Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) The lyrics tell us about a romantic summer night on a balcony. Does your home have a balcony?
A. No. We built a single-story family ranch-style house.
2) Taylor Swift sings that her father warns her boyfriend to stay away, but she sees him anyway. Tell us about a time you defied your parents.
A. Oh my. Many times. I was a bad little kitten in my teen years. However, even with all that, I think my mother was most upset when my soon-to-be husband and I went with friends to Myrtle Beach for a few days after we became engaged. Even though we were being "chaperoned" by another couple, she didn't want me to go. Seems rather quaint now, the way kids live together long before marriage.
3) The castle in this video looks European, but it's in Arrington, TN. Castle Gwynn is the site of the annual Tennessee Renaissance Fair. This May the festival will be back, and among the items food vendors are offering are Scotch eggs. When did you most recently eat eggs, and how were they prepared?
A. I had eggs last weekend, and they were scrambled. My husband has taken to preparing Sunday breakfast since he retired.
4) Love Story is also the story of Jenny and Oliver in a book by Erich Segal and a movie starring Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal. Are you familiar with either the book or the movie?
A. I've never read the book nor have I seen the movie, but I play the original theme song from the movie on my guitar.
5) Taylor was born in Reading, PA. which is home to the Reading Railroad, one of the four railroads featured in Monopoly. Without looking it up, can you name the two most expensive Monopoly properties?
A. Boardwalk and Atlantic, I think. I haven't played Monopoly in many years. Nope, I looked it up. Boardwalk and Park Place. There are some things that are yellow that I always tried to get because they payed pretty well and someone almost always landed on them. Marvins Gardens & Atlantic Avenue.
6) When she's not performing on stage, Taylor likes to keep it casual and prefers to wear cowboy boots. Tell us about your favorite footwear.
A. Sneakers. Just plain ol' white sneakers.
7) Taylor's brother, Austin Swift, is an actor and producer who studied photography at college. Think about the last picture you took. Did you use your phone, tablet or camera? (Feel free to share it, if you'd like.)
A. I used the camera, and it was this picture:
8) In 2008, the year this song was popular, the Emmy Award winning show Breaking Bad premiered. Were you a fan?
A. I have never heard of it.
9) Random question: You and your best friend sit down to write the story of how/when you met. Do you think the stories would be almost the same or quite different? (In other words, will you two remember the event the same way?)
A. I suspect we will remember the stories quite differently.
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Hi CountryDew:
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed all of your answers today especially #2.
How nice that your husband fixes Sunday breakfast,
he's a keeper.
I like your pretty picture.
Have a nice Saturday.
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Breaking Bad was on AMC for five seasons. It was about a high school chemistry teacher, dying of cancer, who is worried about his family's future. (I believe they had a special needs child.) In desperation, he turns to manufacturing and selling meth so that they won't be left in poverty when he goes. It won a gazillion Emmy Awards and is on so many "best ever" lists because it tackled some pretty basic problems in American life -- healthcare, the war on drugs, moral ambiguity, etc. I know all this with only having seen one episode. My kid sister and her friends are obsessed with the show and its sequel (Better Call Saul). At the time I was watching AMC's other show, Mad Men, which was about advertising, something I find more interesting.
ReplyDeleteWe seem to be a sneaker crowd, no flats among us.
ReplyDeleteNice that your husband makes Sunday breakfast. My dad NEVER cooked. He grilled, mind you, but cook on the stove? Nope, that never happened. Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteI am a sneaker person too.
ReplyDeleteIt is so crazy how times have changed and what is acceptable now. I think about how Elvis was so controversial and now the singers are somewhat naked. Crazy. Loved your answers. Have a nice weekend.
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Yay! Another rebellious teen! ;) Somebody had to be the "bad" girls. Ha!
ReplyDeleteYour hubby makes breakfast...Nice!
I like your happy little dandelion. A yard full of them always makes me smile. If they were hard to grow, you know everyone would be wanting them instead of killing them.
I have the book Love Story somewhere in my collection . It is not your usual genre I know but it was a good story if you would like to read it.I’ll pass it along. It is a short read for readers like us. The movie although not as good as the book, had the tag line” Love means never having to say your sorry.” Which is to say; unconditional love always forgives. Guess that could be true. I forgive those I love unconditionally for hurt or pain they’ve caused me. I think that is a whole other topic though. Enjoy the weekend! :-)
ReplyDeleteCome here and you'll know Breaking Bad in a week. It's on almost all the time when Ned is around! (Fortunately, I've come to enjoy it)
ReplyDeleteI love the theme from Love Story--it's a great song.
ReplyDelete"Love means never having to say you're sorry" and believe me, the movie or the book left a lot to be desired. Not a joke. That line was in it. GAWD!
ReplyDeleteSweet dandelions are the sign of Spring. The tortoises love to eat them .. just gobble them up.
It's so sweet when the man cooks breakfast.