10 Fun Questions (and my answers)

Many thanks to Sylvia Ney at Writing in Wonderland for awarding me a Blog on Fire award, for which I have to answer some interesting questions!

 1.  Are you a rutabaga?

Here in the UK we call them swedes.  So the short answer is, no, I’m not a Swede.  Never even been to Sweden!


2.  Who is your current crush?

Colin Firth comes high on my list at the moment, but my long-time favourite is Martin Sheen, especially as Jed Bartlet in ‘The West Wing.’

3. Upload a heart-warming picture that makes you smile.

This is one of my daughters with her new kitten.

4.When was the last time you ate vine-ripened tomatoes?

Erm – I have absolutely no idea! 

5. Name one habit that causes people to plot your demise.

Not exactly a habit, but I do devise quizzes which drive people crazy, they blame me when they become addicted to working out the answers, so I guess that’s when they’d love to kill me!  

6. What’s the weirdest, most disgusting job you’ve ever had to do?
About 30 years ago we had a caravan (trailer) on a site in the English Lake District.  Actually it was just one of five caravans in a field, which had no modern facilities.  So we had to have a chemical toilet, and had to empty the contents into a manhole in the field.  I leave it to your imagination the smell from the manhole when we lifted the lid.  It was the job we always dreaded at the end of any visit to the caravan!

7. Where da muffin top at?
Not sure what this actually means!  But enough to say I don’t really like any kind of muffins!  Weird, aren’t I?  But I don’t have a sweet tooth at all. 

8. Which author introduced you to your genre?

I think maybe it was Charlotte Bronte, since I’ve always loved ‘Jane Eyre’.  I’ve read lots of other (modern) romances, of course, but I don’t have any special favourites. 

9. Describe yourself using obscure Latin words.

Eheu, fugaces labuntur anni  - Alas, the fleeting years slip away
(And the older you get, the faster they go – but I can’t translate that into Latin!)


10. Who else deserves this award?
Do I really have to choose?  I know so many bloggers whose posts I enjoy.
So anyone who leaves a comment for me is entitled to this coveted award (and do let me know when you’ve posted your answers!)