Me, me, me, meme

    
As if there hasn't been enough about me on here in recent days, Dee has tagged me for a meme. It's pretty long so I've missed out some of the questions, but here goes with the rest:
What's the last film you saw in a cinema? The Incredibles (I don't get out much).


What book are you reading? The wonderfully-named The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society which so far is excellent.
Favourite board game? Scrabble or Monopoly, but I'd like to try some bookish board games such as Bookopoly, Bookchase or Ex Libris.
Favourite sounds: the noise of the key in the lock whenever any member of my family comes home; otherwise, the sea, rain, stream or river, the wind.
Future child's name?  Mindful of the endless explanations people with unusual names have to give throughout their lives, we decided against calling our first daughter Northey after a character in Nancy Mitford''s Don't Tell Alfred. Instead we chose straightforward names for our children: Alice, Will and Harriet (though had Harri been a boy she'd have been called Hamish which she detests!).
Do you drive fast? Certainly not!


Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? No, but I do have my bear Ran and a beanie Labrador close by and whenever Mr. C. is away I let the dogs sleep on the rug on my side of the bed.
Storms - cool or scary? Cool.
What was your first car? I've never had one of my very own!
Finish this sentence: If I had time I would....devise a foolproof way to manage time efficiently so that I could fit in everything I want or need to do.
Do you eat the stems on broccoli? But of course.



Name all the different cities/towns you've lived in: Port Erin, Douglas and Ramsay (Isle of Man), Dollar and Edinburgh (Scotland), Neckargemund (Germany).
Favourite sports to watch? Last Sunday's Federer/Nadal Wimbledon final will take some beating, though I got completely engrossed in the 2005 Ashes.
One nice thing about the person who sent this to you: Dee is brave and funny and I think she's great.
Would you like to be born as yourself again? I s'pose, since I know me pretty well and could work with what I've got, as it were, but a few modifications would be nice.
Morning person or night owl? Morning!
Favourite ice-cream flavour? I do love the slightly unusual Brown Bread Ice-Cream.
I won't tag anyone directly but if you'd like to be 'it', go ahead.

Comments

[Tara]

Loved reading your answers, Karen! I have had my eye on the book you mentioned, so am glad to hear you're enjoying it.

[Peter the flautist]

Dark Puss plays:
Last film: "The Curse of the Weir Rabbit"
Book: "Dr Faustus" T Mann
Favourite Board Game: Scrabble
Favourite Sounds: Music - Bach and Beethoven to M J Blige and Bjork, bird song, the voices of those I love.
Future child's name - I'm not planning on acquiring any more children!
Driving - always within the speed limit
Sleeping with stuffed animals - not since I was about 10
Storms - cool, but I have once been rather too close to being struck by lightening for comfort.
First Car - probably a Corgi or Dinky cast metal one
"If I had time I would take up abstract sculpture"
I do eat the stems on broccoli
I have lived in Edinburgh, London and Geneva
Favourite sports to watch - very rarely do I watch any sport
One nice thing about "Cornflower" - "A better friend I cannot imagine" That's based on 30 years experience folks!
Born again? Happy to be me all over again (and can I have the original set of wonderful parents too)
Morning person/night owl - both actually
Favourite Ice Cream flavour - Moro's Malaga raisin with Pedro Ximinez sherry

[lila]

Hello Karen!
So glad you left a comment on my blog so I could visit your webpage!
Your answers above are most interesting! several things I've never heard of...which is refreshing! I see you have many books to recommend!

[Nancy]

Last film: "The Butterfly & Diving Bell" - & "Rock & Roll Forever" with the Young at Heart Chorus (a local seniors group with international touring experience).
Book I'm reading: "Sketches in Pen & Ink" - writings by Vanessa Bell.
Favourite Board Game: Scrabble.
Favourite Sounds: Rain, jazz & blues music (especially jump blues).
Future child's name: I'm also not planning on acquiring any more children - but, would have considered Zoe & Chloe if we'd had twin girls (we do have Dennis & Amy - not twins, though).
Driving: The speed limit or that + 5 more mph.
Sleeping with stuffed animals: No more, but keep one beside the computer - right now, it's a horse I named (now, pause between words) "Mr. Clip E. D'Clop" - even made him an old-fashioned calling card.
Storms: Cool - though when I was young I usually sat in a hall closet with fingers in my ears & humming to myself.
First Car: A dull ol' brown metallic Mercury Comet (for my first year of teaching eons ago).
If I had time I would take up: Studying French.
Broccoli: I also eat the stems.
I have lived in: North & South Louisiana, South Texas, Western Massachusetts (forgot! a year in Vallejo CA when I was 3).
Favourite sports to watch: I always liked track & field events when younger - now, on tv, college basketball (women's & men's) - we do have season tickets for UMass women's games.
One nice thing about Cornflower: funny - takes great photos - reads great books to share.
Born again: Hmmmmm... I'm thinking, I'm thinking...
Morning person/night owl: Definitely a night owl - midnight til 1 or 2 sometimes - & layabout for hours (now that I'm retired), working Sudoku or reading.
Favourite Ice Cream flavour: Ben & Jerry's CHOCOLATE THERAPY!!!

[Becca]

It's so great to be back to reading your blog ... all the book recommendations, the stories, the knitting, the photos ... this meme ... it's just fun to have a bit of time to visit again.

[Rhys]

Cornflower this is for you:
Film: Couscous an extraordinary film....and I want to see Mama Mia! this Saturday.
Book: Alice Thomas Ellis all over again.
Board Game: NO! Never!
Sounds: Waves on the shore.
Names: I'm always dreamimg names. My daughter has acquired a kitten called Maggie. That'll do.
Driving: Go everywhere in second gear.
Stuffed What? NO!
Storms: Hate them.
Ist car: Can't remember but we had a yellow Citroen Dyane in the 1970s which was almost stylish.
Take up: I would really really like to write a story.
Broccoli: You bet.
Lived in: North Wales and Manchester and its environs.
Sports: I have come to really enjoy watching Rugby and Football and Tennis.
Cornflower: Can make a difference to my day.
Born again: Please no it has all been quite difficult being me.
Lark/Owl: Lark.... up at 6a.m.
Ice-cream: Vanilla is fine thanks.

[Mr Cornflower]

Film: Incredibles (with Cornflower) but my all time favourites are Kind Hearts and Coronets and The Life and Times of Colonel Blimp
Book: The Uncollected Sherlock Holmes (ed. Richard Lancelyn Green) which includes a wonderfully melodramatic stage adaptation of his great story The Speckled Band in which the villain - Dr Grimesby Rylott - absolutely has to be played by Brian Blessed
Stuffed toy - no longer
Board Game - Monopoly (Future child's name - have always had a soft spot for Freya
Favourite sounds - blackbirds and skylarks; champagne being poured into a glass
Drive fast? - I take the Fifth Amendment
First Car - turquoise/rust Nissan (then called Datsun) 1974
Storms - Wonderful
If I had time I would...learn some more languages
Broccoli stems ...delicious!
Lived in: Hayling Island, Malta, Gibraltar, Famagusta (Cyprus), Fareham, Northallerton, Luppitt (Devon), Oxford, Paris, Edinburgh, Neckargemund.
Favourite spectator sports: cricket, rugby, tennis and a growing interest in baseball
Lark/owl...lark
Ice cream: mango sorbet from Glaces Berthillon, Paris
Reborn as myself...tricky one, on the whole yes but with modifications
One nice thing about Cornflower - only one? Room brightening smile...

[Harriet]

Mum, you really do need to get out more, maybe you are destined to go and see Wall-E with Moppington? Oh well, if you don't then you really should go and see something!
You know I love you really, Harri
xxxxx

[Les in NE]

I'm about a third of the way through The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and I'm loving it!! This may well be on my Top Ten List for 2008. Wonderful, wonderful book.