1. Name some local events, parades or festivals – either in your hometown or state.
A. We have several local festivals, one in Fincastle in September and one in Buchanan in the first weekend in October. We have Christmas parades in both towns, too. Buchanan has a carnival and a July 4 parade. We also have a farmers' market during the growing season, and there are music events in Daleville over the summer.
2. Life update – what’s happened recently, moving house, family wedding, vacation, new pet, visited with a friend, and so on.
A. I go to the grocery store, come home, and put the groceries away. No one has moved, we've had no weddings, no one has died, no new pets, I haven't seen any friends except at the aforementioned grocery store. I am trying to lay low and keep my mouth shut and am not being successful at that.
3. Do you have any family traditions this month?
A. No.
4. The holidays are about two months away. Do you begin shopping or creating now or wait until December?
A. I began Christmas shopping in August.
5. What is your favorite November memory?
A. My mother once made a pumpkin pie that did not set up properly. We called it "pumpkin pudding." It was good all the same, although I think she was unhappy about it.
6. Now that the weather is getting cooler do you prefer staying indoors or going outdoors? What do you do?
A. I am indoors most of the year because of my allergies to everything outside. In the spring, it's the pollen. In the fall, it's the mold. In the winter, it's the cold that makes my asthma act up.
7. Describe your favorite local restaurant.
A. I don't have a favorite local restaurant, although the Daleville Tap House serves a very good salad. They grow their own greens in a hydroponic garden, so they are always fresh.
8. Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving?
A. I do not know what this means.
9. If you could take any class, what would you select?
A. I would return to my English literature classes.
10. To celebrate November would you rather enjoy pumpkin pie or sweet potato?
A. I am not a fan of either one.
11. How do you handle setbacks and failures?
A. Not very well.
12. If everything in your house had to be one color, which color would you choose?
A. Most everything in my house is one color, some variation of earth tones. The walls are off white or almond. I'll go with that one.
13. Who or what would you haunt if you were a ghost?
A. If I were a ghost, I would like to haunt the White House. But I think the laws of being a ghost imply that ghosts haunt things they are familiar with, like homes or pieces of furniture, so I am not sure that is possible.
14. Have you ever worn clothing with the labels still attached?
A. Not intentionally.
15. What's something weird that you recommend everyone try at least once?
A. Apologizing and/or asking for forgiveness. Apparently, that's an old-fashioned notion, to say, "I'm sorry" and mean it. Manners are now weird.
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Manners are weird now or non existent. But I've found that some people hate apologies because they enjoy being a victim and that makes things difficult. I've heard the Lincoln bedroom is haunted.
ReplyDeleteI went with browns, too, but I'd have a really hard time not throwing in some other fall colors. I am trying to keep my mouth shut until after Tuesday, as well. I really hate how polarized we've become. We used to be able to have different views and still manage to be civil, if not friends. I guess it sort of goes with the whole "manners are weird" mentality.
ReplyDeleteI feel your pain regarding your allergies. My allergies are similar and I have those same issues. Do manners even exist anymore? Sometimes I wonder!!
ReplyDeleteThe adult child of a friend of mine became upset with my friend. He thought he did nothing wrong, which may have been true. But several of us thought he should apologize anyway, and it worked.
ReplyDeleteYour life update answer sounds like me. Things are very low key at the moment and I am enjoying it immensely.
ReplyDeleteYour answer to #4 was so definite. Do you begin in August every year?
ReplyDeleteWow - August for Xmas shopping? That's really early.
ReplyDeleteHaunting the White House seems like a good idea. If you like the President you can keep a low profile. If you don't - scare him for America. I would do the same at 10 Downing Street or possibly the Houses of Parliament.
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