I'd say our large silver birch has dropped about half of its leaves, but the Acer Palmatum has lost all of them.

What year Registration is your car ?

2000


When you leave your house in the morning, do you go left/right or straight on?

straight on - more or less.

How far is your nearest bus stop ?

About five minutes up the road.

What's your favourite month?

April (my birthday)

Which do you like better dogs or cats?

Cats every time ! I got bitten by a dog when I was about 7 and haven't liked them since !


Do you own any other pet than a cat or a dog ?

Yep fish!!!!!!!!!
2 cats 1 kitten!!! 2 dogs to many fish to count!!!!

Whats your favourite colour?

OOPs..my favourite colour is red.


I like both, but have been brought up with cats, and have one of my own.

Do you live in a detached house or a terrace?

5 bedroom detached, modern , bought new when built in 1988 in mock tudor style.

No too large a garden though (about 55ft square at back, smaller at front -I'm not a keen gardener)
Do you like gardening and do you have a big one ?

By big one, I presume you meant garden?

I like gardening, but we only have a small garden although when I move out I hope to get a house with a larger one.

Which Friend did you identify most with?

(Monica!!)

Of course what else !!

Yep, Monica here too! Although with a slight hint of Phoebe at times .

Do you know anyone from Finland?

No...

Who is your favourite Biblical character?

Moses. He made loads of mistakes, but had lots of successes too - and I'd love to rain frogs on my enemies!!

What is your favourite children's book?

The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe..

Do you write with blue ink or black?

Depends - blue at home, black at work!

Which supermarket do you mainly shop at?

Sainsbury's

How many mobile 'phones are there in your household?

Just two. Hizzanherz.

How many phones in the house altogether ? We have 5 icluding the mobiles.

Five.

Are you still enjoying the 'cosiness' of it getting darker earlier and getting a bit colder, or are you finding it depressing?

what it is devil_fiddler??

was it weather or what??

well, i dunno what that was mean....

so, YES, i am....

have you do "the number 1" today?? hahahaha

No 1 (twice) and No 2

Are you doing anything exciting this weekend ?

Tomorrow..teaching in the morning, my own lesson early afternoon...Sunday..don't know yet.


What type of lawn mower do you have?

Its a Bosch rotary (not hover)... Bright orange in colour

What do you get if you divide your age by your house number ? For me its 6.666667

2.8125!

What do you get when you times your age by your house number? (I get 720!!)

22

What is the colour of you favourite shoes?

540.

So your'e 45 and your house number is 16 !!

What colour is your front door ? (or maybe we had that one before ?)

Oops messages crossed! I answered Daisy

So I answer DString --- Black.

So now go back to my front door question

No..I'm 16...my door is 45!!! (I wish!)

My front door is burgundy.

Do you have a door bell or a knocker?

Knocker. We've never had a doorbell.

Do you have a front gate?

Yes 2 we have a back gate too!!

How much pratice do you do aday?

Depends..I try for at least an hour..more at weekends if I can.

have you ever had your ears syringed?

No never

Have you ever had an enema ?

no, never..(but I have given people an enema!!)

Do you have long eyelashes?

after batting them for a while - i don't think so.

what do you do when your mind has gone and you can't think or concentrate any more? (is anymore one word?)

I make a cup of tea!!

How do you say "I am bored out of my head" in Afrikaans?


**Yes...anymore is one word!**

he hee hee... the danger with this is that, for all you know, i could be giving you the translation of "i am a banana" or something.

but the rough equivalent is "ek is tot die dood toe verveeld" - i am bored to death. not sure that afrikaans people ever say that they are bored out of their heads... but a literal translation is "ek is uit my kop uit verveeld".

what would you be doing right now if you had your way?

I don't have the foggiest - sorry!

Do you have an umbrella I could borrow?

Thank you!!

I would be playing my piano...singing...teaching..pulling out my toenails with a pair of pliers...Anything than be here!!!!!

Ooops...sorry Floss...yes, here you are...


How do you say "I am a banana" in Afrikaans?!

ek is 'n piesang. i am getting suspicious now... are you trying to trick me into telling everybody that i am a banana?

even better: ek is 'n geel piesang - i am a yellow banana... the best kind.

do you ever get the urge (uncontrollable?) to scream? one of my friends got that in the middle of an exam...

As if I would...

I have the uncontrollable urge to scream right now....

Did your friend scream in the exam??

no... although i wouldn't put it past her, honestly.

what is the last book you read?

Bridget Jones' Diary (Not exactly intellectual but terribly funny in parts!)

Do you often act on impulse?

I like to think I do quite often.

What was the last film you saw?

It was a DVD of Ladies in Lavender, which someone gave my wife. As its about a violinist, it has some good music in it.
I havent been in a cinema for many many years though.

What was the last 'play' you saw at a theatre ?

Gosh...er....must have been in 1991 or there abouts. I went to see the late, great Alan Bates ( ), Felicity Kendall, Nicky Henson, Frank Thornton and Peter Sallis in Chekov's Ivanov.

How often do you manage to get to London?

Every work day

Although I will be looking for a job NOT in London at the beginning of next year

Real McCoys or Doritos?

Real McCoys.

What kind of job will you be looking for?

I don't know yet.
I currently work in publishing but there are not too many publishing companies where I live! A couple of friends are going to put in a good word for me at their work, so I may end up as a secretary or something. The most important thing to me is that it is close to home so that I avoid the extortionate travel prices (am saving up to buy a house) and so that I don't end up getting home so late, for personal reasons.

Anyway. Are you a town mouse or a country mouse?

I live in the town, but having just been in Wales, I want to live in the countryside..where it's quiet..with no traffic...no hustle and bustle..

(am currently suffering from The Grass Is Greener Syndrome).

Do you panic if you leave your mobile phone at home?

Not after having gone on holiday without it...undisturbed peace and quiet .

When were you last near the sea?

A couple of weeks ago!

What time did you get up this morning/afternoon?