sound all by itself doesn't work for me, and I don't like high soprano, it irritates my ear, too high pitched.
18. National Pumpkin Day - what’s your favourite type of pumpkin to eat?
Out of the 22 Types of Pumpkins?
I personally prefer pie pumpkins for eating and for soups. But I'm not a culinary specialist and don't tend to venture out much in regards to fixing squashes. Also I'm not that crazy about winter squashes and have limited kitchen/fridge space, and limited appliances and time. Also most winter squashes are high in sugar, and sweet.
I should try a few of these. I really didn't know I could cook with anything other than the pie pumpking and regular carving traditional orange pumpkin. The others I've bought mainly for decoration.
19. In 1975 Bruce Springsteen was featured on the covers of Time and Newsweek Magazines - have you a favourite Springsteen song?
There are so many. I love his rendition of "This is Your Land", "Fire", and "Dancing in the Dark". But there are others that I can't remember off hand.
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But they do use British spellings, at least sometimes. I think it’s Canada because of the mention of Thanksgiving, generally people in the U.K. don’t know when Thanksgiving is.
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I think you may be right. There's a lot of Canadian holiday's mentioned and not as many British. And it's true the UK don't tend to care about Thanksgiving or understand it.
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