Thomas Hardy


And yours?

Stephen King

Whne did you last mow the lawn?

When I last had a lawn to mow!!! About seven years ago!

Do you have pierced ears..or any other body piercings??

None!

What melody does your mobile-phone play when it rings?

The Simpsons...My niece did it for me, now I'm too soft to change it in case it upsets her!!! It's fun though


Is your 'phone an all singing all dancing one, or an old housebrick like mine?

My Nokia 6300 will do all sorts of things. Musically it will play anything from a police siren to Bach. Will make good photos and mini videos too.

Whats your favourite sandwich filling ? (maybe we have had this before)- I like smoked salmon on a thin bed of 'Philadelphia' light with chives. Apple, celery and cottage cheese mixes well too.

i once had to play at a wedding where the bride and groom both wore long dark capes/cloaks with huge hoods, and jumped over a broomstick to seal the marriage... appropriately, this was on the day that one of the previous harry potter books was made available for purchase.

what is your most recent (remembered) dream?

when I was falling into a newborn goldfish's mouth

}{ow many types of jellyfish do you like?

I don't like the ones in the sea but I quite like the ones that Asda sell in little bags.

Have you sight read anything today?

Not yet..

What does your hair look like first thing in the morning?

I don't know. I don't look in the mirror till lunch time.

Do you wear much make-up?

Absolutely none!
(Just a splash of after shave, Lacoste or Polo Black)

Which other forumite would you most like to meet ?

Electronic diary.

F#- I would most like to meet..LooneyTunes/Miss Ross and loads more besides.

Do you still have your milk delivered or do you get it from a supermarket/local shop?

I stopped getting it delivered when it started arriving far too late.

Do you recycle your milk cartons?

Yes..

Do you agree with fortnightly rubbish collection, or does it happen already in your area?

It doesn't happen in my area and I don't agree with it!

Have you ever seen a hedgehog in your garden?

No, but we rescued and rehomed a baby rat recently.

If you have a dog, is he trained to plop in a particular part of the garden, or is it all over the place?

I don't have a dog, but my cat very kindly plops in next doors garden!!

Are you photogenic?

Only when I don't know someone's taking a photograph of me.

What is your favorite way to cook potatoes?

Jackets or roasted..

what sort of alarm clock have you got?

A blue one

What colour of Post-its do you prefer to use?

I meant is it electric/battery or wind up Floss!!

I mainly use yellow at work, but at home, I have multi coloured ones

Can you do caligraphy?

Battery...

Not yet, but I've heard of a course about it which I might go along to .

Are you good at assembling flat-pack furniture?

Pretty hopeless, indeed at most D-I-Y also. - and I swear too much !

Started Christmas shopping yet ?

I don't celebrate Christmas, so no.

Who is your favourite king/queen of England?

Elizabeth 1

What do you do at Christmastime if you are not celebrating? Do you have an alternative festival? (If you don't mind me asking!)

I don't have an alternative festival, no... although it is for religious reasons that I don't celebrate.
At that time of year, we normally have family round. Other than that, not much!

Have you seen any Christmas decorations up already?

Sort of..one of my local restaurants has Christmas menus out which are surrounded by crackers and things. Most houses leave their (grotesque IMO) Father Christmas, reindeer etc. up all year round ready to light up again at the end of October!!

I'm thinking of going into hibernation until the Spring. Anyone care to join me?

Yes and no... I like the winter because I love log fires and being all cosy and snuggly warm with certain people...
But I HATE the cold. I have poor circulation

What is your favourite season?

Yes ! what with Halloween as well ... although I'd need to come out to sing for midnight mass (and maybe take in Christmas lunch before I pop back again ! if that's allowed.

Hibernate until when in spring ?

Until the weekend that we put the clocks forward again and the evenings are lighter!
Yes, you can pop in and out, so long as you don't wake me up!!!


Are you effected by the seasons (SAD)?

**My favourite season is Autumn, by the way!**

Yes. Winter is the worst season for me.

Do you think we'll have any snow this year?

Well...I like it, so yes, but not too much!!!

Can you remember the last time it snowed on Christmas day?

We had a white Christmas here in 2005

When did it last snow where you are? (We haven't had any snow since Feb/March 06!)

vaguely - but I can't remember when it was !

can you remember the last time it snowed in May ?

(ed - sorry - too slow again !)

No...but my mum often relates tales of "The Winter of 62/3" ! My twin and I were born in Dec 62 and we didn't leave the house until the following April/May apparently!

What's the biggest snowman/ball you ever made?

Pretty big...(Sorry, I'm not sure how else to describe it!)

Have you ever made a snow angel?

no - but I made sculptured white paper angels to go on the wall one Christmas.

have you ever eaten snow ?

No, but I have let it melt in my mouth and then drunk it. Never the yellow variety though.

Have you appeared in your local paper recently?

Yes

I'll leave fsharpminor to this one!

No I dont think I've ever appeared or been mentioned in the 'Wirral News' or the 'Chester Chronicle'.
I still have cuttings from the 'Keighley News' from 1957 and 1963 though (the latter when I got ALCM!), and Ive had two letters published in the Daily Telgraph.

What is your nearest Football League team ? (not necessarily the one you support)
Mine is Tranmere Rovers, and were top of our league at the moment. Next nearest is Chester City (3rd at the moment)

Gillingham I think...

What is your most annoying habit?

(Our forum event in Chester had a brief mention in the Chester Cronicle.)

I will let someone else answer to football one.

Yours might be Chester City also ! even if a good distance away.

Anyway someone else have a go !

Sorry Daisy Chain and Petrat answered together.

Daisys question was 'Whats your most annoying habit?'

I tap and drum my fingers a lot, and tend to fiddle. Also playing with my hair

What's yours?

A Pint of Guiness


Whos Buying?

You are!!!..it's an unwritten rule that newbies buy the first round!! (Well, it wasn't, but it is now!)

Can I have a lager shandy please?

How can I buy you one when you're over the Irish Sea ??

What is you favourite a)red b)white type of wine (I'd say Claret and Pinot Grigio)

Burgundy and champagne

Can you recommend a particularly good claret at the minute? I find they can be hit and miss. There's so much damned Australian stuff around that shops stock less French these days.

We had a bottle of 'Grand Cru' St Emilion the other day, it came from M & S . Can't remember the Chateau name off hand, but it cost about £8.99. Should be enough info here to locate it. Theres also an excellent Rioja in a yellow bottle with 'string' round, at about the same price.

I love most foods that are smoked. I usually have kippers for breakfast when I stay over in Headingley.
Are you a fan of smoked food ??