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Sunday, March 17, 2024

Sunday Stealing



1. What ONE thing would you change about your life? How would your life be different?

A. I would be healthier. I would eat better, exercise, and have a less sedentary lifestyle. Maybe I would run marathons. 

2. What is the hardest thing you have ever done? Why was it hard for you? What did you learn?

A. Keeping my mouth shut is the hardest thing. I should always keep my mouth shut. I have learned it is the best way to get through life without problems.

3. Write about the most glorious moment in your life so far.

A. Glorious moments are for a different sort of person than I.

4. Write about a moment you felt brave.

A. When I stood up to a bully.

5. What made you happy today?

A. My husband took me to lunch.

6. What did you dislike most about growing up?

A. Chores. I had a lot of chores.

7. Write about five activities you love the most and why you love them.

A. Reading books, because they take you to other worlds, playing guitar, because music takes you to another space, writing, because it allows you to put on paper whatever you're thinking, hugs because they make me feel loved, and dancing (when no one is watching) because it makes me feel free.

8. Do you have an embarrassing moment that still makes you cringe?

A. Yes. But that doesn't mean I have to write about it.

9. What has been your best trip so far?

A. Probably my trip to Spain and France when I was 16, simply because it was out of the country. In the U.S., I enjoyed our trips to Williamsburg, VA a lot.

10. What traits (physical or personal) do people notice when they meet you for the first time?

A. I haven't any idea. I'm not especially pretty but I'm also not butt ugly. I've been told I have expressive eyes and nice skin.

11. Is social media a blessing or a curse?

A. It's what we make it.

12. What is your greatest hope for your future? What steps can you take to make it happen?

A. I would just like to take it day by day for now, thank you very much.

13. What did you struggle most with today?

A. That not speaking up thing I wrote about earlier.

14. Name the biggest priority in your life right now.

A. My husband is always my top priority.

15. What are 5 things you wish others knew about you?

A. (1) I need a lot of hugs. (2) I am very lonely. (3) I miss being a student. (4) I hate the way my body looks. (5) I do not ever stop thinking.

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Sunday, March 10, 2024

Sunday Stealing



1) What is your favorite thing about winter?

A. When it is over. It is my least favorite season.

2) What is your favorite winter sport?

A. I don't really have one, but I have been watching Virginia Tech's women's basketball games recently. I don't know if basketball is considered a winter sport. If it's not, then I'll go with ice skating (watching it on TV, not doing it in person).

3) What is the best winter treat?

A. Hot chocolate.

4) What is the earliest time in the year it ever snowed where you live?

A. October 10, 1979. We had a thunder snow.

5) What is the best way to stay warm in the winter?

A. Use a lot of sweaters and throws.

6) What are your favorite things that are paper?

A. Books, newspapers, and magazines.

7) What are your favorite things that are cotton?

A. Clothes.

8) What are your favorite things that are leather?

A. Belts.

9) What are your favorite things that are floral?

A. Artificial flowers.

10) What are your favorite things that are wood?

A. Guitars.

11) If you think your house is haunted, what should you do?

A. Either learn to live with it or move.

12) When should you investigate a strange noise in your basement?

A. When you hear it.

13) How do you know if an abandoned building is safe to visit?

A. If it has a "condemned" sign on the outside of it, it is not safe. If there are signs of people being there recently, it's probably not safe. Otherwise, have at it.

14) How do you decide whether to solve a problem as a team, or split up and go it alone?

A. It depends on the problem and the other person. I have a tendency to go it alone for most things, though.

15) Where do you store your knives and where would you look if one was missing?

A. I store my knives in a wooden block that came with the knife set. If one was missing, I'd look in the dishwasher or in the silverware drawer. And if it wasn't there, I'd ask my husband what he did with it.

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Sunday, March 03, 2024

Sunday Stealing



1. What (if anything) are you doing to celebrate St Patrick's Day?

A. I am not doing anything to celebrate that day.

2. What is your least favorite color (to wear, to craft with or to decorate with)?

A. Orange.

3. At a yellow light - do you speed up or slow down?

A. Slow down, usually. Depends on where I am going, where I am, what I can see around the light, the amount of traffic, etc.

4. How many pairs of scissors are in your craft room?

A. One.

5. What are the first three items you have 'saved for later' on Amazon?

A. A toy excavator (great nephew's birthday coming up), Mandela drink coasters, and a book called The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin.

6. Did you plant any springs bulbs in your garden and if so, have any of them come up yet?

A. I have daffodils blooming. But they've been planted for about 30 years.

7. What book, if any, are you reading right now?

A. Democracy Awakens, by Heather Cox Richardson (this has taken me a long time to read, as there is a lot there to digest), and I am listening to Must Love Flowers, by Debbie Macomber.

8. Do you prefer ball point pens, gel pens, or thin tip markers to write with?

A. I write exclusively with a gel pen, a Pilot G-2 05. It's a fine point pen. My husband hates them but they are my favorite.

9. What is your favorite crafting item - the craft item thing you use the most or can't live without? (Exclude basic items like scissors and glue).

A. I don't do much crafting, so I can live without any of it.

10. What are the first 3 items on your grocery list and what is your favorite grocery store?

A. The first 3 items on the list this morning were Nature Valley Cashew Bars, peanut butter, and coffee. My favorite grocery store at the moment is Food Lion.

11. What unfinished craft projects are you working on (or not:) at the moment?

A. I have a piece of crochet by my chair that has been there for a couple of years now. It was going to be a scarf, but I've lost count of the stitches. I think I'm going to have to pull it out and start over. Or not. I'd need to get the dust off of it first.

12. What was the last item you pinned on Pinterest? Or hearted on Instagram.

A. I don't do either one of those.

13. What is the biggest tourist attraction where you live?

A. The Mill Mountain Star.

14. What color is your favorite sweater?

A. Blue.

15. How does your family react when you get a big pile of mail?

A. My husband doesn't say anything about it, usually.

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Sunday, February 25, 2024

Sunday Stealing




1. Have you ever smoked cigarettes?

A. I tried them when I was in high school - most kids did in the 1970s - but they weren't something I enjoyed, and I never picked them up as a habit. 

2. What do you think of hot dogs?

A. I eat the all-beef kind. I prefer what most people call a "streaker" dog - I don't put anything on mine but mustard and pickle relish. I can't eat chili, it's too hard on my stomach.

3. What do you prefer to drink in the morning?

A. Water. I drink a cup of hot water. If I'm feeling really wild, I might put a dollop of honey in it.

4. What's your favorite piece of jewelry that you own?

A. My wedding band. I also have a pair of dragon earrings that my friend gave me a long time ago that I like, but I don't wear them because they're a bit heavy.

5. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink?

A. Water, water, and water. I used to drink tea and root beer, but I haven't since the end of 2020.

6. Do you like to travel?

A. I don't mind traveling. I am the kind of traveler who prefers to go to one place and stay in the same hotel for 4-5 days as opposed to driving all over and switching hotels every night.

7. What should you be doing right now?

A. Exactly what I am doing. I am waiting on the dryer to finish drying the bed linens so I can make the bed.

8. Your phone rings. Who do you want it to be?

A. The executor of the estate some long-lost (and now dead) relative that I didn't know existed who has left me a nice chunk of change. Or maybe the Publisher's Clearing House telling me I won. Do they even do that anymore?

9. Do you like to ride horses?

A. No. We had horses when I was younger, and I found them scary. We had a pony and my father put me on it when I was 9, with only a piece of twin for a lead. The twine broke, the pony bolted with me hanging onto its mane and screaming. It turned hard and I fell off and at the least had the wind knocked out of me, but suspect I broke a rib given the pain I was in for a long time. My father insisted I get right back on the horse after he caught it, but that's a myth. I would never get back on another.

10. In a social setting, are you more of a talker or a listener?

A. Listener.

11. What's in your pocket right now?

A. Lint.

12. Last thing that made you laugh?

A. 

13. How many TVs do you have in your house?

A. Two. We have one in the living room and one in the bedroom. The one in the bedroom is small, and we use it about three times a year, or if someone is sick in bed.

14. Who's your loudest friend?

A. I don't think I want to answer that question. There is no point in embarrassing people.

15. Favorite sports team? (If you don't have one, just state that.)

A. We root for the University of Virginia in college sports here, because everyone else roots for Virginia Tech. We like to be different. However, I have been pulling for the Virginia Tech women's basketball team this year; they are awesome, and I've even watched a game on TV. I don't have a favorite team in any of the professional leagues.

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Sunday, February 18, 2024

Sunday Stealing

 

Name a song that . . .

1. You enjoy, in another language.

A. There isn't one.

2. Recently introduced you to a new singer.

A. How about a show instead? We watch The Voice to see new singers.

3. You listen to in order to feel energized.

A. Anything from the 1970s, but especially disco. Yes, I like disco.

4. Is your favorite song from a musical.

A. It's a tie between "Do Re Me" and "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious."

5. Reminds you of an old love.

A. I don't have an old love, I have the same old love from 40 years ago. But how about "How Deep Is Your Love?" by the Bee Gees.

6. Make you think of one of your children.

A. I don't have children. I guess I could say "Old McDonald Had a Farm" for the cows.

7. Makes you smile when you hear it.

A. "Band on the Run," by Paul McCartney & Wings

8. You love but is quite unknown.

A. "Shattered" by Linda Ronstadt.

9. That annoys you.

A. "Don't Go Chasin' Waterfalls," by TLC. I like the song but when I hear it, it becomes an earworm.

10. That your parents used to listen to.

A. Anything by Merle Haggard. 

11. From your early years of childhood.

A. "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast," by Wayne Newton.

12. That has a color in the title.

A. "Blue Suede Shoes," by Elvis Presley

13. That needs to be played loud.

A. "Start Me Up," by the Rolling Stones

14. That is perfect for a road trip.

A. "Stairway to Heaven," by Led Zepplin or "Innagodavida" by Iron Butterfly, depending on what you're smoking on said road trip. 

15. That reminds you of yourself.

A. "Hell Is for Children," by Pat Benetar.

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Sunday, February 11, 2024

Sunday Stealing



1. What is a big dream you have for the future?

A. I would like to be healthy and not in pain. That doesn't seem like a very big dream, but for me it's huge.

2. What are your favorite hobbies?

A. Writing, reading, playing guitar, video games.

3. If you could change the world, what would you do?

A. I think that depends upon the extent of my power. In my local world, I would make newspapers relevant again and bring back humility, manners, and empathy. I would also rid the world of the scourge of social media.

4. What places have you traveled to?  What was your favorite?

A. I have been to Spain and France, and to states as far north as New York, as far south as Florida, and as far west as California. But my favorite place was Williamsburg, Virginia, which is about a 4-hour drive from me, followed by our trip to the Biltmore.

5. What is the weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten?

A. I don't know. Escargo, I guess.

6. What are your favorite places to eat?

A. Apparently home, now. We don't eat out much anymore. Many of the places we used to enjoy have either closed or changed their menu.

7. What kind of music do you like?  Talk about a favorite artist or songs.

A. I like adult pop music, like Adele, Pink, or Kelly Clarkson (to be current). Mostly, though I listen to 1970s music with Melissa Etheridge and Sheryl Crow from the 1990s thrown in for good measure.

8. What was the last book you read?

A. Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech. It is a Newberry Medal winner and about a young girl whose mother is no longer around.

9. If you could meet a character from a book, who would it be?

A. Nancy Drew, of course.

10. Do you prefer books or movies?  Why?

A. Books, although I like movies too. Sometimes movies are better than books, and sometimes movies are all I know of a story because I've not read the book.

11. What is something you used to be scared of, but aren’t any more?

A. I used to be scared that the constant pain in my gut was some kind of cancer, but after 10 years of living with it, and lots of tests, I know it's scar tissue.

12. What is something you were never afraid of, but are now?

A. People in my community. Some of them have formed a militia and they practice shooting at other people because they want a civil war. These are scary people.

13. What item is your most cherished possession?  Why?

A. My wedding ring.

14. What awards or contests have you won?

A. I've won more than a dozen Virginia Press Association awards for my news writing, the Sherwood Anderson Writing Contest (I don't know if they still do that one), and few other things like that.

15. Do you like working jigsaw puzzles?

A. I do, but the last one I had was so full of paper dust that I couldn't work it. It made my asthma flair. 

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Sunday, February 04, 2024

Sunday Stealing




1. What three words best describe you?

A. Smart, kind, and caring, according to my husband.

2. What makes you unique?

A. My personality and my abilities, according to my husband.

3. Who is someone important in your life?

A. According to my husband, him.

4. What is something that always makes you laugh?

A. According to my husband, him.

5. Who is someone who can always cheer you up?

A. According to my husband, him. Also, people doing stupid things in stupid videos.

(OK, husband has left the room.)

6. When was a time you were really proud of yourself?

A. When I received my masters degree in 2012.

7. What is something that is difficult for you?

A. Moving out of my comfort zone.

8. What three places would you love to travel to?

A. Ireland, New Zealand, and Machu Picchu.

9. What is a fun memory you have with your best friend?

A. We saw Barbie together.

10. If you could have dessert for breakfast, what would you eat?

A. Chocolate cake.

11. If you published a book or wrote a movie, what would it be about?

A. Some kind of fantasy with a strong female lead.

12. Which is easier, math or English?

A. English.

13. What three things make you the happiest?

A. Writing something well, playing music, and my husband (not necessarily in that order). (And he's still out of the room.)

14. What is an event in your life that has shaped who you are today?

A. I married.

15. Which is more important, being kind or being honest?

A. Being kind. There is no need to tell someone they look hideous just because it's the honest thing to say.

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Sunday, January 28, 2024

Sunday Stealing


Sunday Stealing

1. What are your plans for February?

A. To stay warm (it's usually a chilly month here), finish up my tax stuff and meet with my accountant, and that's about it.

2. Did you ever have or go to sleepovers as a kid?

A. I went to a few sleepovers, and I had a few. Not many. Being rural and because my mother worked an hour away from home limited such things.

3. Which books would you pick for a book binge?

A. I prefer to read things that are new to me, so I'd pick up some fantasies, maybe something by Juliet Marillier or Lois Bujold or some author new to me, an unread Nora Roberts book, an unread Stephanie Plum book (unfortunately there is only one of those I've not read), something new by David Sedaris, maybe a Neil Gaiman book, somebody's memoir, and whatever else I could find. My Kindle is full of unread books I've downloaded for free; I could spend plenty of time going through those. 

4. What features do you love most about your home?

A. It's one story with no stairs, it's small so it's easy to take care of, and we built it ourselves, with our four hands, so my husband and I know this place inside and out.

5. How often do you try something new?

A. Not as often as I should.

6. What type of sushi is your favorite?

A. I have never had sushi, and since I'm allergic to fish, I don't suppose I ever will.

7. Do you prefer to relax or go on adventures during vacation?

A. We generally tour an area, taking in the tourist spots, museums, stores, etc. My husband isn't much for sitting around.

8. Which colors look best on you?

A. Blue and purple.

9. Do you like brunch?

A. Sure.

10. Do you get stage fright?

A. Yes.

11. Which podcasts do you like at the moment?

A. I don't really listen to podcasts. I listen to audiobooks. Sometimes I listen to Ted Talks.

12. One thing that immediately makes your day better.

A. A phone call from a friend.

13. Which family members are you closest to?

A. My husband and my brother.

14. Something you practice often.

A. My guitar.

15. Are you a light sleeper or a deep sleeper?

A. I'm a light sleeper but a heavy dreamer.

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Sunday, January 21, 2024

Sunday Stealing


Sunday Stealing

1. If you could have a remote control that could pause time, what would you do with it?

A. Nothing. I don't need or want that kind of power.

2. What's the silliest thing you believed as a child that you wish were true now?

A. I wish there really was a Santa Claus.

3. If your life had a theme song that played every time you entered a room, what song would it be?

A. Unwritten, by Natasha Bedingfeild

4. If you were a vegetable, and someone accidentally ate you, what would you want them to say after the first bite?

A. That's a bit like wondering what you'd want someone to say if they cut off your leg. I would want them arrested and jailed. But to take this into fantasy, I would hope if I were a vegetable, I would taste good, so I would want them to say, "yum."

5. If you were a flavor of ice cream, which one would you be, and why?

A. I don't eat ice cream so I am not sure what flavors there are, but I will go with Neapolitan because it's multi-flavored and therefore slightly unpredictable with each bite.

6. What's the strangest thing you've ever googled or searched for on the internet?

A. I have no idea. I used to be a news reporter and I searched for all sorts of weird stuff from time to time.

7. If your pet could suddenly talk, what do you think it would say to you first?

A. The cows today would say, "put heat in the barn, it's cold out here."

8. If you were a character in a video game, what would be your special move?

A. I would be able to be invisible.

9. What's the most bizarre item you've ever bought online?

A. Compression socks. I have no idea, really.

10. If you could replace the sound of one everyday activity with your own voice, which activity would you choose?

A. I wouldn't choose any. I don't care for the sound of my own voice.

11. If you were a punctuation mark, which one would you be, and how would you punctuate people's sentences?

A. I would be . . . an ellipsis . . . and I would remind . . . people not to use . . . me too much . . . because so many . . . people do.

12. If you could have any celebrity work as your personal assistant for a day, who would it be, and what tasks would you assign them?

A. I would like to have Betty White as my assistant, and we'd just talk.

13. What would be the worst "buy one, get one free" sale item ever?

A. Used chewing gum.

14. If you could trade places with any fictional character from a book or movie, who would it be, and what would you do differently in their story?

A. I would be Scooby Doo and I wouldn't run from the ghosts/monsters/whatever.

15. If you had to live inside a TV show for a month, which show would you pick, and why?

A. Cagney & Lacey. I'd like to be one of those strong, tough women.

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Sunday, January 14, 2024

Sunday Stealing


Sunday Stealing

1. What is your favorite part of the day?

A. I like sunrise and sunset for taking photos. I like bedtime when I am tired. I like the hours between 10 and 2 when I have a project to work on.

2. What is something you know a lot about?

A. I know how to write an article. I know how to manage household finances. I know how to stay married for 40 years. 

3. Name an important person in your life.

A. My husband, of course. 

4. What is your favorite recipe?

A. I don't really have one, but it might be the recipe I use for meatloaf. It has no tomato in it.

5. Write about an event that turned out differently than planned.

A. My college graduation in 1993 did not go as I expected. Lots of people came to see me graduate, but then they all left, and I couldn't find anyone, not even my husband, as a massive amount of people milled around the front quad at the college. Finally, I went to the car and stood there crying until my husband showed up. He told me everyone had left as soon as they said my name. His mother was having a luncheon for me, so I had to come home and redo my makeup before I went over there, since I has blubbered all over myself. The luncheon was nice, though.

6. How do you procrastinate?

A. I play on the computer instead of using it for writing.

7. What is the best type of surprise?

A. The kind that doesn't scare the bejeesuz out of you.

8. List music that helps you relax.

A. I like to listen to Sheryl Crow when I am relaxing (her earlier work, not the country stuff). I also like to listen to Bread to relax.

9. Name a thing your life has in excess.

A. Clutter. I need to do some decluttering.

10. Name a book you want to read.

A. Democracy Awakening, by Heather Cox Richardson

11. Name a person you’re always happy to see.

A. My brother.

12. What time do you go to sleep?

A. Sometime after 10 p.m.

13. What word describes the past year?

A. Ok. It was an OK year.

14. What is your favorite household chore?

A. I don't mind folding the laundry.

15. What is one thing you’d like to see?

A. The Great Pyramids. I've always wanted to see them in person.

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Sunday, January 07, 2024

Sunday Stealing

I answered these questions last week. The link is here if you want to read them.


Sunday, December 31, 2023

Sunday Stealing


Not sure what the issue was with Sunday Stealing, but these were the questions that were up when I went to do it. Now there are new ones. I will answer those, too, because well, why not?


What is your . . .

1. Favorite food?

A. Eggs. You can do anything with eggs.

2. Favorite color?

A. A bluish purple.

3. Favorite animal?

A. Dogs. I don't have one because of my allergies, but I like dogs.

4. Favorite thing to do on a cold day?

A. Read a book and drink a cup of hot water.

5. Favorite vacation spot?

A. It used to be Myrtle Beach, SC, but honestly, I am not sure I have one anymore.

6. Favorite TV show?

A. We watch a lot of reruns of The Big Bang Theory, but I'm don't think that's my favorite TV show. I don't really have favorite shows. I have shows I like and shows I don't watch, but I can't say that any of them is my favorite.

7. Favorite mythical creature?

A. Unicorns. They're just so phallic and magical.

8. Favorite fairy tale?

A. I was always partial to Snow White and Rose Red, which has nothing to do with the Disney version of Snow White and the 7 Dwarves. In Snow White and Rose Red, they are two little girls who live alone with their mother. A bear comes to the door during the winter and asks to be warmed by the fire. The family agrees, and the girls grow close to the bear. The bear leaves when the weather warms, saying he has to guard his treasure from an evil dwarf. The girls roam the woods and run across a dwarf and save him three times. The next time they see him, their friend the bear is getting ready to kill him, which he does, and the bear turns into a handsome prince. He marries Snow White and his brother marries Rose Red.

9. Favorite thing to draw?

A. I don't draw.

10. Favorite scent?

A. Chocolate chip cookies baking.

11. Favorite mode of transportation?

A. Car, I guess.

12. Favorite vegetable?

A. Broccoli.

13. Favorite candy?

A. Chocolate.

14. Favorite sport?

A. I don't have one.

15. Favorite weather?

A. I like a day when it's all sunny, with a brilliant blue sky, and the temperature is about 70 degrees with the slightest of breeze, and the trees are filled out with their green leaves, and birds are chirping all around, with butterflies in the meadow flitting about from flower to flower.

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Sunday, December 24, 2023

Sunday Stealing


1. Who did you spend time with this year?

A. My husband, mostly. I spent time with my friends on the phone.

2. Anything change with the pets in your life?

A. I don't have pets. I have cows. They calved and we took them to market, just like every year.

3. What was your job like this year? What do you do? Did any roles or assignments change? If you aren’t employed, base this question on your work at home or volunteering.

A. I did my daily household chores. I wrote articles for a local online paper. Nothing much changed, really.

4. What was the best book you read this year?  How many did you read?

A. I have read 62 books (so far) this year. I'm working on 63 & 64. The best book I read was A Man Called Ove, by Frank Backman.

5. What did you do on your birthday and how old were you? Did you feel differently? 

A. I didn't do much of anything on my birthday. I did not feel different. I am not saying how old I was but it was one of those birthdays with a "0" in it.

6. What political or social issue stirred you the most? 

A. Oh heavens. The efforts of the fascists to take over by following Trump, of course, which included (and includes) efforts to ban books by marginalized folk. I feel like I feel into pre-World War II Germany.

7. Who was the most interesting new person you met?

A. My father has a friend named Joe, whom I had met before but had not spent time with. We have been playing music together. He's a great guitar player and could teach me a lot, I think.

8. What changed in your home?

A. Very little. My husband hung two new sets of deer antlers in the garage. That's about it.

9. What have you learned throughout the year? (Other than crafts) Can be a new skill or a life lesson.

A. I have learned that it is none of my business what other people think of me. I used to care, but I have learned not to. I'm too old now to give a damn.

10. What was your favorite outfit for warm weather? Cooler weather?  What do you wear when you dress up? Any new clothes or accessories you really love?

A. No new outfits, no favorites. I just wear jeans and t-shirts. 

11. Did you make or give up on any efforts to be healthier? Diet, water, exercise etc?

A. I lost six pounds and have kept it off.

12. Fave meals, snacks, desserts, restaurants etc? Eat out or eat in?

A. We mostly eat in. I do not have a favorite meal anymore. It used to be sweet and sour shrimp, but I developed a shrimp allergy and the sweet and sour sauce upsets my stomach if I try to eat S/S chicken. I suppose anything chocolate would be a favorite dessert.

13. Did you learn any new crafts or techniques? What was your favorite thing you made?

A. I didn't learn anything new.

14. What are your hopes and dreams for the new year?  (Some suggestions-family, travel, work, lifestyle, hobbies, pets, appearance)

A. I would like to find a part-time job of some kind.

15. What was the best new/new-to-you thing you a) bought b) made c) acquired in some other way?

A. I have a new Fender guitar that my husband gave me for our 40th anniversary.

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