Yes, I'll be watching that too, F#m!

What do you do for a living?

Work

(You already asked me that question...)

Hm. What would you say was your worst character trait?

Asking the same question over and over again.

What do you do for a living?

See what I mean?

Apparently, I speak too quietly! I'm always being told to speak up!!

Are you likely to get to a forum event in the near future?

Probably not.
I am a very busy lady!

What was your most unrealistic 'castle in the air'?

Becoming the first female cathedral organist in the uk (there already is one! Yeah, we need more...)

Do you like ginger?

Love it. Gingerbread, mmm.

(Unless you meant ginger hair? In which case, not so fond of...)

Do you like lemons?

Well, I couldn't eat a whole one, but I'd give it a go!


Have you ever been so bored that you've counted all the tiles on the ceiling/floor or bricks in the wall?

Nearly!

What's your favourite radio station?

Radio Three.

Have you ever built a snowman?

yes! and i even have a picture of it! we don't really get snow here... although perhaps global warming will change that.

would you let a dog lick your face?

Good heavens no, the thought makes me feel sick

Does your house have a name ! If so what is it ? OR just a plain number like mine (9)

At the moment I live in Victoria Villa, but normally it's just 8.

Do you work in an office?

"The Pig-sty"

Do you own any garden gnomes? (Or do they own you?)

Yes in an office, no garden gnomes.

(Dulciana, is your house called the Pigsty, or was that the office question?? LOL)

Fearing the worst or knowing the worst?

Um....knowing the worst is better I think..then you can figure out how to deal with it...



Do you like/have you heard of Delta Goodrem?!

Yes - used to be in "Neighbours". Her songs are ok.....


Who's your favourite Looney Tunes character?

Bugs bunny

Do you like grass?

Yes - although not so much when it needs cutting !

what's your favourite season of the year ?

I quite like the autumn, when the colours of the tress are changing (romantic old so and so)

How many (first) cousins do you have ? (I have only four and have lost contact with all of them, dont even know where they are)

I think I have four too - one is in the Far East and I don't know where the others are. My family was skewed - I am similar age to the next generation down on my father's side. Oh - one cousin on my mother's side - so that makes five. (sorry - rambling there)

What did you have for breakfast ?

I had a boiled egg. freshly laid by Redwing.

Do you own a pair of patterned wellies?

I dont possess any wellies ! Certainly not patterened ones. People might think I'm gay!

Have you currently any booking to go to a Classical music concert ?

No, although I do occasionally go to recitals at lunchtime.

What's your favourite breakfast cereal?

I like rice crispies! But in the winter I love a bowl of ready brek!! (Still a big kid at heart!!)

Have you ever had an ingrowing toe nail?

No but my son has an infected one at the minute.

What do you do to use up cold boiled potatoes?

I make potato cakes. Yummy on a cold day.

What was your birth weight?

8lb 2oz ( my twin sister was 8lb 5oz...the one and only time in our lives that she's weighed more than me!!!! )

Where do you go/ what do you do when you need "me" time?

I had that. It's an utter nightmare to get rid of. I had to go on tablets for nine months.

My birth weight was 6 pounds 7... I was a cute baby (not sure what went wrong afterwards LOL)

Were you born with hair?

Oops- cross posts, sorry!
When I need me-time, I go and listen to music on my bed with my eyes shut.

Yes..I had loads of thick brown hair, like a coconut (my sister had fine, blonde hair)

Are your fingers long and thin or short and stubby?

I have small hands but the fingers are quite long and thin. Piano playing hands, my grandad always says.

Do you have nice ankles?

I cant see anyone being ecstatic about my ankles. There are parts of me much better !

Do you have a word or phrase that you use too much? What is it?

"Fine" "I'm fine" "it's fine" that's fine"....etc...

Do you remember your first teacher at primary school?

Yes, she was called Miss Bradley and was very very very tall!

What are you having for lunch?

Cheese sandwich..

Do you like lots of things around you, or are you a minimalist?

At home we're always cluttered,though when Im at my office desk in Headingley, mine is one of the tidiest.

How many individual musical instrumenst are there uin your home ?
(I can only count one piano, one violin, one harmonica, one trumpet (nearly new and not played for over 20 years. That's all we have)

Far too many to count, especially if I include the children's percussion instruments that we use too.

Do you like aardvarks?

Well, I guess they're quite sweet really...

Why is the time going so slowly today??

Because, as I told Gordon Brown, all the clocks are in an evil conspiracy against us and plan to overthrow the world order.

Do you ever mix metaphors?
My friend 'jumped to the wrong end of the stick' the other day

Oh yes! I can't think of an example right now but I've certainly slipped up a few times lately .

Do you have many plans for this weekend?

No.
Which do you use more when typing:# or ♯?

The first one I think.

Do you like tomato soup?

Love it!

Are you watching TV at the moment?

No, we don't have one in the dining room thankfully.

If you could have one wish granted, what would it be?

Getting my ARCO (Associate of Royal College of Organists) first time round!

How often do you wash clothes in a week?

Several bundles a week - kids get through a lot of clothes....



Do you like ironing? or are you like me? (try to get away without doing it-crinkled shirt won't be noticeable under a jacket )

I do quite enjoy ironing. We have an iron lady who does most of it though. I give her the shirts and keep the flat things for myself.

Do you like fancy dress parties?

NO. I hate them with a passion! It was good fun when I was 16 and had all the time in the world to hunt the charity shops for costumes, but now I'd rather just spend the time going to the party earlier and enjoying the company!

If you're a wine drinker, will you drink anything rather than nothing, or will you abstain if the bottle you've just opened is not to your taste?

probably abstain. We got given a corked bottle in France this summer .. revolting !

what is your first drink when you get up in the morning ?
(No I'm not still talking alcohol!)

either water or nothing. sometimes i forget to drink for days on end.

how do you dream (first person, third person, no dreams at all, black and white/colour etc)?

Almost always in sound.

Do you grow your own vegetables?