Another for us bookworms.

for fellow bookworms

31 day challenge day 24

Your favourite childhood book?

This is difficult for me as my childhood is such a distant memory and I was an avid reader (usually reading 4-5 adult size books a week!) I even walked along the street reading, stopping only to cross roads. I was never without a book.

The only memory I have of a particular book from my younger childhood was “Winnie the Poo”, but that’s only because the librarian insisted a four year old couldn’t read a book like that, so asked me to prove it before she’d let me take it out. I did, but it was my pride in scoring over the librarian rather than actually liking the book that kept it in my memory (I said I had pride problems lol!) I should add also my sister taught me to read long before I ever went to school so she really should take credit for that!

I do remember when around ten being very fond of my dad’s Sir Walter Scott’s books. I’m not sure of the title of my favourite, but I think it was “Beltane the Smith” one of his lesser known ones but very romantic. I couldn’t abide the usual run of books my classmates used to read (“Famous Five” adventures were  particularly popular). I much preferred the classics and read pretty much all the age appropriate ones.

31 Day challenge day 18

The meaning behind your blog name?

LOL! Well I think this one is pretty straight forward, I love to read other’s stuff (and books etc. etc.) and I also enjoy writing very much.

Song Bird (my other blog) Is because I love to sing God’s praises while spiritually and emotionally flying high  above the problematic world. I really like the picture for this site (just wish I could figure how to get it displayed on the home page somehow) It shows two birds flying with one turning its head as if chatting to the other – my idea of life, flying high and sharing gems of knowledge, praise and love.

31 day challenge day 10

List 15 of your favourite things.

• Time alone with God.
• Sunrise and sunset.
• Family and close friends.
• Italy and China.
• Getting toasty warm after a long, cold trip.
• Deep conversations.
• A good book (or movie).
• Chocolate (had to get it in somewhere!)
• Being given flowers (my son is great at this, even knows my current favourites – no wonder he’s a ladies man lol!)
• Good news from far away.
• Snuggling up in bed after a long day.
• Learning new stuff (I’m a perpetual student.)
• Being in love. (Couldn’t leave that one out!)

31 day challenge day 2

20 facts about myself. (Seems I’m off to a late start so will post days 2&3 today – been sneaking a look at fellow challengers!)

• I learnt to read almost 1,000 characters in Chinese (very interesting!)
• I make my own natural skin creams – they’re so much better and cheaper too.
• I love water of all kinds, rivers, lakes, sea, streams, the sound, look and smell.
• I hate wearing shoes and as a child drove my mom crazy always taking them off.
• I have an hons. degree in sculpture but worked most of my life as an English teacher.
• I like to eat healthy but my weakness is chocolate (my secret addiction).
• I love Italy and speak passable Italian due to an early romance with an incredible Italian boy.
• I’ve always loved to make things, anything from clothes to furniture.
• I don’t like cooking and managed to avoid it for a long time (my 2^nd husband was an ex cook.)
• I must be half man as I really don’t like shopping either.
• Altogether I have 7 grown up children (from two different marriages) who I love to pieces and am incredibly proud of.
• I’m a quarter gypsy, quarter landed gentry, and half teachers and shop keepers by blood.
• I’ve witnessed many unexplainable miracles.
• Another unusual dislike, TV! (Haven’t really watched it for around 50 years – living is much more fun!)
• All the cells I’ve lost with age tend to be in the memory department (now what was I saying?).
• I enjoy a good laugh at myself (which is just as well lol!)
• I love space and light, can’t handle dark, small spaces.
• I hate lying or deceit in any form (this includes advertising, politics, and hypocrites).
• I’m a bookworm but one with “special needs”, classics, historical fiction, and non-fiction only please.
• I’m a lucid dreamer and get a lot of stories that way.